Instead we were served some limoncello and then some of the local hazelnut liqueur to aid digestion. We were both wanting to try dessert at this place, but were simply too full to contemplate it! Mushroom gnocchi I went for their award winning seitan in a gorgeous bolognaise sauce on top of linguini. To follow, he chose the mushroom stuffed gnocchi which looked amazing. My companion had a salad of cucumber, tomato, onion, croutons and basil which was dressed to perfection.
Mixed starter platterįinally we decided on a mixed starter consisting of beautifully prepared aubergine, mushrooms, pepper, courgette, bruschetta and a local chilli pepper which, although incredibly mild, was tasty and the waiter was impressed I’d finished it! There were some gorgeous homemade sauces that came along which was the icing on the cake. While we pored over the menu we were served olives and some of the tastiest morsels of bread I’ve ever eaten. At least half the menu is vegan and our waiter was very thorough in explaining the dishes to us. One of the first places we tried for dinner was Ristorante Ben d’Iddio which is a vegetarian restaurant just round the corner from the tower. We not only found mainstream restaurants to be incredibly accommodating but there were dedicated vegetarian and even vegan restaurants to choose from – all within easy walking distance from the famous leaning tower!
You’ll probably know that Italian food is generally pretty flexible and there’s always penne all’arrabbiata to fall back on, but in this beautiful university town, we had plenty more to choose from than just that. The hotel had been booked in a hurry so we had no time to check how vegan friendly Pisa was. I was lucky enough to take a trip to Pisa, Italy recently.
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