Best pizza I've had on our tour of Italy, and one of the best if not the best pizzas I've ever had. And on this trip we have had pizza recommended by the concierges of The Gritti Palace Venice and the St Regis Florence.
The restaurant at the base of your drive up the hill to the Renaissance Il Ciocco Resort. Other than the resort's own restaurants, this is the next closest in terms of distance.
And you can't beat the price - with 2 glasses of Chianti, the app that translates to "tidbits of the house" with this amazing cheese i had never heard of and had to look up, two carafes of still water, and the Ciocco pizza which translates to "thick" in the menu images, the total bill came to $33. I haven't had a dinner for two that inexpensive in years.
The Ciocco pizza was replete with black truffle and was a whopping $8. $8!
Service was good, the restaurant is a neat old building and their terrace / beer garden is huge. Really cool place. If you find yourself near Barga or at any of the Il Ciocco resorts make sure you hit this place up. The Renaissance front desk told us Zi'meo was closed on Wednesdays but it was not closed. You can make a reservation through their Facebook page via messenger.
Love it. It's a must do pizza joint. read more