Franca is an eclectic cuisine, full of colors and sentiment. It’s a tale of the travels where we’ve tasted different countries, languages, and flavors, which we present following our instinct, the rhythms of the land, and the advice of its artisans. It’s an honest, fusion cuisine focused on sharing, where dishes don’t come as first or second courses but are placed at the center of the table to be tasted by all.

FOR THOSE WHO LOVE SURPRISES

TASTING MENU

Facu will take you on a tour around the world, two tours actually: a selection of three dishes to share, followed by three more, and then a dessert. A journey that changes each time based on the menu, daily specials, us, and you.

The tasting menu is perfect for sharing and is intended for the entire table. Ideal for 2 but also suitable for groups: €40 per person for 6 dishes + 1 dessert (half portions) chosen by the chef. Service charge and drinks excluded.

FOR THOSE WHO DON’T LIKE SURPRISES

À LA CARTE MENU

The names of the dishes —and their ingredients— might hide secrets and reveal surprises: not everything is what it seems, and we like it that way. The serving staff will be more than happy to answer any questions or curiosities before you place your order. If you don’t like surprises, just ask.

To share
Don Romesco's scarpetta
Roasted peppers with romesco sause-toasted almonds-somac pita bread
9€
It's pronounced "sake" or "saké"
Braised fennel-cress and nasturtium-cream of sake and yuzu
12€
Oh, wasn't it a parmigiana? Oh, not Dodo?
Fried aubergine-harissa-caccioricotta of mancina goat from Mont Blanc
12€
Cucurbita and straciatella
Green, yellow and trombetta courgettes-courgette flowers in batter-pumpkin seeds-stracciatella
14€
Red as a tomato
Smoked gazpacho-lambrusco vinegar-grilled beef heart-summer herbs and flowers
12€
A braid of spring onions
Slightly burnt spring onions-'nduja-cruschi peppers-brown vegetable stock
12€
How cool is the carpaccio
Fish carpaccio of the day-apple-ginger-fig leaf oil-shizo
16€
A completely yellow fish
Fish of the day asado-saffron-fried potatoes and tagete
16€
Asado and Panca, other than Puskas
Asado marinated in ají panca-beetroot salad of many colors
18€
FRIULI 78 STREET - FOOD
Empanadas fritas e chimichurri
Ask Franca for the filling of the day
8€
A sandwich of resistance
Falafel of chickpeas and coriander-mayo with ricotta forte-herbs and red onion/
12€
Desserts
Aunt Rosanna's bread pudding
Bread from Longoni bakery-whipped cream and black mulberries
7€
A hive of apricots
Apricots-honey-thyme-pollen
7€
REFERMENTED AND CLASSIC METHOD
La Piotta
Misunderstanding pet nat, 2023
Riesling italico
23€
Jean Louis Denois
Classic brut, 2022
Chardonnay, Chenin, Pinot Nero
8€
35€
El Jardí Del Sentits
Baby Bubbles, 2021
Syrah, Macabeo
39€
ROSÈ
Terraviva
Giusi Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC, 2023
Montepulciano
7,5€
31€
Cume Do Avia
T-Red, 2021
Mencia e Autoctoni
35€
MACERATED
Giuseppe Calabrese
Guarnaccia IGP Vadduna Longa, 2022
Guarnaccia Bianca
28€
Enderle & Moll
Müller-Thurgau Pur, 2021
Müller-Thurgau
45€
White
Casaretti
Garganega IGT “838”, 2023
Garganega
26€
Terre Sparse
Vin D’la Töpia
Erbaluce
7€
27€
Gino Pedrotti
Vigneti delle dolomiti Nosiola, 2022
Nosiola
8€
33€
Bodegas Gratias
¿Y Tú De Quién Eres?, 2023
Macabeo, Tardana e Autoctoni
29€
Domaine Bonnet Huteau
Clos Moulin Chartrie AOP Muscadet, 2023
Melon de Bourgogne
32€
Domaine Eric Thill
Les Molates AOP Côtes du Jura, 2022
Chardonnay, Savagnin
55€
Du Grappin Bourgogne-Aligoté
Skin, 2022
Aligoté Doré
60€
Macchion Dei Lupi
Alós IGT Costa Toscana Bianco, 2023
Vermentino
33€
Red
Walter Massa
Vino rosso “Implicito” magnum, 2022
Barbera
30€
Bacone
345 Langhe Nebbiolo doc, 2022
Nebbiolo
37€
4Monos
Cien Lanzas, 2020
Grenache
48€
Ampeleia
Unlitro IGT Toscana Rosso, 2023
Alicante Nero, Sangiovese
26€
Corte Bravi
Valpolicella classico DOC, 2023
Corvinone, Corvina, Rondiella
28€
Domaine Duseigneur
La Goutte du Seigneur AOP Côtes du Rhône,2023
Grenache, Syrah
30€
Domaine Eric Thill
Poulsard AOP Côtes du Jura, 2023
Poulsard
60€
SWEET
Walter Massa
Anarchia costituzionale Moscato, 2023
Moscato
7,5€
28€
Grappa
Gino Pedrotti
Trentino white grappa
5€
BITTER
Artista
Amaro maturo
5€
Roger
Vecchio Magazzino Doganale
5€
Acqua di Cedro
Vecchio Magazzino Doganale
5€
Madame Milù
Vecchio Magazzino Doganale
5€
Acqua di Cedro
Vecchio Magazzino Doganale
5€
Amaro Manfredi
Amari & Affini
5€
NON-ALCOHOLIC
Kombucha5€
Cedrata Tassoni3,5€
Lurisia Chinotto4€
Beer
Krombacher pils 0,50l 6€

For any information on the presence of substances that can cause allergies and intolerances, it is possible to consult the specific documentation which will be provided, upon request, by the staff on duty. However, it is not possible to guarantee the absence of allergens due to possible cross-contamination.

Some raw materials can be frozen at source or frozen on site using a blast chiller. For further information, contact the dining room staff.

WITH FRANCA

Our relationship with the suppliers is very important, fundamental to us. Let us introduce you to them.

Agricola Bargero

Martino and Costanza have a farm in Como, where the chickens scratch around happily. For them the keywords are respect and freedom of the animals and their instincts, which are supported from the moment they arrive on the farm. Martino and Costanza provide us with eggs in Franca.

Aldo Brianti – Agricola San Paolo

We have known him long before opening Cucina Franca. Aldo is a farmer, an artisan, the soul of Agricola San Paolo, a family-run business in the hills of Parma. Here the black pigs are raised with products grown in the fields and ground on site, always respecting the animals.

Guido Botticelli

He defines himself as a “pusher” of raw materials: he talks about them, advises them, passes them off. Master of slow food products, he is a careful selector and our source of particular products, like fruit and vegetables (such as purslane, watercress or the Castrofilippo onion) or organic flours and grains.

Hammers Fish – Massimo Martelli

For the catch of the day our man is Massimo, who has the best of the fish market. It offers its customers decades of experience and many high quality products.

Masseria Torre Grande

100% organic Apulian coratina, Riccardo Ceci puts oil in our dishes, personalizing the flavor even more. It’s called Le Petrulle and it’s really “the good one that tingles in the throat”.

Orticola Daniotti Pietro

When we go visit Pietro we find ourselves surrounded by flowers and herbs that stimulate our senses: sight, touch, taste. We bring those same shades of color to you with Facu’s dishes, who selects them with care and love every day.

Recup

Since its foundation, we have followed and supported the Recup project: recovering unsold food from the vegetable market that has lost economic value, giving it back social value. This is why we joyfully welcome their fruit and vegetables into our kitchen.

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