Best Bar I've been to in Italy. Great vibe, bartenders and pours! Whether it's Guia, Carlo or…read moreRicardo all are excellent specialty cocktail artists. Sit outside or get more privacy in a semi dark beautiful inside

WOW! If you want to feel warm and welcomed then you must go visit Emma, at Bar 500. Her…read morerestaurant is in the heart of downtown Cortona and offers inside and outside seating. Her restaurant is quaint, charming, and cozy. Emma will treat you like one of her family. My wife and I found her one night while she was closing and asked if we could get dessert and coffee to go. She could have said "no" very easily but instead welcomed us and prepared two hot coffees with cookies and a tart to go. We liked her so much, we made reservations for dinner the next night before we walked out. OBTW, the coffee and desserts were fresh and tasty. Our dinner and service the next evening was great. Emma and her associate do everything. They seat you, hand out the menu, take your order, cook and serve you the food, and then bus the tables. All along the way, you get to talk with Emma. My wife and I had salads to begin our meal and then pasta dishes with ragu. Our meals were cooked fresh, served hot, and the portions were generous. If you looked around, all of her customers were laughing, smiling, and enjoying themselves. The prices were very reasonable considering her location. Emma has quite a selection of tasty and fresh desserts, especially the cookies with the chocolate strip. There are plenty of options in Cortona but if you want to feel like you are entering into someone's home, go visit Emma. You will not be disappointed. Don't forget to make that reservation because you will need it!

The breakfast here is delicious. The eggs are cooked perfectly and comes with cappuccino and orange…read morejuice. The eggs were our favorite in town. My husband also enjoyed the pancakes.

Appertivo on the street of Cortona! Wonderful staff, so welcoming! A fun establishment to enjoy a…read morecup of cafe, or sip on a Negroni and watch the passaggiata nightly. This is the place. They make a mean Manhattan. We enjoyed the inside tables as well.

Love this place! If ever you go to Cortona try this place! Food was divine and I love the outdoor…read moreseating which includes free wifi. Service was excellent too!!

Typical tourist spot with a good central piazza location ... and bad everything else. If you want…read moreto sit and enjoy a drink while looking out at the piazza and people watching, you'll be okay. If you come thinking you'll get an amazing drink, meal, etc. you'd be better off not stopping. For a bar whose clientele is made up of tourists, they don't seem to like tourists at all. Our waiter pretty much treated us in the same way as when you come home and find your cat sitting on the dinner table. Though he did not spray us with a water bottle, his attitude was that of, 'I hate these people ... when does my shift end?' When our drinks came to the table, we noticed that they were all about 60% full (including lots of ice). Every other place in Cortona which we went to served a full drink. We probably would have had two drinks here, since we paid the table charge ... but decided not to because of the partially full drinks. Also, just FYI, there is a fee if you use a credit card vs. paying in cash. Come for the view and people watching ... but know that you aren't really welcome if you are a tourist, which is odd because this feels like one of the most touristy bars in the world.

We walked out after being completely treated rudely by our server. Miserable old guy, with a…read moremiserable personality. We asked to sit inside for lunch, were shown the worst table in the restaurant, and the only one without a tablecloth, right by the door where we would be constantly jostled by the waiter , the customers rushing in ...we have been in Italy for 11 days and not once did we get this sort of treatment.And this is at the beginning of the tourist season, can't imagine this guy's attitude by September. I would definitely walk on by here.

My friend and I stopped by Bottega Baracchi for an aperitivo and a small snack after a few hours of…read moreperusing the Cortona Sunday flea market in the piazzas nearby. Bottega Baracchi looks quite small from the street, but there are a large network of counters and dining rooms below street-level so don't be put off if you need to accommodate a large party or even just if the little bar area looks full. As I mentioned, we only had a snack, so I can't speak very knowledgeably about the food, but I will just leave a tip here. If you buy a drink during happy hour you are also welcome to partake in the snackies they leave out in the bar area! The day we came through, there were small pieces of pizza, toast with a spicy tomato sauce (kind of salsa-like, actually), spicy peanuts, cheese puffs, and a variety of small sandwiches with a variety of cold cuts and cheeses. It was a nice way to stave off some hunger before our late dinner reservation.

The only reason this gets a 1 is the view. It's an awful tourist trap. Please, do yourself a favor…read moreand go somewhere else...don't let this ruin your Cortona experience like it did ours, because it truly is a magical place however, this restaurant was the worst experience we've had in Italy... worst food...worst drinks, even the wine was terrible...and the worst service. We travel a ton and respect that service isn't always the same everywhere, but this was outrageous. So much so, I'm writing my first review in years.

A Tuscany dream! Situated outside on Piazza Teatro in Cortona. Great service, wonderful folks…read more Owner Roberto is charming and serves the best drinks with a parade of passerby's to enjoy and entertain you!