Bottega del Vino — Restaurant in Perugia

Great ambiance with jazz playing in the background. Apparently, Perugia hosts the largest jazz festival in Europe during summer. The place is on top of this building. It opens at 7pm for dinner and at 6:59pm it was still pitch dark. I guess they don’t start and don’t prepare to start a second earlier. The round thing is a vegetable pie. It sounds boring but it was pumpkin with mushrooms and truffle oil. I didn’t taste truffle in any of the dishes, however. The reason for four stars is because we ordered two different pastas but they both shared ground beef as the main ingredient which overpowered all other ingredients listed. I didn’t taste ricotta cheese or truffle oil or mushrooms I just tasted ground beef in...

I asked my Airbnb host for a lunch recommendation and she very graciously booked this lovely place for me directly with the owner, Filippo. He greeted me warmly and the other staff were equally kind and friendly. The vibe is relaxed and friendly yet also sophisticated. The menu combines classics and innovative dishes and SALAD actually finds its way onto many of the plates. My lunch was so delicious that I came back for dinner. I wanted something light and was glad I took the server’s suggestion of the tomino mele noci e miele (melted cheese with magic and salad). Come on over. Enjoy.

Update: I ended up in Perugia for a week and went back several times. Loved every dish. The cheesecake is heavenly. The people...

It was an unusual surprise to be treated so well by the staff. I'm not used to such friendly service in Italy, so it caught me off guard! The salads, crostone and pasta we're absolutely fantastic, however the chicken was a little rubbery, but the spinach perfectly prepared.

We tried one of each of the desserts, and loved them all. Of course the wines were excellent and they have a great selection of Scotch available. Whenever I'm back in Perugia I won't miss...