Cantinetta Antinori
The Antinori have made wine in Tuscany since the fourteenth century. In 1957 they opened a room on the ground floor of their own palace to serve it, with the cooking of their estates.
- What it is
- Restaurant
- Opened
- 1957
- Area
- Via de' Tornabuoni
- Nearest museum
- Medici Chapels, 300 m
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What Cantinetta Antinori is known for
The palace
Palazzo Antinori, at the top of Via de' Tornabuoni, was built in the 1460s and is one of the handsomest of its century in Florence. The restaurant is on its ground floor.
The wine
The list is the family's own, from the estates in Chianti, at Bolgheri and beyond, and many are poured by the glass.
The cooking
Tuscan dishes kept simple: bread soups, beans, grilled meat, with oil from the family's olives.
What to know
- Opened in 1957 in Palazzo Antinori
- Small and well known: book ahead
- The family has opened others under the same name abroad
Where Cantinetta Antinori is
Address
Piazza degli Antinori 350123 Florence, Italy
Nearest station
Santa Maria Novella, about 450 metres away
Museums and sights nearby
- Medici Chapels300 m
- Florence Cathedral400 m
- Palazzo Vecchio550 m
- Ponte Vecchio550 m
- Bargello National Museum600 m
Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
A wine family's front room
The palace was built for another family between 1461 and 1469 and bought by the Antinori in 1506. The Cantinetta began as a place where the wines of the estate could be tasted with a few plain dishes, and grew into a restaurant.
Cantinetta Antinori: common questions
- Where is Cantinetta Antinori?
- At Piazza degli Antinori 3, in the old centre, Florence. The nearest station is Santa Maria Novella, about 450 metres away.
- Which museums and sights are near Cantinetta Antinori?
- Medici Chapels is 300 m away, Florence Cathedral is 400 m away, Palazzo Vecchio is 550 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
- What is Cantinetta Antinori known for?
- The palace, The wine, The cooking. The restaurant of the Antinori wine family, on the ground floor of the Renaissance palace they have lived in since 1506.
- When did Cantinetta Antinori open?
- In 1957. Opened in 1957 in Palazzo Antinori.
What visitors say about Cantinetta Antinori
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Tickets and tours near Cantinetta Antinori
Things to do near Cantinetta Antinori
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 13See Masaccio's Trinity in Santa Maria Novella250 m awayChurch, 1 to 1.5 hours, ticket
- 10Stand among Michelangelo's tombs in the Medici Chapels300 m awayMonument, 45 to 75 minutes, ticket
- 3Climb Brunelleschi's dome on the Duomo400 m awayChurch, 2 to 3 hours, cathedral free, ticket for the dome
- 15Eat your way through the Mercato Centrale450 m awayWalk, 1 to 2 hours, free to enter, pay for what you eat
Artists to see near Cantinetta Antinori
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
Medici Chapels, 300 m away
Florence Cathedral, 400 m away
Hotels near Cantinetta Antinori
The five-star hotels closest to it, of those this site lists in Florence. Distances are in a straight line.
- The Place Firenze4.5Five-star hotel, Santa Maria Novella100 m away
- Helvetia & Bristol4.7Five-star hotel, Palazzo Strozzi150 m away
- Hotel Savoy4.7Five-star hotel, Piazza della Repubblica300 m away
- Porta Rossa4.8Five-star hotel, Via Porta Rossa300 m away
Where to eat near Cantinetta Antinori
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in Florence. Distances are in a straight line.
- Buca Lapi4.5Restaurant, Via de' Tornabuoni0 m away
- Procacci4.5Wine bar and delicatessen, Via de' Tornabuoni100 m away
- Giacosa 18154.7Café and cocktail bar, Via de' Tornabuoni150 m away