Aquila Nigra

Vicolo Bonacolsi, 4

46100 Mantova, Italy

Tel. +39 0376 327180 

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The food:

Culatta, Mantua salad and pear mostarda (Culatta, salame mantovano, e mostarda di pere)

Chestnut and mushroom soup with pigeon ravioli (Zuppa di finferli e castagne con raviolini di piccione)

Pumpkin tortelli with melted butter and grated Grana Padano cheese (Tortelli di zucca con burro fuso e Grana Padano)

Hare loin with cocoa pods and blackcurrant (Lombo di lepre alle fave di cacao e ribes nero)

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Aquila Nigra, Mantova’s best restaurant, is where generations of the city’s denizens have spent, at least ones, a family Sunday lunch or celebrated an important life event. It’s one of Italy’s best restaurants for outstanding dishes steeped in local tradition and authenticity.