PALAZZO ESSENZA

Situated in the verdant setting of San Miniato, this attractive and friendly restaurant is home to chef Paolo Fraschi, who creates imaginative cuisine that is full of character with regional and Mediterranean influences (the home-made spaghettini with clams, courgettes and parmesan is particularly delicious). In season, dine alfresco in the beautiful garden.

This restaurant is an authentic surprise: the seemingly simple and unassuming names of the dishes conceal an extraordinary technique, designed to bring out the flavours of exceptional seafood; it is the creativity, at times sheer genius, that takes us by surprise. The sometimes overused concept of “cooking with produce”??????? reaches its fullest expression here: this is seafood as you have rarely tasted it, with aromas that waft through a refined dining room in shades of sea and sand. Gianfranco Pascucci is the architect of this emotional experience, while Vanessa Melis conveys his message an