Hi, We are in Siena now and went to a place recommended by the owner of our agriturismo, Ostetia Babazuf, and it was terrible.
Want a high quality meal and want to sample specialties from the area. Does any one have suggestions? We are having breakfast here and snacking on fruit for lunch so we don’t mind spending a little more for a great dinner. Of course a tried and true trattoria is fine too.
Thanks
I like Osteria Nonna Gina. It is located at: Pian dei Mantellini, 2.
Compagnia Dei Vinattieri,located at the corner of Via della Terme and Via dei Pittori was excellent. We ate there twice in the 5 nights we were in Siena. Cappelletti was great. I had a great salume and cheese plate for lunch.
Osteria Pretto is an unpretentious little place with excellent food. Tonno di Chianti, a cold pork salad, ravioli, pici (thick hand-rolled pasta, like fat spaghetti, native to Siena). The best tiramisu I've ever eaten served in glass jars.
La Sosta di Violante a short walk from Il Campo had fried balls of pecorino in pear sauce. Even better than it sounds. My wife had spaghetti in Chianti wine sauce with pistachios and Tuscan bacon. I had medallions of beef with a mushroom sauce.
Pomodorino has meal-size salads, great pizza, and a wide beer selection. Our table on the terrace had a picture-postcard view of the Duomo at night.
Trattoria Papei every time we are on Siena. Very good and reasonably priced food with nice inside and outside ambience.
If you are driving the hill towns, Podere La Marronaia is a small vineyard, offering a great lunch/wine tasting combination. It is on the outskirts of San Gimignano.
Thanks for all the ideas!
