Osteria delle Catene

Osteria delle Catene sits near the Porta San Matteo end of town, a medieval vault with modern art and lighting fixtures where locals gather to enjoy everything from mixed meat and cheese platters to full Tuscan meals accompanied by excellent Italian wines.

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Osteria delle Catene
Via Mainardi 18
tel. +39-0577-941-966
www.osteriadellecatene.it
Open summer: 12pm–2:30pm, 7pm–9:30pm; winter: 12pm–2pm, 7pm–9pm
Closed Wed and Sun evenings

Italian dining phrases
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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www.sangimignano.com

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Osteria delle Catene
Via Mainardi 18
tel. +39-0577-941-966
www.osteriadellecatene.it
Open summer: 12pm–2:30pm, 7pm–9:30pm
winter
: 12pm–2pm, 7pm–9pm
Closed Wed and Sun evenings

Tourist info

For more info:
www.sangimignano.com

Hotels in San Gimignano
San Gimignano hotels
Hotel Bel Soggiorno [€]
Hotel La Cisterna [€]
Hotel Leon Bianco [€]
Hotel L'Antico Pozzo [€€]

» More hotels in San Gimignano (from €68)
» B&Bs in San Gimignano (from €54)
» Apartments in San Gimignano (from €63)
» Agriturimsi near San Gimignano (from €55)


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