On a nice warm day, who can pass up a really good gelato?…read more Service was good, they had a nice variety of flavors. We first thought this was going to be our go to for gelato every night, but there hours weren't correct on there door, everyone we passed this place it was closed and weird hours, so we at least got to try them once and have no complaints. Hopefully the owner can update there hours.

Outstanding gelato!! Wide variety of flavors…read moreOne of the best we had in Europe Plenty of outdoor seating Location is in a friendly neighborhood Service is great

Pro: - Close to sightseeing places, major churches and…read moreshopping malls - Walk in distance to retailers, restaurants - Helpful desk - Affordable price Cons: - Motel graded from hotel - Age interior design - Small room for triple bedroom size - Tiny bathroom size and age - Odors smell

It's a mid hotel. Nothing fancy but is a great location right near the main train station. The…read morerooms have average amenities you'd expect. Front desk staff were really friendly and helpful for recommendations. Best part is still the location. Plenty of eateries within walking distance. Lots of souvenir shops if you fancy. Felt pretty safe walking around there.

Best dining experience in Italy. Hands-down. No competition. The quality and quantity of the food…read morewas fantastic, and actually very affordable. The restaurant has a very intimate, cozy ambience. Our waiter was so nice and took the time to explain the dishes, checked in on us when we looked like we needed anything, and never rushed us. Everyone has already mentioned the key logistical points: the entrance is a bit hard to find, and you'll need reservations unless you are extremely lucky and arrive right when they open (that's what we did, and were lucky to be able to get a table).

A fellow hotel guest discovered Machiavelli's Club and suggested we go for dinner. This restaurant…read moreis a bit off the main road, so it wasn't something we'd just seeing walking down the sidewalk. It was definitely worth finding! Their menu is limited, so between my friends and I, we probably tried most items on the menu. I had the eggplant for the first course and the millefeese for dinner. Both were delicious!

By far my favorite restaurant of the trip, between Florence, Verona, Pompeii and Rome. This…read morerestaurant was close(ish) to our hotel, had outdoor seating and a very friendly and helpful staff. We stopped in for dinner towards the end of our trip, after a long day of walking through the city. We were famished, and I originally said I wasn't going to drink with my meal, but then my husband ordered a glass of red and it looked so good that I asked our waiter to bring me one, as well. He actually took the time to ask me what I was thinking of getting for my main and then pulled a bottle of red for me off of that. So my main? It was the zucchini risotto (€18), and my husband ordered the Gnocco Amatriciana (€15). We settled in with our glasses of red and the basket of bread (served with a side of olive oil and a side of a red pepper butter) while we enjoyed people-watching around the neighborhood. The outdoor patio wasn't huge but it was comfortable, and our table was tucked away in a corner so we had a view of the cobblestone streets without being on display ourselves. The risotto was fantastic. Creamy and a bit tangy, with semi-crispy bits of zucchini on top, the risotto itself was perfectly cooked and worked really well with the other elements in the bowl. I'm not ashamed to say that I put a hurtin' on that bowl and polished it off in record time. My husband loved the flavor of his gnocco, and was mostly pleased with the amatriciana sauce; his only complaint was that they blended the sauce before pouring it over the gnocco, which meant he didn't get the toothsome bites of guanciale or tomato. It didn't hurt the flavor of the dish at all, in his opinion, but he did say he would have preferred a chunkier sauce. I guess chunks aren't part of their aesthetic. Though we were both full at that point, we decided to share an order of tiramisu (€9). It was a bigger serving than either of us expected, and gave us a subtle sugar kick, without being too sweet. There were cookie crumbles on top, which I really enjoyed, as it gave another texture to the smooth layers of the tiramisu. I really wish we could have gone back for another meal before leaving, but we just ran out of time (and stomach space, there's only so much I can eat in a day!) Highly recommend this spot if you're in the area, though!

Had our best dinner in Rome at this charming spot tucked in an alley. Super friendly service…read more Loved the artichoke app so much. Their house red wine was wonderful.

Gelateria Dondoli is one of San Gimignano's most iconic culinary stops, transforming a simple…read moregelato into a memorable Tuscan experience. It is located in the heart of Piazza della Cisterna, the award-winning gelateria is known for its rich, ultra-creamy textures, high-quality local ingredients, and inventive flavors created by master gelato maker Sergio Dondoli. While classics like pistachio and chocolate are exceptional, the shop is especially famous for creative combinations such as saffron and pine nut cream or pink grapefruit with sparkling wine. We tried Rosemary Baby (Raspberry and Tuscan rosemary) and safron and pine nut cream gelato. Nothing like we ever tasted...The atmosphere is lively and energetic, with long lines that reflect its international reputation. We waited in line about 30 minutes but was well worth it. Despite the long line and higher prices, Gelateria Dondoli remains a must-visit destination. Enjoying a cone beneath the medieval towers of San Gimignano turned the experience into more than dessert...it becomes part of the town's charm, and unique character.

Gelateria Dondoli is one of those places that gets a lot of hype, and it definitely draws a crowd…read morein San Gimignano. When we visited, there was a line about 15 people deep out the door, but it moved reasonably quickly. They offer a wide range of unique flavors -- things like rosemary, lavender, and other creative combinations you don't usually see. It makes for a fun experience trying something different. All the flavors we tried were good, and overall the gelato was excellent. We've had some incredible gelato elsewhere in Italy, but this was still very enjoyable. Worth stopping in if you're in San Gimignano. Grab some and enjoy by the well in the center of the piazza.

Went to this place last spring and it was the best gelato I had in Italy. I went to Rome, Venice,…read moreVerona, Peruvian, and Tuscany(given that it was mostly the touristy places so ig the gelato places there weren't the most authentic) and this place was the best(Thai place was somewhat hidden though so not one of the tourist trap places) The flavors were super clean and tasted very real. Honestly one of highlights of my Italy trip. Service was also nice, no issues, ordered got the gelato and left.

If you don't count hole in the wall pizza places with no place to sit down that will sell you pizza…read moreslices, Pizza places in Italy are full service restaurants. You can get pizza but you can a whole range of Italian dishes as well. San Marco is a midrange pizza-and-everything-else place in Ludovisi. Ludovisi has tons of upscale expensive and worth every penny restaurants ... And tons of coffee-at-the-counter-or-at-a-sidewalk-table utility cafes. Both types of establishment are wonderful. Midrange places are harder to find. San Marco shows that the middle of the road can be a great place to be. * * * San Marco is actually two adjoining restaurants right next to each other. They get a gigantic businessmen's lunch business. (There are all sorts of banks and foundations in the neighborhood.) So at lunchtime - both sides of the establishment are packed. At night, they close the right one and only open the left one. That restaurant has a large sidewalk space and then multiple rooms one after the other inside. So even at half capacity, they can feed a lot of people. I was originally put off when in the middle of my meal, A large tour bus parked in front of the restaurant and about sixty people got out to eat. This is normally a huge red flag for me. This is one of the few cases I have found where having a tour bus business is NOT a sign of mediocrity. When I thought about it - I already knew that local businessmen who know their Italian food flock to this place in droves for lunch. And the establishment certainly has the room to feed several tour busses. The rest of the crowd around me was locals. So I turned off my "Tour-Bus-Alert-Alarm" and just enjoyed life. I got a five star meal out of it so I can't complain. * * * It doesn't matter that I had sausages and peppers. For what it is worth, I have yet to find an American style "Italian Sausage" anywhere in Rome - and I have had plenty of sausage. Maybe the fennel based sausages we get in the States are a Neapolitan or Southern Italian thing. The sausage I had was the texture of an Italian sausage but with the plain simplicity of an English banger. What differentiated it was a) an amazing char job on the sausage b) pork that was far tastier than any pork you get in a sausage in the U.S. And by that I mean pork that tastes like pig. C) really really good peppers did not hurt the dish, and fresh arugula goes a long way to counteracting the fat in your sausage. d) add charred rye bread to soak up the juices. I was a happy boy. * * * Why do I say that it doesn't matter that I had sausages and peppers? Because the menu at San Marco is absitively posolutely ginormous. It is huge. Pages and pages of pizza. Pages and pages of non-pizza. There is not a common Roman dish you can think of that is not on their menu some place. So the odds of you coming here and getting sausage and peppers is less than a jillion to one. But plenty of people like the other stuff on the menu. Frankly, I am going back to this establishment the day after I write this review because I saw a jillion other things I wanted to have. Look at the other Yelp reviews and you will see praise for many other dishes besides the sausages. Pizza gets a lot of love. * * * I found amazing things to eat all over this fantastic city. I encourage you to eat in as many different places as you can. (Write Yelp reviews about them while you are at it. Nudge. Nudge.) But if for some reason, you just had to eat at San Marco and only San Marco for your entire stay. You would not do badly. You certainly would not run out of new things to experience.

During our 7-day stay, we (including a 10 and 12 year old) ate at San Marco Pizzeria at least four…read moretimes. It was conveniently close to our hotel, but more importantly, it was delicious! The standout for us was the pizza with guanciale and red onions--the meaty savoriness of the guanciale paired perfectly with the mozzarella and Parmigiano Reggiano. Everything we tried was high quality, including the pastas, the Bruschetta Completa (prosciutto, mozzarella, and tomatoes), and the desserts. Both the panna cotta and tiramisu were excellent. It's clearly a local favorite as well as a tourist spot, which is always a great sign. They also do a great job with carry-out if you want a quiet night in. Highly recommended!

1. Blood Orange Ricotta Gelato with Cinnamon…read more 2. Chocolate Gelato Dotted with Large Pieces of Orange Peel. 3. Whipped Cream on Top of All of That That is Even Better Than the Gelato. 4. A Cone Dipped in Fresh Liquid Chocolate 5. A Cookie Dipped in the Same Fresh Liquid Chocolate Standing Straight Up and Down in the Whipped Cream All of this was just as amazing as it sounds here. * * * Steve McQueen was hiding in the Chocolate that was lining the inside of the cone. As I was nearly passed out in bliss over Blood Orange Ricotta Orange Peel Chocolate and Whipped Cream The Chocolate in the Cone decided to make the Great Escape. It tunneled its way to the bottom of the cone and all of the chocolate prisoners made a mad escape through the very end of the cone. My shirt and my jeans were completely covered with large pools of chocolate from navel to knee. * * * Wearing chocolate like that is a Badge of Honor. It shows you have really been there. They sell clothes in Italy if it really comes to that. * * * For gelato like that, you should be ready to do Anything !

I tried the stracciatella and pistachio, topped with a little panna, and I'm still thinking about…read morethem. The texture was incredibly creamy & smooth, and the flavors had this rich, honest depth that made each bite feel a bit special. The panna added just the right touch without overwhelming anything -- it all came together beautifully. One of those gelato moments that stays with you long after the trip. A spot I'd happily go out of my way for again.

The food is great and the service is attentive, yet not pushy. The ambiance is more elevated than…read more"casual" but less so than "fancy." It manages to find that perfect slot! My waiter Ucchio was incredible!

The restaurant is very clsssic Italian. Fancy but not over done. The service was great. Gave…read moreexcellent service and recommendations. Had the lasagna which was amazing. Everything you'd want in a lasagna; full of flavor and cheesy. Glad place to stop for lunch or dinner.

Wonderful experience last night - their food is clearly prepared with a lot of care and love. We…read moregot the beef stew risotto and the seafood risotto, and both were very nice. The desserts were the real star - the lemon curd and strawberry dessert was a winner, and the sbrisolona cake with zabione cream will be on my mind for years to come. The ambience is peaceful and charming, and the service was delightful- Mina took good care of us and was very kind.

Delicious risotto! Dedicated 100% gluten free! Everything on the menu is GLUTEN FREE!…read more We enjoyed the LAMB RAGU risotto and the TRUFFLE risotto (daily special). The lamb ragu was our favorite. It was a fantastic blend of savory flavor. The Truffle risotto was a little bland. It needed some salt and perhaps some fresh herbs. As a dedicated gluten free restaurant, the beer was all gluten free, as well as the lemoncello which was made from a rice based liquor. I ordered the lemoncello and found it to be more cloudy than normal. While it was good, I prefer regular lemoncello made from grain alcohol. We sat outside which was lovely and recommended if not too hot. TIP: Make a reservation. We came without a reservation and luckily were seated, but were told it is important to make reservation in the future.