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Province of Siena, Italy Food Guide: 3 European food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Pienza
Reviews on European food in Pienza, Province of Siena, Italy. Pienza, a town in Tuscany, is the "touchstone of Renaissance urbanism." In 1996, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site and in 2004 the entire valley, the Val d'Orcia, was included on the list of Unesco’s World Cultural Landscapes. Pienza was the birthplace of Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini, who would become Pope Pius II. After he became Pope, Piccolomini had the entire village rebuilt as an ideal Renaissance town that would serve as a retreat from Rome.
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1. La Bandita Townhouse Caffe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 447 reviews
Stylish restaurant in the center of Pienza
Reviewed By Hed1959
This is a professional, elegant, modern-Tuscan restaurant, but I am not sure it justifies the price. We had here our most expensive meal in a 12-day trip in central Tuscany. Now, it was indeed a very good meal: delicious antipasti (zucchini carpaccio, burrata, mixed salad), terrific lamb chops, very good pasta amatriciana and gnocchi, two yummy desserts and a good bottle of white wine. But at more than 50 Euros per person (excluding tip), you can probably do better here. Also, there was an irritating incident with the wine. At the beginning of the evening, I asked for - and was promptly given - a taste of two white wines, both offered at 20 Euros a bottle. I chose one of them, and we were served a bottle of what was presumably the wine I chose. The bill included a bottle of another white wine altogether, at 30 Euros. I commented on this and was told by the waiter: but this is the wine you just drank! I insisted it was not the wine I chose, and (to their credit) they changed the bill accordingly with no further argument. But it did leave a somewhat bitter taste. Still, a very good dinner.
2. La Terrazza del Chiostro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 747 reviews
Il ristorante La Terrazza del Chiostro in Pienza è situato all'interno dell'Hotel Relais Chiostro di Pienza, ricavato da un ex convento risalente al XV° secolo. A soli 100 metri dalla cattedrale di Pienza. Il giardino di questo antico monastero, rappresen
Reviewed By Tdocc
First of all, I want to say that the location is extraordinary. You sit at your table and you look at the wonderful countryside. But you pay a high "coperto" for.Secondly, the menu contains very basic dishes (no creativity, no particular skills). The prices are once again high.Thirdly, the main problem is the service: slow, inattentive and in some cases rude (especially the tall blonde woman).
Top 10 Central-Italian food in Pienza, Province of Siena, Italy
3. Albertini Bar Gelateria Paninoteca
Overall Ratings
4 based on 123 reviews
Nice Place,we Have Table Outsid Whith Panorama About Pienza Center,we Speak English .
Reviewed By cbellehu
This is in my opinion incorrectly c,assified as a desert place. They serve full lunch and dinner and, if you want dinner at 5 or 6 0'clock, it is one of the few places that still has all entree items available. We ate here twice on this trip, once in 2015. We would eat here again. The soup was good, the salad big enough for 2 to share. The pasta dishes are very good. Prices are very reasonable for Pienza. Only downside are the wobbly chairs and tables, fur to the uneven pavement. I do not understand the low ratings for this place. In. Y view, it derserves to at least middle of the pack, not at the bottom. There are many worse options in Pienza. Try it.
