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    5.0 (1 review)
    ModerateCafes, Italian
    Closed 5:00 am - 11:30 pm

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    Pasticceria Roxy Bar - Sfogliatella ~ Insta @charlottefaturdays

    Pasticceria Roxy Bar

    5.0(2 reviews)
    20.2 km

    The cappuccinos were perfection The pistachio creme filled coroneta was so delicious!! It was pure…read moreheaven. I wish I could have it every day. No question the best coroneta I had in Italy. The Roxy was really cute on the inside and the service was fantastico!

    When I lived in Italy (2009-2013), I stopped at Roxy Bar for a cappuccino and brioche almost every…read moremorning. That might explain the 25-pounds I gained while living in Italy but that's a whole other story... The cappuccinos are out of this world. Strong and smooth all at the same time, creamy with the perfect amount of foam. Exactly what you need to wake up in the morning. Their pastries, all made in house, are equally delightful. I usually just grabbed a single brioche to accompany my coffee but occasionally sprung for a dozen to take into work. I bought my mom a birthday cake at Roxy Bar once, too. It was all SO good! Staff are incredibly warm and friendly. They were always happy to see me and put up with my awful Italian for 4 solid years. If you find yourself anywhere close to Ponsacco (about an hour from Florence, 30 minutes from Pisa), be sure to make a visit to Roxy Bar! I promise it will be a highlight of your trip. I'm going back to Italy for a visit in August and Roxy Bar will be my first stop!

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    Pasticceria Roxy Bar - Brioche with ricotta ~ Insta @charlottefaturdays

    Brioche with ricotta ~ Insta @charlottefaturdays

    Pasticceria Roxy Bar - Ambientazioni per una torta

    Ambientazioni per una torta

    Pasticceria Roxy Bar - They have great little boxes to pack up some snacks to go.

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    They have great little boxes to pack up some snacks to go.

    Il Garfagnino - Front of restaurant that is not visible from the road/highway.

    Il Garfagnino

    5.0(2 reviews)
    28.6 km

    I can confirm what has already been posted here. Yes, it is hard to find (look for the Hausbrandt…read moresign, see pic). Yes, there is in fact a grandma cooking the food (just as Jeff J. said, two in fact). Yes, the food is amazing. Maybe the reason this place is so hard to find is that it is a hidden gem that feels so authentic that you only hear whispers about it. But it is real folks. We started our meal with the fried polenta with ragu. The combination is a meal in itself. You can tell the ragu was fresh and well made because you could see the chunky bits of garlic, mushrooms and meat. The next course was the lasgna. It was rich with the ragu and ricotta. The noodles tasted homemade. It was a delicious dish blessed by a nonna. The last course was the steak Florentine. You can order it by weight. My conversion math may have been off because we got a HUGE cut of porterhouse. But it was absolutely tender and delicious. We enjoyed this delight to the bone. The service was exceptional. We were the only non-Italian folks in the restaurant but we were treated like family. I will also add that while I enjoyed our food selection, I noticed that the pizzas and pork/veal shank were also very popular and looked incredibly appetizing. My only regret is that we found this gem of a restaurant on our last night in Barga. I wish I had more time to taste more of the menu. The family owns another restaurant in Lucca (la Donna Clara) and one that's 3 km away that does seafood.

    Writing this review is ridiculously painful because figuring out how we got there and its address…read morewas impossible. Their "webpage" is on Facebook, but their address on Facebook is inaccurate (stating that it's in Lucca city). On the receipt, there are two addresses, their page on TripAdvisor is matches one of the address on the receipt. When I put down the address here, the location on Yelp doesnt seem right. I tried to Google Map this place, but street images were taken in 2011, and this place wasnt opened yet. Long story short, we were driving down from Renaissance Tuscany Il ciocco resort on the SP20 looking for a restaurant, and happened to turn into this one off the side. It seemed like a traditional Italian restaurant you see on TV with cozy red chequered table cloths, a wood fire oven, and ladies behind the counter busy making pizza and pasta for you. We ordered a 4 seasons pizza (6EUR) and a personal sized lasagna (8EUR) - both of which came out of the wood oven! It was so delicious. We came in just before noon and there was only one other table filled but as we were leaving this place filled almost to the max and when we were driving out, people were waiting for our parking spot! WIth a beer and capuccion, our total was only 18.50 for too and we were so full.We really felt it was traditional Italian home cooking - awesome comfort food. We are still wishing to go back!

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    Il Garfagnino - Florentine steak with side of patata and Tuscany beans

    Florentine steak with side of patata and Tuscany beans

    Il Garfagnino - The cow and menu board as you enter.

    The cow and menu board as you enter.

    Il Garfagnino - This place is amazing. The address on here is not actual address.

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    This place is amazing. The address on here is not actual address.

    Gelsa - cafes - Updated July 2026

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