Solociccia

Dario Cecchini's lunch-only meat feast in Panzano: one sitting at noon, shared tables, and a fixed butcher's menu that runs from brisket in salsa verde to costata and olive oil cake.

Solociccia is the table of Dario Cecchini, the Panzano butcher, and it runs on one rule: sit down at noon and trust the kitchen. The fixed Menu del Macellaio moves through petto in salsa verde, crostini di sugo, ramerino in culo, beans in olive oil, costata alla Fiorentina and slow braises, with a vegetarian path and a kids' menu. Rooms are single-menu and seated at shared tables, so strangers become neighbours fast. House Chianti, water, bread and pinzimonio are included, and you may bring your own bottle without a corkage fee. It finishes with moka coffee, torta all'olio and Grappa Cecchini.

Best for: A long communal Chianti lunch