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Buca di San Francesco
Sample traditional Umbrian dishes and specialities of the house in a elegant medieval setting. Choose from bruschetta, local sausage, spaghetti alla buca (house specialty spaghetti made with roasted mushrooms), gnocchi and homemade desserts, and from the extensive wine list with the help of one of Assisi's only sommeliers.
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Gran Caffè
This elegant place has the most fabulous gelati, mouth-watering pastries and cakes, and a great selection of drinks. Try the tè freddo alla pesca (iced tea with peach) on a hot day, or choose from a selection of delicious hot chocolates and coffee when the weather is cool. Remember it costs much more to sit.
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Grotta Antica
Abele - hotel proprietor, lawyer and chef - is from Liguria, so you can rest assured that although there are only a handful of menu items, you needn't look past the pesto dishes for a cheap and filling main course. His prices on wine can't be beaten anywhere in Assisi.
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La Fortezza
This family-run restaurant off Piazza del Comune serves traditional Umbrian dishes and flame-roasted meats, as well as those from Trentino, and a good selection of local wines. Credit cards are accepted.
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Medio Evo
Traditional Umbrian dishes are served in fabulous vaulted 13th-century surroundings, including rabbit stew and truffle omelettes. The early opening time is geared for, and highly appreciated by, non-Italian tourists.
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Trattoria Pallotta
Head through the Volta Pinta (Painted Vault) off Piazza del Comune, careful not to bump into someone as you gaze at the 16th-century frescoes above you, into this gorgeous setting of vaulted brick walls and wood-beamed ceilings. They cook all the Umbrian classics here: rabbit, homemade strangozzi (round stringlike spaghetti), even pigeon. Readers have assured us their selection for vegetarians is excellent.
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