Supermarket - Usual hours 08.00 to 13.00 & 16.00 to 19.00

Butchery - This is a very good butchery and it is well worth getting your meat here.

Some shops close on Wednesday afternoon.
All shops are closed all day Sunday.

As in all Tuscan towns there are small grocery stores, that are a little more expensive but give you a good idea of the Italian village life. Sometimes they will have better products than the big supermarkets. Shopping in these also gives you an opportunity to practice your Italian.

Chemist -  There is a chemist in Greve.

Market - Saturday. Look out for the pork spit roast.
 

Ristoro di Lamole
Lamole, on the road from Greve to Panzano
It has excellent and reasonably priced food, a high level of friendly energy (and a staff that speaks English and German as well as Italian), and the Lamole di Lamole Riserva is worth the trip on its own.  On winter weekends when the tourists have gone, you will find it full of Italians enjoying lunch - always the best sign of quality and value for money!  
Closed Wednesday
Tel: +39 055 8547050
Email: info@ristorodilamole.it
Web site: www.ristorodilamole.it

La Cantinetta di Rignana 
Take Greve Rd E from Badia a Passignano, follow signs to Rignana from first major intersection.
Inside you will find the perfect Tuscan farmhouse room with a large fire in winter, outside a peaceful isolated vineyard surrounding the warm weather outside eating area.  Especially fun for winter Sunday lunch in the company of Italian family outings (and the extrovert patriarch chef). Get something barbequed and as with all the best places, make sure to book.
Closed Tueday
Tel: +39 055 852 601

Taverna del Guerrino
Montefioralle
Simple food and great views from the balcony
Closed Monday -Wednesday
Tel: +39 055 8533609

Borgo Antioco
The "Borgo Antico" inn is part of the tiny hamlet of Dimezzano - a handful of houses hidden away amongst the chestnut woods that surround the village of Lucolena (10km from the town of Greve in Chianti) in the central Florentine Chianti area. Stefano and Patrizia are ready to welcome you to their restaurant in this old farmhouse where you can sample genuine cuisine in this area of great natural beauty there are many opportunities to visit historic hamlets or explore centuries-old woodlands.

This restaurant in the country is a dream come true for Patrizia and Stefano after years of office work in the city! Stefano was an accountant for a large firm, who also worked as a waiter in a restaurant at weekends. Patrizia was employed in an office where she spent many a moment scouring the small ads in search of her dream restaurant, which she eventually found back in 1993. Without a moments hesitation the couple left their old life in the city behind and set about resuscitating the "Locanda Borgo Antico" making it one of the most sought after locations for lovers of traditional Tuscan cooking. Here you can eat in complete peace and quiet. Stefano and Patrizia have such a passion for their work that you are immediately struck by their warmth and friendliness and the familiar atmosphere of the place - something rare in this day and age.

Borgo Antico has been mentioned in many newspaper and magazine articles and figures in all the main tourist and gastronomic guides. It is a typical Tuscan restaurant with terracotta floors, wrought iron wine cellars and simple decorations. Up to 60 people can be accommodated inside and double that in the summer when it is possible to have a table outside on the terrace in the shade of the ancient ivy pergola looking out over the beautiful Chianti countryside. Throughout the summer months live music is put on in the evenings on the adjacent terrace where there is also a separate bar. Everyone is welcome to come along, have a drink and enjoy! There is disabled access throughout the premises and a large car park.

The kitchen offers authentic, carefully prepared country flavours garnished only with extra virgin olive oil. The secrets of the restaurant's success are Patrizia's speciality home-made pasta and desserts along with the friendly welcome offered to you by Stefano who is always ready with his typical Tuscan humour. Even the liqueur is home made.
AT BORGO ANTICO OVEN CHIPS, LONG LIFE DAIRY PRODUCE AND MASS PRODUCED FOODS ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN!

Le Cernacchie Trattoria
Found in the hamlet of La Panca this restaurant is well know for it typical Tuscan dishes which include sought after antique recipies.
Tel: +39 0558547968

Greve in Chianti
Situated on the Chiantigiana road, ss222.
The great navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano was born in the family's castle not far from Greve in Chianti, but today the majority of Greve's residents are involved in agriculture or wine production.

Greve today
Greve is considered the most typical of the cities in the Chianti Classico area. It is located half way between Florence and Siena.
The area surrounding Greve is well know for its beauty while the city offers the noteworthy 19th century Matteotti Square, the beautiful loggias and the small Santa Croce Square.

Greve prides itself on its Slow Status.

Greve-in-Chianti has its own website which lists some of the amenities and important dates.
To access this, go to www.greve-in-chianti.com

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