Restaurant in Cerreto Guidi, Italy
Estate dining with real zero-mile credentials.
PS Ristorante holds back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition (2024, 2025) and a 4.7 Google rating, set inside the Medici Villa Petriolo on a working estate outside Cerreto Guidi. The kitchen runs on zero-mile ingredients — estate olive oil, Cinta Senese pork, kitchen garden produce — and the on-site Golpaia wine is worth ordering. Booking is easy by Tuscan fine-dining standards. The right choice for a long, occasion-worthy dinner in the Florentine countryside.
Booking PS Ristorante is easy by the standards of Michelin-recognised dining in Tuscany — there is no months-long waitlist, no lottery system, and no need to set an alarm for a reservation window. That accessibility is part of the appeal, but do not mistake ease of booking for a lack of ambition. Housed inside the Medici Villa Petriolo, a working estate outside Cerreto Guidi, PS Ristorante holds consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025) and a Google rating of 4.7 from 223 reviews. If you are planning a meal in this corner of Tuscany, this is the table to prioritise.
The atmosphere at PS Ristorante is defined by the villa itself. Dinner here feels unhurried — the energy is calm, the room quiet enough for conversation, and the terrace overlooking the estate garden is one of the more atmospheric dining spots in the Florentine countryside. If you have been once and sat inside, the terrace is the reason to return. On a warm evening, with the garden as your backdrop, the setting does real work.
This is not a late-night venue in the urban sense. The pace and location mean that evenings run at a considered, estate-dinner rhythm rather than the compressed energy of a city restaurant. That suits a certain kind of occasion well , a long anniversary dinner, a night where the point is to linger, a meal that extends into the evening without pressure to vacate. If you are looking for post-midnight energy or a dining scene that carries into a bar programme, this is not the right address. But if an evening that ends naturally, slowly, in a 16th-century Medici villa is what you are after, the format fits.
The estate produces its own extra-virgin olive oil, wine, Cinta Senese pork, meat, chicken, kitchen garden vegetables, and traditional cereals. The kitchen works these zero-mile ingredients into a contemporary Italian menu , the egg and artichoke dish is the one specific preparation Michelin's inspectors called out by name. The estate's organic red, Golpaia, a medium-structured Merlot-Sangiovese blend, comes recommended directly from Michelin's notes. Order it. The wine programme here is not an afterthought; it is produced on the property.
For context on where PS Ristorante sits within the broader Italian fine dining picture, Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence operates at a higher level of technical ambition and price, while Osteria Francescana in Modena is a different conversation entirely. PS Ristorante is the correct choice when the estate setting, the ingredient provenance, and the slower pace matter as much as the cooking itself.
If you are building a full itinerary around Cerreto Guidi, the 36 guestrooms at Villa Petriolo mean you can stay on the property , which makes the most sense logistically and experientially. Driving back to Florence after a long dinner is the alternative; staying removes the decision. See our full Cerreto Guidi hotels guide for property comparisons. For what else to do in the area, our Cerreto Guidi experiences guide and wineries guide are useful companions. The full Cerreto Guidi restaurants guide covers the wider dining picture if you are spending multiple days here.
At €€€€ across the board, PS Ristorante sits in the same price tier as Dal Pescatore in Runate and Reale in Castel di Sangro, but the comparison is more about format than price. Dal Pescatore is a family-run institution with deep roots in Italian regional cooking; Reale is a more experimental proposition from Niko Romito. PS Ristorante sits between those poles , it is not a living culinary archive and it is not aggressively avant-garde. It is a contemporary Italian kitchen using estate ingredients, in a setting that most restaurants cannot replicate.
If your priority is cooking ambition over setting, Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler in Brunico or Quattro Passi in Marina del Cantone offer a stronger technical case. If the estate-to-table ingredient story and the Medici villa setting are central to your decision, PS Ristorante is the more coherent choice. For diners spending time in Tuscany who want a Michelin-recognised meal without the booking difficulty of Florence's leading tables, it is the practical answer.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS Ristorante | Situated in the beautiful countryside outside Cerreto Guidi, PS Ristorante is housed in the magnificent Medici Villa Petriolo which is also home to 36 luxurious guestrooms. The restaurant’s appeal is enhanced not only by the charm of the villa and its delightful garden (overlooked by the restaurant terrace), but also by the property’s delicious home-produced ingredients, such as extra-virgin olive oil, wine, Cinta Senese pork, meat and chicken, produce from the kitchen garden, traditional cereals and other zero-mile ingredients, all reinterpreted in a creative, modern style by the chef (as in the egg and artichoke dish). The estate’s wine is also highly recommended – we particularly enjoyed the organic red Golpaia, a medium-structured blend of Merlot and Sangiovese with characteristic soft aromas.; Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | €€€€ | — |
| Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Dal Pescatore | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Osteria Francescana | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Quattro Passi | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Reale | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
What to weigh when choosing between PS Ristorante and alternatives.
At €€€€, the tasting menu earns its price through a genuine estate provenance story: olive oil, wine, Cinta Senese pork, kitchen garden produce, and traditional cereals all come from the Villa Petriolo property. The Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 confirms the kitchen is cooking at a level that justifies the format. If farm-to-table credibility and a villa setting matter to you, this delivers. If you want abstract fine dining theatrics, look elsewhere.
The estate's own Golpaia organic red — a Merlot-Sangiovese blend with soft aromas — is worth ordering to pair with the meal. Among dishes, the egg and artichoke preparation is specifically noted as a showcase for the kitchen's approach to zero-mile ingredients. Beyond that, anything featuring the estate's Cinta Senese pork or kitchen garden produce reflects what this restaurant does best.
PS Ristorante does not operate the months-long waitlists typical of Tuscany's most sought-after Michelin tables, so booking one to two weeks out is generally workable. That said, the restaurant shares the estate with 36 hotel guestrooms, meaning villa guests may have priority during peak summer months. Booking further ahead in July and August is sensible if your date is fixed.
The villa setting and unhurried pace suit solo dining reasonably well — this is not a loud, high-turnover room. At €€€€, a solo visit is a significant outlay, but the terrace overlooking the garden provides a comfortable backdrop for a long, self-contained meal. If solo dining value is the priority, a shorter lunch format (if available) would be worth confirming with the restaurant directly.
At €€€€, PS Ristorante is priced at the same level as significantly more decorated Michelin tables in Italy. What justifies the spend here is the full estate experience: a Medici villa, a garden terrace, and ingredients grown on the property — not just the cooking alone. If you are comparing on pure culinary ambition, other options at this price tier go further. If the setting and provenance are part of what you are paying for, the value proposition holds.
Yes, and it is one of the more low-friction options for a special occasion in this part of Tuscany. The Michelin Plate credential, the villa architecture, the garden terrace, and the estate wine list provide the occasion's structure without requiring months of advance planning. Couples and small groups celebrating milestones will find the calm, unhurried atmosphere genuinely suited to conversation-led dinners.
There are no direct peers in Cerreto Guidi itself — PS Ristorante at Villa Petriolo is the destination at this level in the area. For comparable estate-and-restaurant combinations in Tuscany, the broader region offers options, though most require more advance planning or carry a higher price. If you are flexible on location and want more Michelin-starred ambition, Florence's dining scene is the logical next step.
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