Restaurants in Cortona
A walk through town usually includes a stop at Molesini, Piazza della Repubblica 3, a local institution that will pour you a glass of wine and also offers a big selection of cheese, olive oil, and other local products. The shop has a good selection of wines from Cortona vineyards, where Syrah grapes are producing increasingly sophisticated yields. A standout is Usciòlo, from Cantina Doveri, just outside of town. Caffe Tuscher, Via Nazionale 43 (www.caffetuschercortona.com; tel. 0575/62053), is the most elegant spot in town for a cocktail, served in a welcoming two-story space, along with snacks and lights meals throughout the day. Enoteca Enotria, Via Nazionale 81, sells wine by the glass and sandwiches, making the rustic room a popular hangout well into the late evening.
Even if you are not staying in Cortona, try and snag at least one meal at the charming Relais Il Falconiere. Dolce Vita, Via Nazionale 71 (tel. 0575-630-102; www.gelateriadolcevita.it), wins the gelato stakes with its exotic (papaya) and quirky (Lion bar, Coca-Cola) flavors, but Gelateria Snoopy opposite MAEC at Piazza Signorelli 29 is a decent standby.
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La Bucaccia
One of Cortona's most popular restaurant, this place just about deserves the plaudits. It is set in a series of gorgeous stone-wall cellars that form part of the 13th-century Palazzo Cattani. While the dining room is entertained by ebullient manager Romano Magi, Chef Agostina draws…$$Around Town - Tuscan
Osteria al Teatro
Chef Emiliano Rossi lays on the theatrics in three character-filled, candlelit rooms filled with antiques and old prints, where all the good things of the palate come together—excellent wines from their vast cellar, including many from Cortona vineyards; a thoughtful and innovative…$Around Town - Tuscan/Grill
Ristorante la Loggetta
You would probably be happy eating canned spaghetti while savoring the view over the stage-set Piazza della Repubblica from the namesake loggia—or for that matter, under the enchanting stone-and-brick vaults inside. It’s a moot point as the food is very well done and nicely, if…$$$Around Town - Tuscan/Grill
Trattoria Dardano
Cortonans come to this simple, single, brightly lit room for meat—roasted here over a charcoal fire, all from local butchers, with the emphasis on bistecca alla fiorentina from cattle raised in the valley below town and considered to be the best beef in Italy. Pollo (chicken), anatra…$$Around Town - Tuscan
Trattoria La Grotta
For many regulars, any meal in the medieval, brick-vaulted dining room or in the tiny courtyard just off Piazza della Repubblica must include the house gnocchi, made with a perfect touch and light as a feather. All the pastas are house made, and topped with rich, sweet sauces, while…$$Around Town
