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Eating & Drinking
Pistoia's eat street is pedestrian Via del Lastrone, packed with cafes, gelatarie, wine bars
and traditional restaurants serving
carcerato
(a type of offal),
frittata con rigatino
(om-
elette with salt-cured bacon),
farinata con cavalo
(chickpea pancake with cabbage),
migli-
acci
(fritters made with pig's blood) and other local specialities. End your meal with
ber-
lingozzo,
a sweet traditionally served with a glass of local Vin Santo.
TUSCAN
€€
Trattoria dell'Abbondanza
( 05 7336 8037; Via dell'Abbondanza 10; meals €30; lunch & dinner Fri-Tue, dinner Thu)
Dine
beneath coloured parasols in an atmospheric alley outside or plump for a table inside
where homey collections of door bells, pasta jars and so on catch the eye. The cuisine,
once you've deciphered the handwriting on the menu, is simple Tuscan.
Osteria La BotteGaia
MAP
OSTERIA
€€
GOOGLE MAP
( 05 7336 5602;
www.labottegaia.it
; Via del Lastrone 17; meals €30; lunch & dinner Tue-Sat, dinner
Sun)
Dishes range from staunchly traditional to experimental at this Slow Food-hailed
os-
teria,
known for its finely butchered cured meats and interesting wine list. Reserve in ad-
vance or, if you fail to snag a table, opt for a salad,
crostini
(bread-based starters) or
bruschetta at La BotteGaia's
vineria
(wine bar) at No 4 on the same street.
Caffètteria Marini
MAP
(
www.fondazionemarinomarini.it
; Corso Fedi 32)
This warm, vibrant musem-cafe next to the
Museo Marino Marini buzzes with local life. Sip an espresso at the bar, chat with friends
over cappuccino at one of four tables in the cosy interior, or flop on a country-style sofa in
the covered porch and admire the blooming hydrangeas in the fabulous cloister garden -
at its prettiest in summer.
CAFE
Information
Tourist office
(
05 732 16 22;
www.pistoia.turismo.toscana.it
;
Piazza del Duomo 4;
9am-1pm &
3-6pm)
Getting There & Around
