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Siena Map: CastelvecchioCastelvecchio Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine Tuscan, Vegetarian
Hours Apr-Sept daily 12:30-2:30pm and 7:30-9:30pm; Oct-Mar Wed-Mon 12:30-2:30pm and 7:30-9:30pm
Address
Via Castelvecchio 65
Location Off Via San Pietro, Around Town
Transportation Bus: A (green, yellow)
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 0577-49-586
Prices Primi 6€-7€ ($7.80-$9.10); secondi 9€-11€ ($12-$14); tasting menu without wine 25€ ($33) each for 2 people only
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

This intimate and very personable little restaurant has a devoted following of regulars who enjoy Simone Romi's skilled service and Mauro Lombardini's daily changing menu of creative Tuscan cuisine. There's at least one meatless dish nightly, and on vegetarian Wednesdays only one meat dish is available. I've had their excellent risotto of zucchini, mint, and basil, a delicious lentil-and-turnip soup, pennette in tomato sauce sprinkled with crunchy cream, vegetable pie with a mashed-potato crust, and chicken with peppers and onions.

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