Sunday, April 6, 2008

TROTSBBB Part III

OK, food, continued.

Eating in the town of Cortona by popular restraunts that I went to (there's more, you know).
The Despar:
Sells: Meats, cheeses, breads, cookies, chocolates, wines and laundry detergent. They make sandwiches and have a special deal for students, buy ten get one free. At first I liked them, but I got sick of them after a while. Go here once in a while for lunch.

The Pizza Place:
Sells: Pizza and focchacia (sp?). Good for a pizza by the slice, quick and cheap meal, can also buy whole pizzas. Definately not as good as southern pizza, but better than North American. Cheap.

FuFluns:
Sells: Lunch and dinner. Pizzas, pastas, salads, etc. Reputedly good burgers, Delicious pizzas and ... that other thing which is like a pizza but folded over. Can't remember the name, but good.

Mario's:
Sells: Pasta and some other stuff. Dinner only. Try the gnocchi al fumo. Apparently the best tiramisu in town.

Bar Sport:
Sells: Well, it's a cafe. So coffee and such. Also lunch. A great place to do homework over a latte. A great place in general.

Dolce Vita:
Sells: Gelato and Nutella crepes. Ok gelato, but your only option until Snoopy's opens. Nutella crepes delicious but messy.

Snoopy's:
Sells: The best gelato in the world. Go there for the best gelato in the world. Sadly, it only opened for the last couple weeks of the term.

Cocoa:
Sells: Pastries and chocolates. Alessio loves the Canadian students and will give you a discount. Go there and try some of his pastries. They're delicious, and great for having a snack during a class break, since they're right across the street.

The fruit store:
Sells fruit. Go to the one on Piazza della Republica, not on via Nationale. Buy fruit here to make up for the lack of fruit in your diet.

Anyway, there are other places to eat too. But these were the ones I personally visited on multiple occasions.