Lo Strettoio In Laterina

08/04/2026: When in Cortona, don't miss this restaurant tucked away off the main piazza (Piazza digli Repubblica) at the end of an alley street right between Piano B and Molesini Enoteca. The food is excellent with matching, friendly service. Having been closed while ownership shifted, it has recently reopened with the food comparable to previous iteration (according to locals). The mixed antipasti makes for a perfect shareable appetizer with a variety of samplings. The Zuppa Inglese is a nice deviation from the typical tiramisu more commonly found on dessert menus and also offered here. Different desserts but this one, equally delicious!

13/03/2026: An amazing happenstance for our group of 6. We were unknowingly the first dinner guests- opening night. We had a variety of primos (pastas, gnocchi, pork shank) that were all perfect, followed by a secondi of Florentine biefsteak. As the first night, the new owner (Francesco), didn't have the first red wine I ordered and also realized one shelf of wine was out of reach behind our table. (Opening night snags). He was mortified. Nothing to worry about. I was happy because i was ordering based on grapes (sangiovesse) and now he could pick perfect wines for us. (They were!) The cost seemed so small for the meal and experience we enjoyed. All capped off by some limmoncelle(?) or grapa with herbs from Lilli's (owner /wife) garden. I can't imagine how you get better than we had. So we'll have to try their other restaurant where all the snags have been cleared and everything is practiced.