I promise that is not a typo for Fiesole.  It is a wonderful restaurant located in the main square of the scenic little town above Florence that I highly recommend.  After three visits I believe it is my favorite restaurant in Fiesole.  It was formerly known as Peposo…that name is still on the door, but they have changed the sign overhead.

Menu:  had all the traditional Tuscan food you could possible crave.  Additionally, they have a daily menu that had some wonderful offerings…I wanted to go for the Lasagne, but knew I would not have room for steak if I did.  Prices are typical for the city, roughly 7-9€ for appetizers and 10-15€ for meat dishes.  The exceptions were the dishes which were capitalizing on the in season Porcini mushrooms which were on display and seem amazing this season…I guess excessive rain is good for some things, yum.

We settled into our table and decided we knew we would be gluttons because it was Saturday night so went for the 1.5l fiasco of house wine.  Perhaps not the sagest idea with only two people at dinner, but sometimes “ya just gotta say….”  He started with a lardo bruschetta and I started with a ravioli in sage and butter.  Mine was very good, but his was heavenly,  FAT TASTES GOOD, and OMG did this taste good.  We both had steak for the entree course…mine with the Gorgonzola.  I did not share…neener neener.

The service was ideal. Friendly without being rushed and allowing for breaks for smokey treats between courses.  Dessert was slighlty disappointing,  I do not recommend the chocolate and pear cake…it was extremely dry.  But, when he told the waiter I could make a better one, the waiter redeemed the situation by telling him he should marry me.

The restaurant has ample seating.  At least a dozen small tables on the sidewalk on the Piazza, two floors of indoor seating and when the weather is good at least 20 tables outdoors in a garden that backs up against the old Roman theatre in Fiesole.  The garden is beautiful and if you are in Florence between April and September this is a DO NOT MISS.  But you may want to go with only 750mL of wine.