Toscana

Florencia

Italy

A Taste of Tuscany — From My Heart to Your Plate

I’m truly passionate about cooking, and I’m lucky enough to call Tuscany my home — a region bursting with tradition and rich, unforgettable flavors. Every corner of this land tells a story through its aromas and ingredients.

By the sea, fish soups take center stage, enhanced by local wines and time-honored secrets. Here in my beloved Chianti region, bold wines pair perfectly with strong flavors and generous, rustic ingredients. We use only the freshest vegetables from the garden, changing with the seasons, alongside magnificent Florentine steaks and slow-cooked game — just like our grandparents used to make.

My culinary journey started as a fun hobby shared with friends. Even as a teenager, I loved inviting people into my garden during summer holidays and cooking up something special. That passion eventually led my wife and me to open a restaurant in Tuscany. Our menu changed every three months, always based on what was in season — because that’s the only way to truly capture the authentic taste of tradition.

Selection of Goat Cheese

Selection of vegetables Bruschetta and Crostini made with chicken liver

Bruschetta and Crostini

Traditional Tuscan Vegetable Soup with Bread

Ribollita

Pasta with Tuscan Ragù

Pici Pasta with tuscan pecorino cheese fondue, crunchy black cabbage,

Potato Dumplings with Gorajola sauce

Florentine T-Bone Steak

Tender boiled Octopus seasoned with olive oil and chili

Elba-style Octopus

Beans with Chianti flavors

Tiramisù

traditional, twice-baked almond biscuits. They are dry, crunchy, and packed with whole almonds served with sweet dessert wine

Cantuccini almond cookies with Vin Santo sweet dessert wine

A culinary journey through the iconic dishes of traditional Tuscan cuisine, featuring the T-Bone Florentine Steak

Exclusive Tuscan Experience

Octopus Bruschetta

traditional Tuscan rich fish stew, originally from Livorno, made with various types of fish, mollusks, and crustaceans served on toasted, garlic-rubbed bread

Cacciucco Livorno-style

Traditional Florentine recipe for Ice Cream

Homemade Buontalenti Ice Cream

A journey that smells of the sea, rising among the fresh and savory flavors of Livorno-style Cacciucco

Sea and Seashells

Pecorino Cheese

Salad with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and basil leaves

Caprese Salad

Ham and Melon

The most famous Pasta in the world: Fresh and Tasty

Pasta Tomato Sauce

Almond cookies with Vin Santo sweet dessert wine

Cantuccini & VinSanto

Buontalenti Ice Cream

Tomato Bruschetta and Crostini made with chicken liver pate

Bruschetta and Tuscan Crostini

The real Carbonara cream meets pasta. With pork cheek, pecorino cheese and black pepper

Pasta Carbonara

T-Bone Florentine Steak

Milanese cutlet with potatoes

Polpo alla Luciana, traditional Neapolitan Sea dish

Neapolitan Stewed Octopus

Crispy-gold on the outside, mind-blowingly juicy on the inside. Seasoned with fresh-picked Tuscan Herbs

Tuscan Ultimate Chicken Bomb

Italy’s iconic pick-me-up: layers of espresso-soaked biscuits and velvety mascarpone

A gastronomic journey through traditional Italian dishes

Italian Menù

My dishes are honest, traditional, and full of flavor. All I'm waiting for is you!

Menús de Chef Simone Coli

Exclusive Tuscan Experience

Sea and Seashells

Italian Menù