Osteria Il Foppone

Wandering through the streets of the city we landed at this Osteria that reminded us of the past. The place is definitely out of time but this is certainly one of its peculiarities! The dishes, typical of the area, were quite pleasant and in line with expectations, appropriate wines suggested by the manager. The times were a little long but considering the "full house" and that we weren't in a hurry, it didn't weigh much on us. During the waiting times we had the opportunity to chat with the owner who was kind and helpful. Prices slightly lower than the standard but in line with the whole place. All in all we recommend it!

Good food and nice staff, average prices.

A real tavern ... not a restaurant disguised as a tavern, then the house appetizer, really typical Cremonese and the good boiled meat, had it been hotter it was better ... green sauce and Cremonese mustard really good!

Location clean and welcoming as is the friendly and prepared staff. Excellent dishes and adequate prices. To repeat when I am new in the area

Xaira and I arrive unreserved, looking as usual in a city to discover: Cremona, beautiful and scientific with its Torrazzo, for its 112 meters the highest clock tower in Europe! We are bounced by the friendly manager of the Osteria degli Archi, all full, and we wander hand by hand (so I would wander everywhere) through the cobbled streets of the center, until I smell excellent perfumes: we turn the corner and, a little hidden downhill, here is the osteria Il Foppone! And you enter immediately with good foreboding. First of all: it is a real OSTERIA, both in terms of prices and proposals for dishes, abundant and homemade: Cremonese cuisine with excellent raw materials. Let's start with the Culaccia with liver pie (€ 10): exquisite salami that melts in the mouth, between raw and loin, accompanied by a whole terrine of homemade paté, where the sweet and deep note of cognac pleasantly predominates: swoon, autumn abandonment! Nearby are the mixed salami with pickled vegetables (which Xaira cannot finish given the quantity): they are also excellent, especially the salami. We move on to the first courses (8 € both): Ceppe al boar, a sort of short and thick maltagliate tagliatelle, homemade and with a delicate flavor, with good wild boar ragout, which perhaps would need a little more juicy sauce (tomato) ; excellent pumpkin tortelli with melted butter, with a flat edge embellished with fragments of macaroons. (Amaretto is a leitmotiv of the day because, coming by car, at a certain point I say I'm hungry I want ... kind of what? Xaira asks me and I say but kind of a donut or a dessert ... to which she takes out from her mini backpack where there is practically anything a prized amaretto from the Piedmontese Langhe, and puts it between my lips to my utmost satisfaction ...) Already full, unfortunately we do not order the seconds (I would have loved to try the boiled meat with green sauce and Cremonese mustard but the waitress, kind and nice, told us that unfortunately it was finished: probable index of its high quality, je pens ...) but let's move on to desserts (5 €): chestnut parfait and tiramisu homemade, both very good. The chestnut flavor of the parfait is not too gnucco and goes down just fine. For those wandering in Cremona with the desire to feel good, Foppone is absolutely recommended! / Daniele Corradi

The tastes of home cooking. The environment is humble and immediately makes you feel "like friends", the food is what it used to be ... it feels like going back to being a boy. Excellent meat ... the nougat parfait is a marvel! Recommended both for those who want tranquility and for families. Thank you!