RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND BARS - Florence and Tuscany - page 271

SARTEANO Santa Chiara

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Via Costa S. Chiara 30, 53047 Tel [phone] Road map E4
A small hotel with a good restaurant, Santa Chiara is located in an old convent with lovely views across the valley.
Home-made pasta, including exquisite ravioli stuffed with dandelion and borage leaves, is a speciality. Mushrooms
also feature on the menu when they're in season. The rabbit with wild fennel makes a perfect secondo .
SEGGIANO Silene

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Località Pescina, 58038 Tel [phone] Road map D4
A little distance up the road from Seggiano, just past Daniel Spoerri's sculpture garden, you will come to this
mountain hamlet with an inn serving excellent food, prepared and presented to perfection. The pigeon ravioli and
small gnocchi with truffles are exquisite. Great wines and memorable desserts.
SIENA Enoteca I Terzi

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Via dei Termini 7, 53100 Tel [phone] Road map D3
This restaurant has a nice vaulted space and a friendly atmosphere in which to enjoy a good bottle of wine
accompanied by a wide range of premium cold cuts, carpaccio , smoked meats, steak tartare, and cheeses from all
over Italy. In addition, each day there are three cooked dishes which change with the seasons.
SIENA La Taverna del Capitano

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Via del Capitano 6/8, 53100 Tel [phone] Road map D3
Located up near the Duomo, this restaurant with vaulted ceilings and dark wood furnishings is quintessentially
Sienese. The ribollita soup; pici with pecorino and pepper, stewed rabbit and tasty beef tagliata, all speak for
unbroken tradition. What's more, the house wine is good too.
SIENA La Compagnia dei Vinattieri

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Via delle Terme 79, 53100 Tel [phone] Road map D3
An impressive underground, vaulted space with a magnificent wine cellar and some interesting food to go with it.
You can sip by the glass, with a platter of cheese and salami, or enjoy a bottle with a hot meal such as salt cod soup.
Good desserts and unusual sweet wines. Only one table outside.
SIENA La Sosta di Violante

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Via di Pantaneto 115, 53100 Tel [phone] Road map D3
Close to Piazza del Campo, La Sosta di Violante provides two small rooms in which you can relish local seasonal
ingredients cooked with imagination: aubergine rolls containing Scamorza cheese and pine nuts, for instance, or pici
(pasta) with duck sauce. Great care is taken in matching the meat dishes with suitable wines.
SIENA Osteria Le Logge

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Via del Porrione 33, 53100 Tel [phone] Road map D3
Siena's prettiest, and often full, restaurant has a dark wood and marble interior. The tables are laid with crisp linen
cloths and decorated with plants. Home-produced oils and Montalcino wines accompany dishes that wander slightly
from mainstream Tuscan cooking. The stuffed guinea fowl is delicious.

SOUTHERN TUSCANY

CAPALBIO Da Maria

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Via Nuovo 3, 58011 Tel [phone] Road map D5
Capalbio's holiday population of Roman politicians and media types sit down with locals in this pleasant eatery
to enjoy genuine Maremma cuisine. Dishes include stuffed pasta with truffles, spelt soup, cinghiale alla cacciatora
(rich, spicy wild boar) and an enticing warm apple and pear tart.
CASTIGLIONE DELLA PESCAIA Pierbacco

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Piazza Repubblica 24, 58043 Tel [phone] Road map C4
Located in a building dating back to the 1500s, this restaurant largely serves seafood: the little potato gnocchi with
lobster sauce is just one example. The mixed seafood platter varies in content daily but is alway excellent. To further
enhance your enjoyment, there is an impressive wine list.
CECINA Il Doretto

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Via Pisana Livornese 32, San Pietro in Palazzi, Cecina, 57023 Tel [phone] Road map C3
There are rustic interiors with elegant touches in this restaurant, which gives equal emphasis to both meat and fish.
Fritto misto , assorted fried fish, is very good - crispy but not dry. In season, the wild boar is also excellent. The feel of
the place is cosy, although the tables can be a tad too close. Closed Wed.
ELBA Rendez-Vous da Marcello

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Piazza della Vittoria 1, Marciana Marina, 57033 Tel [phone] Road map B4
Outdoor tables on the harbour front at this noted fish restaurant make a pleasant retreat from the summer
crowds of Marciana Marina. Clearly, the dishes reflect the morning's catch. Most dishes are pleasantly simple,
but on occasions the menu also embraces the fashionable culinary fads of the moment.