Osteria del Ghetto
A staircase reached through a simple storefront on the narrow cobblestone lanes of Ferrara’s centuries-old Jewish ghetto leads to two homey upstairs rooms, enlivened with colorful murals. A small section of pasta and meat dishes are available, but clearly the kitchen’s passion is for fish and seafood—a fresh catch is usually on the menu, and a large selection of fried calamari and shrimp, rich fish soup, spaghetti alle vongole, seafood salads, and other selections will tempt you away from the region’s meat-heavy staples.
A staircase reached through a simple storefront on the narrow cobblestone lanes of Ferrara’s centuries-old Jewish ghetto leads to two homey upstairs rooms, enlivened with colorful murals. A small section of pasta and meat dishes are available, but clearly the kitchen’s passion is for fish and seafood—a fresh catch is usually on the menu, and a large selection of fried calamari and shrimp, rich fish soup, spaghetti alle vongole, seafood salads, and other selections will tempt you away from the region’s meat-heavy staples.
