The only Chinese restaurant in the historic centre of Siena is the La Rosa Ristorante Cinese. It is more like a Chinese take-away place and an Asian grocery store combined.
Italy Restaurants
Il David Ristorante is located at the Piazza Signoria in Florence. You know that you are in the Piazza if you are able to see the replica of the Statue of David, just before you reach the Uffizi Museum.
Antica Osteria Da Divo is a restaurant within the historic centre of Siena (UNESCO World Heritage Site) near the Piazza del Campo. Siena is very much like Venice, a city where you’ll get lost easily while navigating through its narrow alleys, don’t worry, Google maps can always guide you to your destination.
We had lunch at Rosso Pomodoro on our last day in Florence. Rosso Pomodoro is a chain of restaurant with over 80 outlets worldwide, but because of the negative connotation often associated with “restaurant chains”, we were a little bit apprehensive for a moment until we were re-assured by a real Italian homemaker.
“Let me put it this way, in our family, it is either I make the pizza or we visit Rosso Pomodoro” – Mamma Italiano; hotel owner.
We thank the signora at our fabulous hotel – Hotel Colomba for recommending Trattoria San Lorenzo to us. Our dinner was one the most memorable meal we had while we were in Florence.
You might be wondering – Is there such a thing? A “high-end” gelato?. I was pretty much amazed myself when I read about Grom just before our visit and then “aha!”. Read More…
