Cuore Piccante

Marin M. • 12 reviews

September 4, 2024

10/10

A true hidden gem with delicious and innovative food. Amazing hospitality and really, really good food.

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Jonathan H. • 4 reviews

June 6, 2024

10/10

We’ve spent 3 days in Umbria and had some lovely meals and good wine… but this is the best we have had so far. Chef Stephano, who speaks good enough English and fluent French, went out of his way to explain everything to us. For an area that is short of fish dishes he had tuna and amberjack on his menus. We had a great meal, good wine and he spent time explaining everything to us. If you’re in the area, this restaurant is a must!!!

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J.D. B. • 9 reviews

September 20, 2023

10/10

This was truly a great find. Very attentive staff. Complements to Chef Stefano, who prepared some exquisite specialties for us. There was nice jazz music playing during dinner.

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Janice H. • 4 reviews

July 13, 2023

9.5/10

We've been traveling through Tuscany and Umbria for the past 10 days and this was our favorite meal to date (and we've eaten at a Michelin starred restaurant in Florence). This is a hidden gem and the chef is very talented. Our meal was absolutely delicious from start to finish and I just can't recommend this restaurant enough. Wonderful, wonderful food.

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Ken N. • 1 review

April 17, 2023

10/10

We were visiting from Vancouver and spending time in Spello and decided to have dinner . Truly excellent !! Highly recommend, they were very helpful and accommodating

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Melissa R. • 3 reviews

December 19, 2022

10/10

Delicious, creative food and excellent service. The chef is passionate about his work and his presence out in the dining room made us feel at home.

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Shouyi C. • 1 review

August 27, 2022

10/10

Cute little restaurant hidden behind a house door. I had my birthday dinner there with the chef taking care of us and the cake was absolutely amazing (cold berries cake). Loved the theme about the spicy heart, would recommend to visit it!

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Callum W. • 42 reviews

October 7, 2021

6.5/10

The waiter was nice and the decor homely, but I'll cut to the chase... it was so slow! We had two courses and were there for 1hr 45 mins. They were serving a total of four tables. In retrospect we perhaps ordered unwisely - mixed vegetarian antipasti and we put in a late order for a secundo when my partner's off-the-menu request (appreciated) for a meal-sized salad turned out to be a small bowl of leaves. The concept is nice - local, seasonal products and a "lab" kitchen but I'm not sure why a restaurant trying to use fresh ingredients would have a changing, seasonal menu of 12 antipasti options, nine primi and eight secundi when there are 16 seats and three staff. The food quality was inconsistent - some pretty good and the rest either a bit tasteless or overseasoned. The (organic Umbrian) wine was also a bit expensive at €7/glass - it was good but not amazing. I feel like if they cut down the menu to a third - they'd have happier customers, happier staff and better finances. 

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Roger J. • 31 reviews

August 7, 2021

10/10

Really good food. Far beyond the usual in presentation and effort. but without fancy prices. Highly recommended. One of the best meals in Italy we’ve had.

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Maria Antonia T. • 2 reviews

June 13, 2021

9.5/10

Nice place with good food and good plating. Too bad we did not have enough time to have a true gastronomic experience.

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Marco r. • 6 reviews

September 22, 2020

8.5/10

Very cozy restaurant. The food was very good but there could be some slight improvement. For example, the carpaccio meat had some parts that were difficult to chew. But in general I would recommend going there.

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Patrick and Mary Jo K. • 86 reviews

September 13, 2019

9.5/10

We seldom go to the same restaurant twice while traveling—there are so many to try, we hate to limit ourselves. But this small restaurant with 2 gifted chefs was well worth a return visit in Foligno. We repeated one dish (the melt-in-the-mouth lonzino) but tried a different pasta and the petto d’anatra that had been absent on our first evening. Our waiter was predictably gracious and warm, and he and one of the chefs helped us pick out a special wine that made the dinner even more memorable. If you’re in Foligno, don’t miss this gem near Piazza Garibaldi.

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Patrick and Mary Jo K. • 86 reviews

September 11, 2019

9.5/10

We were early by Italian standards, so had the dining room to ourselves. But the food and the service were both beyond expectations. Our waiter went to great lengths to help us understand the offerings, despite our poor language skills, and everything that came from the kitchen was superb. We had a primo of Umbricetti (a local pasta, handmade) with truffles, ricotta, sausage, and Trevi black celery, followed by two versions of roast pork. Both of those were fork tender and accompanied by a variety of vegetables, including a caponata with the aforementioned celery. We hope to visit again soon to try the duck breast which was out of stock this night, and we are confident we’ll have another memorable meal.

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Federica C. • 2 reviews

February 24, 2019

10/10

It was a pleasure to eat at cuore piccante. Everything was special, the food was simply unique, those flavors that you taste just in some places and you fall in love with. The guys were nice too.

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Thierry D. • 10 reviews

February 17, 2019

10/10

Every week we try to take our Sunday lunch at a (different) restaurant in Umbria. Today we discovered a true little treasure: Cuore Piccante in Foligno. They have a really original menu (meat, fish and vegetarian); the food is absolutely delicious and not necessarily what one comes to expect in the region. Last but not least, the staff is very helpful and kind. The osteria is a little bit outside the beaten track in Foligno but strongly recommend to try it. They have about 9 tables hence also recommend reserving in advance to avoid any disappointment; we will definitely visit the Cuore Piccante again.

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Sara c. • 44 reviews

October 16, 2018

10/10

Really good dishes, creative and made with local products according to season. Service caring and quick. We had a very good lunch. Really suggested!!!

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