When travelling I always love visiting supermarkets and local groceries stores, as it is always the…read morebest place to pick up some sundries and other necessities. Simply Punto just a few minute walk from Parma Train Station. The store itself though small but is well stocked. Beers, wines and water? I guess that's the necessities for a traveler like me?

This market has great prices and nice products as well. After you get your delicious, meaty…read moresouvenirs at La Prosciutteria, drop by here for cheeses and wines and pasta. Their butcher counter is also very impressive for a grocery chain so have a look and see if you forgot anything or there's a good sale. If you're not familiar with the European way of food shopping, remember to bring your own bag and pack your prizes; don't wait for the cashier to do it or you will wait forever! (:

Got a plate with parma ham, mortadella, salami, and a piece of parmesan cheese, along with the…read morefried bread. Super tasty meats, melts in your mouth. Fried bread wasn't fresh nor hot but it paired well with the meats, wish I had more. Ate there and there was a 1.5 eur (I think?) cover charge. Plate was pretty pricey, I didn't know how pricing works so I wonder if I actually got less than what I should have because I thought it was going to be by weight so I stopped the person cutting me meat when I thought there was enough. In any case, the whole plate came out to be almost $20 (USD) which is a lot for cut meats and parmesan cheese (which I was warned by the person working there that it will be pricey). Tasty but pricey!

We popped in here during a quick stop in Parma and picked up some parmesan and ham. The gentleman…read morebehind the counter was very nice and incredibly helpful in assisting us with our choices. They also had an impressive prepared food section for take away. We did not try anything from that section but it all looked great! Worth a stop if you find yourself in Parma.

Enjoyed a nice breakfast and some tea and coffee here. Good spot in a cozy street.read more

Nice place to stop for a rest after culture-hopping your way through Parma's historic center. They…read moregot a nice call out in a New York Times article about Parma, and are riding the PR wave. You can sit outside in the Duomo square, or inside in one of the cheerful white rooms. They made a tasty freddo (iced coffee) -- shaken, not stirred:).

Prosciutto and Cheese Please!…read more As a tourist visiting Parma looking for good eats, I was not disappointed with my experience at La Prosciutteria. Friendly staff that understands and speaks English was so helpful. We got to sample quite a few cheese and prosciutto before purchase. I love free samples! Worth dropping if you wanting to try some of local delicacy.

This was such a tasty and visual stop in downtown Parma to pick up some treats to take home. Upon…read moreentering, the staff was very friendly, eager to share samples and answer questions. The facade alone is worth a visit. Inside you'll find dozens of hanging Parma ham legs, plentiful cheese, local honeys, jams, pickled veggies and so on. You could build out a really nice gift basket or Parma round up from this one stop. Try the cheese when they offer a generous sample! Note that like many other bizs in Parma, they close for a few hours in the afternoon. Traveling with your meat/cheese? They'll graciously vacuum pack your purchases for save travels! Enjoy an extra sample on my behalf when you stop in!

So if you are in the outskirts of Parma, visit this gelateria. They have a great selection of…read moregelatos Italian ice and various different snacks. What's really nice is that they take credit card as well as Apple pay no matter how much you spend.

Say Cheese with a big smile as you taste and love this amazing, freshly prepared beautiful…read moreFormaggio served with even more love and kindness in Modena. So you find yourself 253 miles north of Rome and you just enjoyed the Modena Olive oil factory tour and shopping spree. It gets better! The Ferrari Museum is the next stop but you are famished. Perfecto! I absolutely and wholeheartedly recommend this fantastic amazing, beautiful tour of this cheese factory and the store that comes with these generous samplings, ( more like a all you can eat and then some cheese fest), the wine pairings w huge pours and the very big gift bags all for just the equivalent of $69 US. The factory is immaculate, just huge and very well organized. The tour in English is about an hour long and covers the lovely 1000 plus year history, the science behind the production( as viewed through the big microscopes), the patience of the process and the magnificent end result - 150,000 eighty eight pound individually annually produced packages of the one of the most fresh and delicious cheeses .... Ever! The Parmigiano Reggiano. There are five regions that produce this; we got to enjoy 20% of that. Definitely will be back to enjoy the individual taste in each one. I just love that for all of us eggplant parm and chicken parm lovers and fans back in NY and all over the US, this is a fantastic opportunity to see, taste and experience the source and the real deal!

This is exactly what I was hoping for when I booked a cheese tour in Modena. Getting to learn the…read moreprocess and then see it happening and then being able to taste some before we left. Well worth the money. Highly recommend it.