The Antinori marchesi started their wine empire 29 generations ago and counting—the current marquis's ancestor Giovanni di Piero was inscribed into the Vinatteri guild in 1385.
Taking their cue from an ancient vintner tradition, they've installed a (very classy) wine bar in their 15th-century palazzo anchoring the north end of Florence’s toniest shopping street.
This is a fancy wine bar full of fancy people, not one of the cheap fiaschetterie listed elsewhere on this site, so be prepared for restaurant-style prices (and a menu of proper dishes beyond the typical wine bar snacks).
Most ingredients come fresh from the Antinori farms, as does all the fine wine. Start with the fettucini all'anatra (noodles in duck sauce) or the ribollita, and round out the meal with the trippa alla Fiorentina or the mighty gran pezzo (thick slab of oven-roasted Chiana beef).
If you choose this worthy splurge as a secondo, skip the first course and instead follow your steak with formaggi misti, which may include pecorino and mozzarella made fresh that morning.
Their cantucci (Tuscan biscotti) come from Prato's premier producer.
Cantinetta Antinori ★
Piazza Antinori 3 at top of Via dei Tornabuoni
(Santa Maria Novella)
tel. +39-055-292-234
www.cantinetta-antinori.com
Closed Sat–Sun
€€€
Bus: 6, 11, 12, 36
Hop-on/hop-off: Stazione FS SMN (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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Cantinetta Antinori ★
Piazza Antinori 3 at top of Via dei Tornabuoni
(Santa Maria Novella)
tel. +39-055-292-234
www.cantinetta-antinori.com
Closed Sat–Sun
€€€
Bus: 6, 11, 12, 36
Hop-on/hop-off: Stazione FS SMN (A, B), Piazza Stazione (C)
Walks & Seminars
Wine tastings
Cooking classes
Special meals
Vineyard excursions
» Chianti
» Other Tuscan wine regions