The hardest challenge of our journey was to get a table at Osteria Francescana. Many will know this Restaurant as it is quite famous. 3 Michelin stars and number 1 of San Pellegrino List for some years. The restaurant seems to be always fully booked, I was able to grab a table with the help of American Express concierge service.
The restaurant is located at a remote street, but metred parking is available one block away. There is this passage.

The restaurant from outside (still closed)

After we entered there was a little line with people who were questioned about their names. After the reservation was found they brought People to their tables. We were seated in a small room with 4 tables. A very technical welcome.

Mocktails, 20 € each

The menu, the meat courses were changed to vegetarian or pescetarian alternatives.

The dishes:




















Well, how was everything? As often when visiting highly celebrated restaurants expectations were high. What we got was a good dinner, but I wasnīt blown away. 3 stars? Maybe in my eyes, but not sure. Also I didnīt enjoy the whole experience. Service was OK but not warm in any way and it seemed everything was rehearsed. For excample they did the same joke at every table when they served the main dessert. I canīt laugh when I sit at the forth table, I canīt even weary smile. The Food was as I said good but I donīt have around 2 months after our dinner one dish especially in mind.
When we got our bill it was 645,00 €, remind we donīt drink alcohol. As the figures were hand written (relatively illegible) I wasnīt able to add the figures to this sum. So I asked and learned they added 20,00 € to each of our menus for the changes. Not a big deal and I surely donīt care about 40,00 € much but no other restaurant during our journey billed us for changes. Also I think the vegetables were not really more expensive than the meat they offered.
Personally I donīt regret that I visited Osteria Francescana but if Iīm in the region next time I woudnīt do it again. For me itīs far from the worlds best restaurant, it wasnīt even in the top 3 of our vacation. But I guess thatīs the point when personal preferences has to be taken in account.