A barrel-vaulted ceiling of hand-cast bricks and spinning fans arches over this endlessly popular trattoria nestled amid the cheap hotels near the train station.
Ancient wine bottles, garlands of garlic, frankly frightening old farm implements, and framed place mats with artistic doodles line the walls above the marble-topped tables and straw-bottomed chairs.
Steaks come, not on a plate, but on a cutting board, and unusually all main courses include a free side dish (usually roast potatoes or boiled spinach).
They don't even charge for service, just a cover charge—and even that is waived if you choose the inexpensive menu turistico.
With the menu turistico, you get a choice among about ten primi (tortellini in broth, pennette in tomato sauce, or one of Tuscany's storied stew-like soups such as ribollita vegetable or pappa al pomodoro tomato) and an equal number of secondi (veal piccata with lemon or under tomato sauce, Florentine tripe stewed with tomatoes and sage—just steer clear of the dry and tasteless grilled chicken), plus a dessert of fruit macedonia or gelato and wine or water.
The food's not particularly outstanding, but its the closest you can get to a true restaurant experience for under $30.
Trattoria Antichi Cancelli
Via Faenza 73r
tel. +39-055-238-2940
Closed Mondays
€€€
Bus: 81; Linea CF
Hop-on/hop-off: Stazione SF SMIN (A, B), Piazza Stazione (C)
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English (Inglese) | Italian (Italiano) | Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun |
Good day | Buon giorno | bwohn JOUR-noh |
Good evening | Buona sera | BWOH-nah SAIR-rah |
Good night | Buona notte | BWOH-nah NOTE-tay |
Goodbye | Arrivederci | ah-ree-vah-DAIR-chee |
Excuse me (to get attention) | Scusi | SKOO-zee |
thank you | grazie | GRAT-tzee-yay |
please | per favore | pair fa-VOHR-ray |
yes | si | see |
no | no | no |
Do you speak English? | Parla Inglese? | PAR-la een-GLAY-zay |
I don't understand | Non capisco | non ka-PEESK-koh |
I'm sorry | Mi dispiace | mee dees-pee-YAT-chay |
Where is? | Dov'é | doh-VAY |
...a restaurant | un ristorante | oon rees toh-RAHN-tay |
...a casual restaurant | una trattoria un'osteria |
oo-nah trah-toar-RHEE-yah oon ohst-air-EE-yah |
I would like to reserve... | Vorrei prenotare... | voar-RAY pray-note-ARE-eh |
a table for two | una tavola per due | oo-nah TAH-voal-lah pair DOO-way |
...for 7pm | per le sette | pair lay SET-tay |
...for 7:30pm | per le sette e mezzo | pair lay SET-tay eh MET-tzoh |
...for 8pm | per le otto | pair lay OH-toh |
I would like | Vorrei... | voar-RAY |
...some (of) | un pó (di) | oon POH (dee) |
...this | questo | KWAY-sto |
...that | quello | KWEL-loh |
chicken | pollo | POL-loh |
steak | bistecca | bee-STEAK-ah |
veal | vitello | vee-TEL-oh |
fish | pesce | PEH-shay |
meat | carne | KAR-neh |
I am vegetarian | sono vegetariano | SO-no veg-eh-tair-ee-YAH-no |
side dish [veggies always come seperately] | cotorno | kon-TOR-no |
dessert | dolce | DOAL-chay |
and | e | ay |
...a glass of | un bicchiere di | oon bee-key-YAIR-eh dee |
...a bottle of | una bottiglia di | oo-na boh-TEEL-ya dee |
...a half-liter of | mezzo litro di | MET-tzoh LEE-tro dee |
...fizzy water | acqua gassata | AH-kwah gah-SAHT-tah |
...still water | acqua non gassata | AH-kwah noan gah-SAHT-tah |
...red wine | vino rosso | VEE-noh ROH-so |
...white wine | vino bianco | VEE-noh bee-YAHN-koh |
...beer | birra | BEER-a |
Check, please | Il conto, per favore | eel COAN-toh pair fah-VOAR-eh |
Is service included? | É incluso il servizio? | ay een-CLOU-so eel sair-VEET-zee-yo |
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Trattoria Antichi Cancelli
Via Faenza 73r
tel. +39-055-238-2940
Closed Mondays
€€€
Bus: 81; Linea CF
Hop-on/hop-off: Stazione SF SMIN (A, B), Piazza Stazione (C)
Walks & Seminars
Wine tastings
Cooking classes
Special meals
Vineyard excursions
» Chianti
» Other Tuscan wine regions