Negrar di Valpolicella
Welcome to La Vecchia Rama
A clarinet and a guitar walk with you among the vines.
La Vecchia Rama Where Valpolicella puts down roots
In San Peretto, on the first hills of Negrar, La Vecchia Rama opens its veranda onto the vine rows. In the kitchen, home-style Veronese recipes and meats from the grill; in the wood-fired oven, light-dough pizza; in the cellar, the best of Valpolicella, from Ripasso to Amarone. Verona is twenty minutes away, the Sacro Cuore hospital just a few minutes: here time slows to the pace of the vineyard.
How long has it been since you sat at a table without looking at the clock?
✦ 4.3 on Google with over 2,000 reviews · Osteria with pizzeria in Valpolicella Classica ✦
Vineyard • Fire • Grill • Wine glass
Beneath a vineyard in Negrar lies a Roman villa with its mosaics; in the village's cellar, in 1936, Amarone was born. This has been wine country for two thousand years, and La Vecchia Rama is its osteria: a veranda over the vines, the fire of the wood oven and the flavours of home.
The veranda looks out over the vine rows and, in the warm season, you can also eat in the garden and in the outdoor lounge. Inside, spacious rooms among barrels and walls of wine; next to the restaurant, a large car park.
A light dough, halfway between Neapolitan tradition and innovation, baked in the wood-fired oven even at lunchtime: the classic pizzas and the gourmet «al vertice del gusto» range, from the Rama to the pizza with figs and prosciutto.
Gnocchi with pastissada de caval, Amarone risotto, artisan bigoli and boiled meats with pearà; and then tagliata, rib steak, Florentine T-bone and mixed grills.
Valpolicella, Ripasso and Amarone from the great wineries of the area, from Masi to Quintarelli, from Allegrini to Tedeschi and Tommasi: more than a hundred labels, many also by the glass.
Radix
There are places where you feel at home before you even arrive. Here the roots are older than all of us.
Negrar is one of the hearts of Valpolicella Classica: hills of vines and cherry trees, Venetian villas and ancient hamlets, twelve kilometres from Verona. Every hamlet has its story; San Peretto's begins with a small Romanesque church on the hill.
On the hills above Negrar stands a Roman villa with mosaic floors. The first traces surface in 1922; in 2020 the mosaics come back to light beneath a vineyard.
Cassiodorus, minister of King Theodoric, praises the sweet wines of these hills, the favourites at the Gothic court: they are the ancestors of Recioto.
On the hill, among the olive trees, rises the little Romanesque church of San Pietro, which people call San Peretto: it will give its name to the hamlet.
A free commune in the Middle Ages, Negrar passes to the Scaligeri and then to the Republic of Venice: villas, farm courtyards and walled orchards rise on the hills.
Count Antonio Rizzardi entrusts the architect Luigi Trezza with the garden of Pojega, with its green theatre among hedges and cypresses: still today one of the jewels of Valpolicella.
In the cellar of Negrar's wine cooperative, as tradition has it, the cellarman Adelino Lucchese tastes a forgotten barrel of Recioto: «This isn't bitter – it's an Amarone!».
In San Peretto, an osteria with pizzeria among the vineyards. In the Venetian dialect a «rama» is a branch: like an old vine branch, deep roots and ever-new fruit.
At lunchtime there is the daily menu, pizza included: handy for those who work nearby or are visiting the hospital. In the evening the kitchen lights the grill and the wood-fired oven; on some evenings there is live music, and those looking for peace and quiet can ask for the quiet room. To finish, a homemade dessert and a glass of Recioto.
Ignis
Fire is never in a hurry: it warms, it gathers, it brings everyone back around the same table.
✦ Wood-fired oven
Home recipes and local ingredients, from lunch until late evening: pizza from the wood-fired oven, traditional Veronese first courses, great grilled meats, boards to share and homemade desserts.
The classics and the gourmet «al vertice del gusto» pizzas: the Rama, the Lessinia, figs and prosciutto, truffle and burrata, the Veneta. Light dough, at lunchtime too.
Gnocchi with pastissada de caval, Amarone risotto, artisan bigoli cacio e pepe with truffle or with duck ragù, tagliatelle with porcini, Mantuan pumpkin tortelli.
Tagliata, rib steak and Florentine T-bone of scottona beef, mixed grill, spring chicken with potatoes; horse-meat pastissada with polenta, boiled meats with pearà, Vicenza-style salt cod.
The Vecchia Rama board for two and rosemary focaccia; our own tiramisù, torta della nonna, sbrisolona and a glass of passito.
Everyone has their own reason to come up among the vineyards. La Vecchia Rama is made to welcome them all.
After a cellar tasting or a walk among the villas, a real table in the heart of Valpolicella Classica.
Dinner on the veranda at sunset, with the vine rows in front of you and a glass of Amarone.
Spacious rooms, the garden, a children's menu and the large car park next to the restaurant.
The daily menu at lunchtime, served quickly: convenient for those who work between Negrar and Verona.
The Sacro Cuore Don Calabria hospital is a few minutes away: a quiet break before or after a visit.
More than a hundred labels, with the best of Valpolicella: from Valpolicella Classico to Amarone.
Tempus
A hundred days of grapes on the drying racks, years in the barrel: in Valpolicella, patience tastes of Amarone.
Thousands of reviews on Google and Tripadvisor tell the same story: the veranda over the vineyard, the wood-fired pizza and a service that makes you feel at home.
Summary of the reviews published on Google and Tripadvisor · data from October 2026.
Answers to the questions that come up most often in the reviews of those who have sat at our table.
At Via Tomenighe di Sotto 6, in the hamlet of San Peretto, in Negrar di Valpolicella: on the first hills of Valpolicella Classica, a few minutes from the centre of Negrar and about twenty minutes by car from the centre of Verona. There is a large car park next to the restaurant.
Yes: the veranda looks directly onto the vine rows and, in the warm season, you can also eat in the garden and in the outdoor lounge. If you would like a table on the veranda, ask when you book.
Yes, at lunchtime too. The dough is light, halfway between Neapolitan tradition and innovation; the menu has the classic pizzas and the «al vertice del gusto» range, such as the Rama, the Lessinia, figs and prosciutto or truffle and burrata.
The dishes mentioned most often in reviews are the gnocchi with pastissada de caval, the Amarone risotto and the grilled meats: tagliata, rib steak, Florentine T-bone and mixed grills. The menu also has artisan bigoli, boiled meats with pearà, Vicenza-style salt cod, some fish dishes and our homemade desserts.
The cellar holds more than a hundred labels, with the best of Valpolicella: Valpolicella Classico, Ripasso and Amarone from wineries such as Masi, Quintarelli, Allegrini, Tedeschi, Tommasi and Farina, together with Lugana, Soave, sparkling wines and great Italian reds. Many wines are also served by the glass.
Monday to Thursday 11:00–15:00 and 18:00–23:30; Friday 11:00–15:00 and 18:00–01:00; Saturday and Sunday 11:00–01:00. The kitchen closes at 23:30.
It is recommended, especially in the evening and at weekends. You can book online with the booking system or by calling +39 333 205 1319; when you book you can say which room you prefer.
On some evenings there is live music. If you prefer to dine in peace, you can ask for a table in the room without music when you book.
At the table you order from a tablet, with photos and descriptions of the dishes; the dining-room staff are always on hand for advice. At lunchtime there is also a daily menu: just ask the staff. The full menu, always up to date, can also be viewed online.
Yes: the Sacro Cuore Don Calabria hospital is a few minutes away by car. Many guests stop for lunch before or after a visit; with the daily menu, service is quick.
There is gluten-free bread and there are several suitable dishes; in the online menu every dish lists its allergens. For coeliac disease, allergies and intolerances please tell the staff: the kitchen cannot guarantee the complete absence of cross-contamination.
Open every day · kitchen until 23:30
Mon – Thu: 11:00 – 15:00 · 18:00 – 23:30
Fri: 11:00 – 15:00 · 18:00 – 01:00
Sat and Sun: 11:00 – 01:00
Domus
Whoever comes up to the vineyards finds a table; whoever returns finds a home.
The green of the vine rows, the scent of the wood-fired oven, a home-cooked dish and a glass of Amarone: in San Peretto, Valpolicella is waiting for you at La Vecchia Rama.
When are you coming back to the vineyards?
