Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 05 7140 9379;
www.poderedelgrillo.eu
;
Via Serra 3, La Serra; meals €20, tasting platters €10-15;
6-11pm Mon-Sat, 12.30-3.30pm & 6-11pm Sun)
The quality of ingredients here is so ex-
traordinary most dishes hardly need cooking or culinary intervention. Everything is
sourced from local organic farms and it shows. Top off tasty salads, cold meats and
cheeses with an artsy crowd, stylish location in a red-brick farmhouse and a positively
urban bar vibe. Occasional live music, art shows, cultural events. Dinner from 8pm.
From San Miniato, head south towards Montaione and after a couple of kilometres,
play 'Spot pretend cows' (in the parking opposite the red-brick farm).
Pepenero
( 05 7141 9523;
www.pepenerocucina.it
; Via IV Novembre 13; meals €50; dinner Sat, lunch & din-
ner Sun & Wed-Fri)
Chef and TV star Gilberto Rossi is one of the new breed of innovative
Tuscan chefs using traditional products to create modern, seasonally driven dishes at this
much-lauded restaurant. To share some of his secrets, sign up for one of his half-day
cook-
ing classes
followed by an informal lunch on the restaurant's terrace. Advance reservations
essential.
MODERN TUSCAN
€€€
FOR THE ULTIMATE ROMANCE
Book the only table - a table for two - at
Peperino
( 348 7804785;
www.peperino.net
; Via IV
Novembre 1, San Miniato; meal incl wine €210; lunch & dinner), the world's smallest restaurant
plump in the heart of Tuscany's most gourmet village, next to big brother, Pepenero. Decor is in-your-
face romantic (think pink silk), furnishings are period and the waiter only comes when diners ring the
bell. Reserve months in advance.
Information
Tourist office
(
05 714 27 45;
www.sanminiatopromozione.it
; Piazza del Popolo 1;
9am-1pm Mon,
9am-1pm & 2-5pm Tue-Sun)
Getting There & Away
CAR
From Pisa or Florence, take the FI-PI-LI (SS67); car parking on Piazza del Popolo.
TRAIN
