Web&Wine (tel.0588 8 15 31; Via Porta all’Arco 11-13 closed Thu) is an internet café-cum-wine bar-cum-chic hangout. Its glass floor reveals Etruscan vestiges and a Renaissance grain silo underground. 

Quovadi's enjoyable gardens are very pleasant as is the Guinness you can drink here (tel. 0588 8 00 33; Via Lungo le Mura del Mandorlo 18).

Il Sacco Fiorentino serves regional seasonal  flavours in the centre town, indoors or outdoors on a wooen platform (tel.  0588 88537;   paolodondoli@virgilio.it;   Piazza 20 Settembre 18; closed 10th Jan-1st Mar, 27th Jun-5th Jul and Wed).

Enoteca Del Duca is a wine-lover´s treat. There are approximately 400 of them stored. The setting is magical: stone vaults, and a cellar in a cave. Its cuisine is classic (tel. 0588 81510; www.enoteca-delduca-ristorante.it;Via di Castello 2 angolo Via Dei Marchesi I;  closed  23rd Jan-6th Feb,  13th- 26 November and Tuesday).

Reputable Park Hotel Le Fonti specializes in Tuscan flavours. Its wine is a draw. You can dine in its dining room or outdoor terrace  on fine days (tel.   0588 85219; www.parkhotellefonti.com; Via di Fontecorrenti 8;  closed 2 Nov- 26th Dec and 3rd Jan- 9th Apr).