Essenza Caffè — Restaurant in Unione dei comuni del Distretto Ceramico

We went here because it was close to the Ferrari museum. It looked like an ordinary but cozy lunch place for Ferrari employees from outside. But we were in for a wonderful surprise. The lady sat us for lunch even if we were a few minutes early from their opening time. She took our orders in no time and served complimentary bread and our food in a very timely manner as well. The whole place is clean and tidy, even the bathrooms. The staff are very friendly!

I did not expect for anything special because we were there for a regular lunch. However, the food specifically the vongole pasta was sooooo good! It may have been one of the best pasta I have ever eaten in so many italian restaurants I have been to. It is worth visiting and if I can, I would like to go back again and...

Essenza - Strongly recommended!

Perhaps not a common tourist place, and we might have surprised the staff when we didn’t understand italian.

But this is a hidden gem - and rather close to the Ferrari museum. Fantastic homemade pasta (especially the ravioli and gnocchi), in small/medium lunch servings.

Again, the pasta is incredible, and topped with a 5 star coffee, this was a very pleasant lunch experience.

We sat inside where they played very smooth and nice jazz. Had to shazam some of it. Perfect atmosphere.

Very friendly staff who did their best in welcoming confused and hungry tourists. For the future, a table menu, with prices, could help. But this is nitpicking.

5...

Be careful, for 2 salads, 2 pastas, a couple of bevarages, one small coffee and a few biscuits we were charged 160 Euro!! After challenging the waitress it turned out we should pay only 92 euro. It was an obvious way to squeeze some extra money from foreigners, you can feel it in your guts. Avoid this place or make sure the non english speaking lady is not...