Restaurants in San Gimignano
San Gimignano’s slightly peppery, dry white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, is the only DOCG white wine in Tuscany, and it has quite a provenance, too: It’s cited in Dante’s Divine Comedy. A relaxing place to sip a glass or two is diVinorum, former stables with a small terrace at Via degli Innocenti 5 (www.divinorumwinebar.com; tel. 0577/907-192). At the famous Gelateria Dondoli, Piazza della Cisterna 4 (www.gelateriadipiazza.com; tel. 0577/942244), master gelato maker Sergio offers creative combinations like refreshing Champelmo, with sparkling wine and pink grapefruit, and crema di Santa Fina, made with saffron and pine nuts.
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Chiribiri
This tiny vaulted cellar almost next to the walls seems more serious about what it sends out of the kitchen than many of the more expensive places closer to the center of town do. Ravioli with pumpkin, white beans and sage, beef in Chianti, wild boar stew, and other Tuscan classics…$Around Town - Tuscan
Dorandò
Three stone-walled rooms with brick-vaulted ceilings are the setting for San Gimignano’s most elegant and best dining option, though there’s nothing fussy about the cooking. Ingredients are locally sourced and recipes are decidedly local—beef is done in a sauce of Chianti classic,…$$$Around Town - Tuscan
Osteria delle Catene
This is an osteria true to its name, a small gathering place offering ultra traditional dishes to accompany its well-priced selection of local wines. The decor can only be described as minimalist medieval, with contemporary paintings and modern lighting in concert with an abbreviated…$$Around Town
