Restaurants in Lucca

Where to dine in Lucca, Italy

Trattorie in Lucca

Lucca sports three excellent trattorias serving up inexpensive, heaping portions of Luccese dishes, including zuppa di farro (emmer soup).

Da Leo
Da Leo is the old-fashioned lunch spot of choice for locals just off the central Piazza San Michele.
Via Tegrimi 1, tel. +39-0583-492-236,

Da Giulio
Huge Da Giulio packs them in for dinner, making up for the lack of decor in with quality cooking and smiling service.
Via Conce 45/Piazza San Donato, tel. +39-0583-55-948.

Light meals in Lucca

Pizzeria da Felice (Via Buia 12, tel. +39-0583-494-986, www.pizzeriafelice.it) serves excellent pizza by the slice along with the local specialty flatbreads: cecina, made with chickpeas, and castagnaccio, a chestnut-flour pancake stuffed with sweet ricotta.

At 4:30pm, locals line up at the Art Nouveau take-out window of Amadeo Giusti (Via Santa Lucia 18-20) to snack on Lucca's best pizza bianca (the "white pizza," a.k.a. focaccia, with no sauce or cheese, just a little olive oil and rosemary).

They then take it on their evening passeggiata stroll along shop-lined Via Fillungo, popping into historic 1846 Antico Caffé di Simo (Via Fillungo 58) for an espresso or Campari-soda.

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