Well, I obviously can't answer the question, "
Where can I find the best pizza in Tuscany?". For one thing neither I nor anyone else has eaten at every pizza restaurant in Tuscany and, of course, tastes vary. However, having said that, what I can tell you is
where to enjoy truly excellent thin crust pizza in Tuscany. I prefer the thin crust variety of pizza because it's lighter, easier on the digestion and the taste of the dough doesn't distract attention from the tastes of the toppings.
![thin crust pizza in Tuscany thin crust pizza in Tuscany](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPFkB4_odXHz4xxlQ23qmE-_Do-avBht2z15KXJgP1Rqqu9kfg5KterOg-y49gT__90bZuHQ5atzkVe2GWV2NvUlkmNY_0VB8GaK_ccK28nMhqJIRGeoytsu7iTIlAegFoz0EOP2twIg/s400/thin_crust_pizza.jpg) |
A delicious thin crust pizza |
In
Greve in Chianti,
Ristorante Pizzeria La Cantina, located away from Piazza Matteotti on the small
Piazza Trento where the buses from Florence stop, serves a range of beautifully presented Tuscan dishes AND the best thin crust pizza I have tasted anywhere in Chianti. You have a choice of sitting outside on the piazza or inside in the "cantina" which used to be a coal store for the
steam trams that used to run from Greve to Florence. The restaurant was the bar of the tram station which occupied Piazza Trento. During summer, I always sit outside in enclosed area on the edge of the piazza.
![Ristorante Pizzeria La Cantina in Greve in Chianti, Tuscany Ristorante Pizzeria La Cantina in Greve in Chianti, Tuscany](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_b0MJda3gPZQ3JHABDZ3vbd5QPrlOp9bEG2RndQsCEk1JhveU6gNf7pzmc9-slExehczbql0Ll2mXbA1dV-c85fvGaaVJNkuMbCBKKRhfi6Oi7_4vZph1Cqb2Z6Vga0NDZpdTkUC7Co/s400/la_cantina_interior.jpg) |
Interior of Ristorante Pizzeria La Cantina in Greve in Chianti |
It's usually Alessandro taking the orders (using an app on his cellphone) with Lorena in charge of the kitchen. There's a good range of pizza toppings and a very good wine cellar. And don't forget to try some of the other dishes - classic Tuscan with individual flare.
![Outdoor dining at Ristorante Pizzeria La Cantina in Greve in Chianti Outdoor dining at Ristorante Pizzeria La Cantina in Greve in Chianti](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilqsQQtvdN5ndBO9c5hr4aGSdGN1hnn4rliiD4J4X2-gnZ2NKoQ-nSNrhxBahQ0PnC9rbkT8cZSkKTHs_EZepnvJ1jJAHSB7oYYk9uJKSPsatgGIAkuGZw_YVIt9Ff8CHpbB0yLeg7ak/s400/alessandro.jpg) |
Here's Alessandro taking an order |
![Happy customers at Ristorante Pizzeria La Cantina in Tuscany Happy customers at Ristorante Pizzeria La Cantina in Tuscany](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpGUQTtpVrDtSgE9PUTSUWtm97EHa1pPZ72Ls7dEXRrEf0rlPzyy9JOxLm_rJHSqMm5bvvE-hrKbBofJnMob1bK81lFdy15EgG6ZSen7145gmB5N32PgqGGy4k_sAqrphIgdBE-Tkdsc/s400/la_cantina_ladies.jpg) |
Happy customers at Ristorante Pizzeria La Cantina |
![La Cantina house wine - an excellent Chianti Classico La Cantina house wine - an excellent Chianti Classico](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkWZ3lUv0-GincI0U9Aq7PqaAE-nrftHFPR7IakfkbpXSIUe58uZywxO8y6HLpul26vDHM38uGCpwtf8K5_Qy6jBZwRxQe4tTkSeyjVhwEdIqq7-WPh9G-YcZFLjx7R-o2wFE0Vvlfc8/s400/la_cantina_house_wine.jpg) |
La Cantina house wine - an excellent Chianti Classico |
Alessandro's family opened "La Cantina" in 1980 in the old tram bar and later extended it by converting the coal store into a commodious dining room. La Cantina is open for both lunch and dinner.
More about Ristorante Pizzeria La Cantina in Greve in Chianti.
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Author: Anna Maria Baldini