Restaurants in Pisa

Where to eat in Pisa

For one of the best meals in town, head just north of the city walls to Da Bruno for excellent traditional Pisan cuisine in a trattoria setting.
Closed Tues & Wed afternoon; Via Luigi Bianchi 12, tel. +39-050-560-818, www.anticatrattoriadabruno.it.

For a quick, cheap way to fill one's belly near the Leaning Tower, I always pop into Il Canguro, with its excellent panini (sandwiches), beer on tap, and surprisingly cheery and genuine service—something normally hard to come by so close to such a hugely popular tourist attraction. It's just a short block and a half or so due south of the tower.
Via Santa Maria 151. tel. +39-050-561-942.

Pisa has a great daily food market surrounding Piazza Vettovaglie supplying market trattorie like S. Omobono, its tiny tables ranged around a medieval column and its dishes die-hard Pisan. (The house wine is a bit odd, though; order a cheap bottle instead.)
Closed Sunday; Piazza S. Omobono 6. tel. +39-050-540-847.

Another locals' favorite is Osteria La Grotta, serving Tuscan dishes in a convivial faux-cavern setting until 10:45pm, when becomes a wine bar.
Closed Sunday; Via San Francesco 103. tel. +39-050-578-105, www.osterialagrotta.com.

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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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Pisa tourist information office
Most convenient location:
Piazza Arcivescovado 8 (in the Museo del Duomo, just behind the Leaning Tower)
tel. +39-334-641-9408

Main location:
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II 16 (two blocks north of the main train station)
tel. +39-050-42-291

Other locations:
• At the aiport
• Near Ponte di Mezzo (Lungarno Galilei at Piazza XX Settembre)

www.pisaunicaterra.it
www.pisaturismo.it

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Pisa tourist information office
Most convenient location:
Piazza Arcivescovado 8 (in the Museo del Duomo, just behind the Leaning Tower)
tel. +39-334-641-9408

Main location:
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II 16 (two blocks north of the main train station)
tel. +39-050-42-291

Other locations:
• At the aiport
• Near Ponte di Mezzo (Lungarno Galilei at Piazza XX Settembre)

www.pisaunicaterra.it
www.pisaturismo.it


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