The historic stone building of Ristoro l’Antica Scuderia near Badia a Passignano, surrounded by Tuscan countryside

Badia a Passignano · Barberino Tavarnelle

Ristoro l’Antica Scuderia

Historic restaurant · Passignano

The name tells its history: this was once the place where riders rested and changed horses, in the shadow of the ancient abbey of Badia a Passignano. The Puliti family has run it for decades with the quiet conviction of people who know exactly what they are doing.

The menu changes with the seasons — genuinely, not nominally — and the wine list reaches into Super Tuscans and Brunello without losing its Chianti roots.

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