Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 0577 4 80 13;
www.osterialelogge.it
;
Via del Porrione 33; meals €55; noon-2.45 & 7-10.30pm
Mon-Sat)
This place changes its menu of creative Tuscan cuisine almost daily. The best
tables are in the downstairs dining room - once a pharmacy and still retaining its hand-
some display cabinets - or on the streetside terrace. We've found that the antipasti and
primi
(first courses) are consistently delicious, but the mains can be disappointing.
Drinking
Caffè Fiorella
MAP
CAFE
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.torrefazionefiorella.it
;
Via di Città 13; 7am-8pm Mon-Sat)
Squeeze into this tiny space be-
hind the Campo to enjoy Siena's best coffee. In summer, the coffee granita with a dollop
of cream is a wonderful indulgence.
Enoteca Italiana
(
www.enoteca-italiana.it
;
Fortezza Medicea; noon-1am Mon-Sat Apr-Sep, to midnight Oct-Mar)
The
former munitions cellar and dungeon of this Medici fortress has been artfully transformed
into a classy
enoteca
that carries over 1500 Italian labels. You can take a bottle with you,
ship a case home or enjoy a glass or two in the attractive courtyard or atmospheric vaulted
interior of the wine bar. There's usually food available, too.
WINE BAR
Bar Il Palio
MAP
CAFE
GOOGLE MAP
(Piazza del Campo 47; 8am-midnight)
The best coffee on the Campo; drink it standing at the
bar or suffer the financial consequences.
Shopping
Panificio Il Magnifico
(
www.ilmagnifico.siena.it
;
Via dei Pellegrini 27; 7.30am-7.30pm Mon-Sat)
Lorenzo Rossi is Si-
ena's best baker, and his
panforte
,
ricciarelli
(sugar-dusted chewy almond biscuits) and
cavallucci
(almond biscuits made with Tuscan millefiori honey) are a weekly purchase for
FOOD
