Restaurants
In Lucca center:
Buca di Sant’Antonio
Via Cervia 1/3. Tel: 0583 55881. Closed on Sunday evening and on Monday.
L’Olivo
Piazza San Quirico. Tel: 0583 46264 - outside eating, very good restaurant for sea food but very expensive.
Il Giglio Piazza del Giglio 0583.494.058
Locanda Miranda
Via dei Carrozzieri 27 Lucca. Ph 0583 952731 – outside eating.
Vineria I Santi
Via dell’Anfiteatro 29 Lucca Ph 0583 838084
Other restaurants in the countryside:
Pieve S.Stefano
Vipore
Via Pieve S.Stefano, 4469. Ph 0583 394065. Tuscan food - outside eating.
Lombardo
Via Pieve S.Stefano 4801. Ph 0583 394268. Outside eating.
Ponte a Moriano
La Mora
Via Ludovica, at Sesto di Moriano Ph 0583 406402,
Antica Locanda di Sesto
Via Ludovica, Sesto di Moriano, Ph 0583 578181
Il Botteghino
Matraia (Ciciana) Tel: 0583 406406 on the road from Marlia and Matraia very simple genuine food.
Pescia
Da Cecco
Ph 0572 47355 closed on Monday
Restaurants on the coast:
Forte dei Marmi
Lorenzo
Via Carducci 61, Ph 0584 84030. Very good and expensive fish restaurant.
Maitò
Via Arenile 38, Ph 0584 80940. Smart fish restaurant.
Pietrasanta
Enoteca Marcucci
Via Garibaldi 40, Ph 0584 791962. Very good selection of wine.
FLORENCE
Restaurants
Fuor D’Acqua (Fish)
Via Pisana, 37/r Ph. 055.222299
Closed on Sundays
Garga
Via del Moro, 48/r, Ph: 055 2398898
Enoteca Pinchiorri
Via Ghibellina 87 Ph: 055 242777 (very famous restaurant with 3 stars on Michelain guide, expensive
Il Cibreo
Via del Verrocchio, 8r Ph. : 055 2341100
Coco Lezzone
Via Parioncino, 26 Ph: 055 287178
Il Latini
Via dei Palchetti 6 Ph: 055 210916
Closed on Monday
Circo-lo Teatro del Sale
Via dei Macci 111/r Ph 055 2001492
Beccofino (wine bar)
Piazza degli Scarlatti 1 r Ph 055290076
Ringo’s Bar
Borgo San Jacopo19/R Ph 055 219100
Closed On Sunday evening and Monday all day
Ph 055 290076
SIENA
Restaurants
Al Mangia
Piazza del Campo 42 , Ph. 0577-281121
closed mondays
A typical trattoria toscana specialized in "territory cuisine", ie: making the most out of the wonderful produce of the area.
Antica Trattoria Botteganuova
via Chiantigiana 29, Ph. 0577-284230
closed sunday and monday at lunch
Specialties: tortino di fagioli in crosta, scampi e mozzarella dorati e fritti, faraona con con prugne e mandorle alla medicea. The wine list is even too sophisticated.
Mariotti da Mugolone
via dei Pellegrini 8, Ph. 0577-283235
closed thursday
The best fish restaurant in the city. Classical dishes, ordinary but well cooked and presented.
CHIANTI
Restaurants
Carloni
Via G. Puccini 24, 53013 Gaiole Ph. 0577.749.549.
Osteria del Castello, Brolio
Ph:0577-747277
La Romita
Via Marconi, 7, Gaiole Ph: 0577-749290
Closing day: Monday dinner and Tuesday
Osteria alla Piazza
Ph 0577733580
Closing day: Monday
Osteria di Volpaia
Piazza della Torre, Volpaia, Radda. Ph 0577 738066
La Bottega di Volpaia
Piazza della Torre, 2, Volpaia, Radda Ph. 0577-738-001
Antica Trattoria “La Torre” .
Piazza del Comune, Castellina in Chianti Ph 0577 740236
Closed on Friday
Bottega di Lornano
Loc. Lornano, 10, Ph. 0577- 309146
Closed on Monday
Osteria Le Logge
Via del Porrione,Ph.0577/48013
Closed on Sunday
Pizzeria “Il Fondaccio”
Via Ferruccio, 27, Castellina in Chianti.
Ph 0577 741084
Trattoria del Pesce (fish)
Bargino
Ph 0577 8249045
COLLE VAL D’ELSA
Restaurants
Ristorante Arnolfo
Via XX Settembre 20
Ph. 0577 920549
Ristorante L'Antica Trattoria
23, Piazza Arnolfo 23
Ph. 0577 923747
Molino Il Moro
Via Della Ruota 2
Ph. 0577 920862
MONTERIGGIONI
Restaurants
Il Pozzo
Piazza Roma 20 , Ph. 0577 304127
Closed on Sunday evening and on Monday.
MONTALCINO
Restaurants
Trattoria Grappolo Blu
Scale Di Via Moglio, 1, Montalcino Ph 0577 847150
L’Osteria del Vecchio Castello
Pieve di San Sigismondo, località Poggio alle Mura
Ph 0577816026; fax: 816073.
Taverna dei Barbi
località Podernovi
Tel: 0577/841200; fax: 841112.
Poggio Antico
località I Poggi
Tel: 0577/849200-846060; fax: 849200.