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Cantinetta Antinori Frommer's Recommended

Cuisine Florentine, Tuscan
Hours Mon-Fri 12:30-3pm and 6:30-10:30pm
Address
Piazza Antinori 3
Location Palazzo Antinori, at the top of Via Tornabuoni, Near Piazza Santa Trínita
Transportation Bus: 6, 11, 36, 37, or 68
Reservations Reservations strongly recommended
Phone 055-292-234
Web site www.antinori.it
Prices Primi 10€-16€ ($13-$21); secondi 14€-24€ ($18-$31)
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
Season Closed Aug and Dec 24-Jan 6

Frommer's Review

The Antinori marchesi started their wine empire 26 generations ago, and, taking their cue from an ancient vintner tradition, installed a wine bar in their 15th-century palazzo 30 years ago. Most ingredients come fresh from the Antinori farms, as does all the fine wine. Start with the fettucini all'anatra (noodles in duck sauce) or the ribollita, and round out the meal with the trippa alla fiorentina or the mighty gran pezzo (thick slab of oven-roasted Chiana beef). If you choose this worthy splurge as a secondo, skip the first course and instead follow your steak with formaggi misti, which may include pecorino and mozzarella made fresh that morning. Their cantucci (Tuscan biscotti) come from Prato's premier producer.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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