Osteria del Leone

An osteria steps from the water square

The Osteria del Leone is at Via dei Mulini, 3, in Bagno Vignoni, a few steps from the square of the fountains. It is a stone house, with small rooms of tables with tablecloths and candles. It works for a dinner after bathing, without taking the car if you are sleeping in the village, or for lunch between the baths and San Quirico.

What to order

The menu is Tuscan, with local meat and some seafood. To start, Chianina tartare with Taggiasca olives and buffalo ricotta (€16), Montalcino-style tripe with saffron, Cinta Senese sausage and pecorino (€14) or liver pâté with sweet-and-sour onion (€14). For first courses, home-made pappardelle with the sauce of the day or hand-pulled pici with piennolo tomato and pecorino (€16), tagliolini with seasonal truffle (€24) or risotto (€22).

For main courses, Cinta Senese shoulder, the black pig of Siena, with vegetables and saba (€18), suckling pig cheek (€20), pigeon (€30) or bistecca alla fiorentina, charged by weight, at €6 or €7 per 100 g depending on the cut and with a minimum of just over a kilo. For those who do not eat meat, vegetable soufflé with pecorino cream (€16) or a vegetable dish (€10). There is hand-cut Cinta Senese ham and a board of cow's, sheep's and goat's cheeses (€20 each). Desserts from €6 to €12, such as cantucci with vin santo.

If you want to be led, there are three tasting menus for the whole table: four dishes of the area for €45, the chef's surprise menu (five dishes and dessert) for €55 and the house menu of seven dishes for €75.

When to go and how to book

The website does not publish hours or a closing day, so confirm when you book, through TheFork from the button on its website or by phone on 0577 887300. Bagno Vignoni is small and is walked on foot.