Where to Eat and Drink
Buca di Sant’Antonio (Via della Cervia 3; tel. 0583 55881; average price for a meal €30) An attraction for the Famed and powerful. It serves all Tuscan and Italian wines. Reservations are needed.
Cafeteria San Colombano (Baluardo San Colombano; tel. 05830444641 www.caffetteriasancolombano.it; closed Mon; average price for a meal €35) Modern café and restaurant with a pastiche of styles in decor.
Cantine Bernardini (Palazzo Bernardini, Via del Suffragio 7; www.cantinebernardini.com/Cantine_Bernardini/home ; average price for a meal €23). Great Italian cuisine .
Di Simo (Via Fillungo 58; tel. 0583496234; average price for a meal €28) Ancient formal café and restaurant where Puccini used to go (a different name then).
Forno a Vapour (Via Santa Lucia 18-20; tel. 0583 4962 85) Great focaccia, the snack the Lucchese way.
Gigi Trattoria (www.gigitrattoria.it on Piazza del Carmine 7).
Locanda Buatino (Via BorgoGgiannotti 508; tel 0583 343207; www.leosteriedilucca.com; closed Sun). Considered the oldest trattoria in town. Located a stone’s throw from the Renaissance walls. Menus vary daily. Jazz performances are put on on Mondays from October to May.
Locanda di Bacco (Via San Giorgio 36; tel.0583 49 3136; closed Tue) Lucchese and Tuscan dishes with some innovative strokes.
Locanda Eremo del Gusto (Via Gelli 35/37, Petrognano - Capannori (LU); tel. .0583.978012; info@eremodelgusto.com; http://www.eremodelgusto.com) Rural style building with magnificent views of the landscape.
Osteria Baralla (tel. 0583440240; www.osteriabaralla.it; Via Anfiteatro 5-9; closed Sun; average price for a meal €35) Traditional and always crowded osteria deservedly recommended.
Osteria Machiavelli ( lucadatorre@tiscali.it on Via Cesare Battisti 28).
Pizzeria la Bersagliera (Via Pisana 2136, 0583 10758) Pizza with a touch from Calabria (topping of salami, mushrooms and olives).
Prosciutto & Melone (Via Anfiteatro 13-17; tel. 0583 4 88 45; closed Tue). Good at pizzas and salads. Seating spills out on the street.
Ristorante Giglio (Piazza del Giglio 2) Local cuisine. Bookings are recommendable.
Trattoria da Leo (Via Tegrimi 1; tel. 0583 49 22 36) Good value Tuscan dishes served with a Lucchese twist (adding pine nuts). Vegetarian dishes. Reservations are recommendable.
Vecchia Trattoria Buratti (Piazza Sant’Agostino 9; tel. 0583 95 06 11; closed Wed; average price for a meal €25) Lucchese dishes and wine with a good and big following.
Betty Blue (Via del Gonfalone 16-18; tel. 0583 49 21 66; closed Wed) Laid back atmosphere to drink in 60s style.
I Santi Vineria (Via Anfiteatro 29a; tel. 0583 49 61 24; closed Mon). Wine shop and drinking spot.
