Kitchen · Pienza
Menu — English
The full menu of La Piazzetta in Pienza, with prices. Our kitchen follows the seasons and cooks with local ingredients from the Val d’Orcia.
This is the autumn menu, updated in October 2026.
Starters
Tuscan board – cured meats and pecorino cheeses from Val d’Orcia, served with heirloom fig compote
Hand-cut Chianina beef tartare – 150 g, with a herb bread crisp, Vin Santo–marinated egg yolk, and Caesar dressing
Deconstructed pumpkin millefeuille with porcini mushrooms, sage and toasted hazelnuts
Broccoli flan with dried tomatoes, melted local pecorino cheese, parmentier potato cream and Rosso di Montepulciano wine reduction
Carrot and turmeric flan with carrot cream, black sesame seeds, dehydrated pachino cherry tomatoes, light Pienza pecorino fondue and balsamic vinegar reduction
First Courses
Handmade pici pasta with traditional Tuscan garlic sauce
Handmade pici pasta with traditional Tuscan meat ragù
Pappardelle with traditional wild boar ragù
Spaghetti alla chitarra, carbonara-style, with local guanciale and Pienza pecorino
Maremma-style raviolo filled with ricotta and spinach, served with butter, sage and walnut crumble
Classic Tuscan ribollita soup
Vegetable velouté of the day
Main Courses
Beef tenderloin with porcini mushrooms
«Fornacina» slow-cooked peppery beef stew with mashed potatoes
Sliced grilled beef with rosemary
Low-temperature cooked salt cod in a cherry-tomato stew with sultanas and pine nuts
Chianina T-bone steak (Fiorentina style)
Sides
Oven-roasted seasonal ratatouille with aromatic herbs
Roasted potatoes with rosemary
Mixed salad
Pan-sautéed wild field greens
Cannellini beans with new season olive oil
Desserts
Homemade Tiramisù with amaretti
Custard tart with pine nuts and powdered sugar
Tuscan cantucci almond biscuits served with Vinsanto sweet wine
Panna cotta with mixed berry sauce
Fiordilatte ice cream
Chocolate ice cream
Fiordilatte ice cream with coffee
Mixed fruit salad
Spirits and amari
Spirits
Cognac
Grappa
Rum
Amari
Whisky
Cover charge 3.50 € per person. Foods and drinks may contain ingredients classed as allergens: the full list is available at the restaurant and in the PDF menu. The menu follows the seasons and may change with the availability of ingredients.
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Frequently asked questions
Do you have vegetarian dishes?
Yes. The autumn menu has several dishes based on vegetables, cheese and fresh pasta, with no meat or fish in the recipe: among the starters Il Mosaico d’Autunno (pumpkin, porcini, sage and hazelnuts), L’Abbraccio delle Colline (broccoli flan with pecorino) and La Tavolozza delle Crete (carrot and turmeric flan); among the first courses Il Tesoro della Massaia, ricotta and spinach raviolo with butter and sage; and the sides, from ratatouille to cannellini beans. If you follow a vegetarian diet, tell our staff: the kitchen will confirm the ingredients of every dish.
Is there a cover charge?
Yes, 3.50 € per person.
How is the Fiorentina steak priced?
By weight: the Chianina T-bone steak (bistecca alla fiorentina) costs 6 € per 100 g.
Do you have fish on the menu?
Yes: low-temperature cooked salt cod in a cherry-tomato stew with sultanas and pine nuts (22 €). Fish is also listed among the allergens of the Chianina tartare (La Cruda della Terra di Toscana), which comes with Caesar dressing.
What about allergies and intolerances?
The full allergen list is available at the restaurant and in the menu. Tell our staff about any need: the kitchen will suggest alternatives.