La Fornarina - URBINO

Studied in Urbino 7 years ago as a study abroad student. I remembered this restaurant as being one of my favorite meals. Came back recently and everything was as excellent as I remembered. They have plates and wine typical of the region and they are right in the center. We had strozzapreti in cartoccio with porcini mushrooms and truffles. For secondo we ate steak with gorgonzola cream sauce and stuffed rabbit.

Nice place, very characteristic. Food ok, but I had higher expectations, Ravioli not really recommended. A bit expensive for what you eat.

A good standby, with a traditional menu and some interesting twists--e.g. little ravioli filled with zucchini flowers. Rather larger-than-usual portions, e.g., primo piatto of pasta e fagioli was huge. House wine OK. (It was too hot for meats for a second course. Looks like they do it well.

A wonderful and friendly welcome. The lady of the house was a lovely lady who didn’t think it was a problem to prepare a dish that was not on the menu. Our son was craving a pasta with a simple pomodoro sauce and she immediately said ‘no problem’!!! Daughter had the truffle which was abundantly scattered over her plate (yay! . Best truffle pasta since we arrived! Pricing was low. The pasta’s fresh. Would come back here! If only everyone was this friendly… we sat outside on the adjusted seats (quite a steep road and tablelegs. Buses going about their business, getting quite close.

La Fornarina offers a variety of regional dishes on their menu. The food is freshly made and pretty good. You can't go wrong with ordering any of the strozzapretti, a regional pasta, dishes here. I really enjoy their Strozzapreti Al Cartoccio or their ravioli di zucca. The restaurant itself has a nice atmosphere and is located near the Piazza Republica. The staff were friendly anytime I visited. Their prices can be a tiny bit higher than other restaurants in town, but are not excessively so.