Bar Ristorante Topo Gigio

We were recommended this place by one of the staff at nearby Canyon Park (also well worth a visit if you're out in this part of Lucca Tuscany! and we are SO glad we listened to them! Although it looks just like a simple, roadside eatery, the quality of the food and the charming, local feel make it so much more... On arrival, we could see it was very busy indoors (full of locals but were lucky enough to get the last table for two on the outdoor decking area. The waitress sorted our drinks orders and then recited the menu of the day to us, comprising the usual selection of primeri piatti (pasta first course and secondi piatti (main course options. The hero dishes here were the pasta courses a wonderfully simply linguine amatriciana and a delicious pesto gnocchi which blew all the other pasta dishes we had had during our trip out of the water! The main courses were simple but tasty, and the crowning moment of the whole thing was paying the bill, as the whole meal only cost €25 (this included a 500ml carafe of house white wine and a Birra Moretti ! A lovely finishing touch was upon leaving, when we told the staff we were on honeymoon and they immediately responded with warmth and insisted we have a complimentary digestif of some delicious local liqueur. All in all, a hugely heartwarming, honest and enjoyable experience.

Lovely waitress, very good price and very good pasta- we enjoyed all the meals we ordered and a wonderful white wine. Not a tourist restaurant and a veruly nice place.

Recommended by a friend. excellent for both food and price! I'll definitely come back!

I wanted to thank you for the kindness and hospitality. you are wonderful people, a beautiful family that welcomes, in your own room, with grace, professionalism and a beautiful smile that never spoils. available, even with us, that we were guests in your beautiful land. You made us feel at home. Thank you.

One of the best example of outstanding quality I still dream the roast beef) joined with more than affordable price . Such gems are not uncommon in these valleys