The food was wonderful. An absolute treat. Not your typical menu. The service was very pleasant…read more The atmosphere was lovely

This is the cutest place, the garden is a beautiful eating area, and the food is delicious. I had a…read morepork terrine as a starter that was bursting with flavor, followed by pasta as the primo piatto. This was probably the best pasta I have ever had, perfectly cooked al dente and with an incredibly well seasoned mushroom truffle sauce. The service is very friendly and attentive, and they made a great recommendation for wine. This was the best food we had in our week in Tuscany, and we will definitely come back next time we are in town. I just wish we had Italian restaurants of this quality in the States.

Excellent bruschetta to share in a cozy environment. Friendly service in a fun location.read more

Very cute little restaurant off the beaten path serving monster-sized fresh bruschetta and wine. We…read morealso had wild boar pasta that was great! Would return to this place if we are in San G again.

This is by far one of the best restaurants we have eaten at in Tuscany. The owner runs the…read morerestaurant and provides considerate and thoughtful recommendations for both the cuisine and wine. The food is exquisite and true to form. The chef plates every dish with precision and tact. The flavors are elegant and entertain your palette with every bite. If you are in Tuscany and or near San Gimignano do yourself a favor and eat at this gem. It doesn't hurt that the town is also incredible to get lost in for a day trip or afternoon escape. The epitome of hill top towns in Tuscany. La Dolce Vita. Ps- order the limoncello.

May 2018. Amazing quality and service. Deserving of its Michelin star. The concierge at our hotel…read morein Siena suggested we dine at this restaurant on our day trip to San Gimignano. We debated whether to do the 5 course tasting menu for two at lunch time since it was rather warm and we did not want a long lunch. But the restaurant manger convinced us otherwise since there were several appetizers we wanted to try -- we were happy we took his suggestion. For appetizers we had their signature dish the Mezzevo (chicken egg), followed by Scallops, then Spaghetti Mancini (which came out with a glass covering smoke that smelled the aroma of coffee) and for the main course the Sea bass with pistachos. Every plate was creative, beautiful and delicious. One of the owners, as well as the manager were both attentive and helpful in their descriptions of the various plates. Everything was perfect.

The chef at San Martino 26 could be cooking anywhere. I did not expect to find an elegant…read morerestaurant with such fine preparations on a side street in a hill town in Italy. What a happy surprise! The rustic dining room is overlaid with elegance as there are fine little touches in every detail. The food was superb, from the bread through dessert. Traditional foods are given a modern finesse. For example, the risotto was served with shrimp and lard. Lard? Really? I was told this is traditional. I couldn't imagine ordering something with lard, let alone eating it, so I ordered the risotto thinking I would pick out the lard. Silly me! There were a small number of small cubes on the risotto that were crisped and tasted like pork belly. So this is lard! Sometimes you just have to try something out of your comfort zone when you are in the right setting. I am glad I did! If you are traveling in Tuscany and visit San Gimignano, I highly recommend San Martino 26 for dinner--it is an elegant and delicious end to the day.

My husband, children and I enjoyed every bite of every siah we were presented! The service, the…read moreambiance amd the food were incredible! No wonder thisnplace was given a Michelin in 2020!! I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who doesnt mind spening their time and enjoying exquisite food!

You MUST eat here! Our only sorrow is we found it late in our stay and only ate there two nights…read more Don't worry about parking, you can double stack in the three places next to it. They will move the cars for you. OK the food: Most is sourced locally, the beef is dry aged 30 days, and is so tender. The filet is not mignon, but a sirloin filet and super flavorful. The sausages with white beans is outstanding. The house wine is local, and really all you need is, although they have a great selection. They will explain every item on the menu In detail if you wish. The Caprese salad has specially sourced Buffalo mozzarella, ask the waiter about it. Very very good! Again, it will be your loss if you don't go here at least once.

This restaurant is just outside of the wall, but easy to walk to. During a week-long stay we ate…read morein many great places within the wall. This place may be my favorite place we tried. The service was crisp, interesting, and engaging. Our first experience was two take-away pizzas for $20. They were delicious, so we went back for a sit down. We elected to eat in the cozy upstairs dining room, but we offered outside seating. The large screen TV was playing a concert from the national orchestra. Our guy was very interested in the concert and explained some of the components. It was very interesting. The two mains were delicious! We had a half liter of house white and a half liter of rosso. Both were locally sourced and spot on. $52 got us out the door! The prices in all of Tuscany for food is so much lower than the states. Expect to pay half in a restaurant and 1/3 less in grocery stores.

Best pasta we have had in over a week in Italy. Delicious. Service was ok, not excellent, but…read morebetter than many other places. They were short staffed and I felt they did a great job given the circumstances and how busy they were. My husband and I are vegan and they gave us spaghetti al pomodoro. It was truly outstanding. They also have great wines and I felt the price was great. Highly recommend.

I wanted to have a bite here because I liked the name of the restaurant. Good excuse as any. I…read moreusually opt for outdoor seating in Italy and this was no excuse. The restaurant is along one of the many narrow brick roads of the hill town and it's on an incline so the outdoor seating is a little tilty but adds to the ambiance. A bit of a splurge, this restaurant had prices on the high side of what we usually pay. Everything was nice, the food, the service, the wine. San Gimignano is so charming.

Authentic Tuscan pastas - try the specials!…read more We wondered what the dinner scene would be like in San Gimignano, since relatively few tourists actually stay overnight in the town (most are day-trippers coming in via waves of tour buses) We wandered down a back street away from the shops, and saw a lighted outdoor dining space. So we sat down without any info about the restaurant. We started with the Tuscan rustic bread soup, Ribolitta. The seasoning was sophisticated and layered. Very satisfying. The pasta special of the day was Penne alla Norcina, featuring bits of local sausage, porcini mushrooms and a generous amount of truffle shavings on top. The dish was rich and satisfying - heartier than the truffle pasta we had in Florence (that one had no meat). Our second pasta was from the regular menu, Pici alla Sinese. Thick round noodles in a sauce of tomato pesto and porcini. Flavors were carefully blended and it really had more character and umami than the tomato based sauces we get in Italian restaurants back in the USA. All three dishes made us want to take a cooking class while we are in Tuscany :-)

We came into the town late .. when most lunch places were closed. We were lucky to eat here. It was…read moredelicious and everyone was friendly! Here is what we had: Fresh pasta with truffles -excellent and very filling Margherita Pizza- great Salad- meh... would not order again Beans in a flask/beans baked in a jar ( cannellini beans)- delicious! Spinach - very good House red wine- good Espresso

This is one of the authentic restaurants that serves good and delicious Italian food…read more We came in a big group and everyone enjoyed themselves. We started with a bottle of wine supper soft and delicious. Then my mom wanted to try a Zuppa and she got the Porcini one. She ate it all. I ordered a Marguerite pizza. I loved it. The crust was so soft and crunchy at the same time. It really tasted the best pizza for me. My friend ordered but I can't remember the name of their dishes. But they love the food as well. The service was great. They were very attentive and helpful. I really enjoyed everything. If I was to go back I would go back there.

Must try! This is Tuscan food!…read more Very careful service and great beverage choices. We were the first for lunch. We were in San G for the day and went by all the cafe joints etc and saw this down a small street from the busy square. It wasn't open till noon but I asked my wife to wait 15 minutes. Well I created a buzz of some older tourist couples and they couldn't wait to try to by the time it opened. We went to the loft dining above and one server for his best to get lunch service underway. It wasn't quick but oh well. We all waited and savored and in the end it was Tuscan porcini soup from heaven, a roasted beef entree that was great! My porchetta dish was good but overheated and dried out. I saw how they did it when we left and if I knew better I would ask for a slice not cooked again. So much rosemary flavor! The most impressive part was our Tuscan tureen sampler with sauces and really good breads. The bomb. This was a splurge lunch but so worth it! They also had the care to bring my bottle of beer(wife drink wine I don't) with a frozen plastic cell bag to keep the bottle cold while I drink from the glass. Very impressive but simple service. Salads and desserts from other tables looked awesome and some older fellow next to us must be on Lipitor given the huge meat and cheese plate he ate as his meal! Kind of jealous but that was a better share dish for the table compared to the well crafted dishes we chose. But please folks don't dry out a wonderful porchetta slice!!!

Easy place to stop and get out of the sunshine for some good food. A very average place, and very…read moreeasy. Services was attentive, food came out quickly, there are a few tables inside with AC.

Hands down the best restaurant in San gimignano. We tried several appetizers and their fresh pasta…read more Everything was made fresh and absolutely delicious. The dessert was absolutely divine. Would definitely return and highly recommend.

Food was delicious! Wine recommendation from the waiter was excellent! Ambiance was typical…read morefamiliar run Italian restaurant and just love that! Would definitely go back and might before we leave San G!

We came here onto mother-in-laws recommendation. She said they had the best gnocchi she has ever…read morehad. This being my wife's favorite, decided to make a special trip to San Gimignano just to try them out! We made reservations and I am glad we did because by 8pm, every table was full. The place is very small and dark, but they add a small LED light at each table giving just the right amount of light to read the menu. We reviewed the menu only to find that they no longer have gnocchi. She was disappointed at first, but absolutely loved her entree. We weren't vey hungry so no starters tonight, but they brought bread and some sort of potato fritter that had bits of octopus in it. I loved it, my wife stopped eating it when she found out about the octopus! She was fine before I told her. We order a nice bottle of Pinot Grigio and I went for the wild boar ragu while the wife tried I Fagottini Del Contadino, pasta stuffed with pears & pecorino cheese in a saffron and pecorino sauce. Spectacular! The pear had a little sweet and the pecorino a little salt and the sauce was velvety smooth and delicious! My ragu was very hearty with lots of pork. Simply delicious. They had crème brûlée, which is my wife favorite. We still had a little wine left, so she ordered that and I got the double chocolate cake with orange marmalade. We both enjoyed our deserts very much. While they didn't have gnocchi, we both thoroughly enjoyed our meal and will definitely come back the next time we are in town.