Ristorante IL CANTINONE Perugia

The restaurant, kind of hidden behind the main piazza in Perugia, is open for dinner only. Even though we were there on a Monday, by 8:15 the outside tables were taken/reserved, so we went inside. In retrospect, that was a good choice - very pleasant and interesting place. The food was superb. We had the cheese&cold cuts board, that was tasty. For the main dish we had the pork belly with apples&cabbage, which was very good, and the veal cheeks that was out of this word. We shared half liter of house red wine, which was very pleasant and complemented the meat dishes well. Espresso and tiramisu rounded out the meal. Overall, probably the best meal we had in the last 3 weeks of travel.

Nice ristorante tucked away off the piazza in Perugia Central Old Town Portion sizes were suited to having all 3 courses but I suspect if you let them know exactly how many courses they'll adjust accordingly I had strappazata with tartufi nero to start, was good but I have an inkling that the dish was left slightly longer at the pass than anticipated as the top of the eggs were just a touch drier than the rest. Very minor criticism though the dish itself was moist and tasty For the second plate i had the mezzemaniche With pecorino , fave beans, and crispy pancetta pieces. Very good wonderful combination of textures and the fave were just right. Recommended For the meat I went with a veal tartar with quails egg and a cream sauce with pecorino and black truffle slices (see photo) Very tasty but obviously only if your taste profile extends to tartar. This was delicious and a fitting final plate, did not have a dessert as I'm not of a particularly sweet tooth but the pistacchi crema looked good. The food we paired with a sagrantino x2 at a whopping 16%abv! Which was very drinkable, if mildly on the sweet side. We were in 6 and the overall cost came to around 40€ pp definitely worth it Good selection of wines and I can also recommend Birra Perugia golden ale. Would go again

This little ristorante was just a few steps away from the main street, so it was very cosy. The service was friendly and the surroundings and atmosphere very nice. Our antipasti was delicious and something new: souffle with pecorino and caramellized red onion. It was a perfect mix of salty and sweet flavours. Our primi piatti pastas were also very tasty. Only the wine was not good, we should have asked another bottle. It was our own fault though. Can't blame the staff, because they can't know unless we told them. I can recommend this restaurant sincerely!