Restaurant in Moggiona, Italy
Honest Tuscan cooking at single-euro prices.
Il Cedro has earned back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmands (2024 and 2025) for honest Tuscan cooking at a single € price point in the village of Moggiona, on the Camaldoli-to-Poppi road. Booking is easy, the format is casual and family-run, and it represents the clearest value case for a Michelin-recognised meal in the Casentino valley.
If you are planning a Tuscan food trip and weighing whether to spend every meal at a white-tablecloth destination, Il Cedro makes the counterargument clearly. While the likes of Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence or Caino in Montemerano will absorb several hundred euros per head, Il Cedro sits at a single € price point and has earned consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, the guide's explicit endorsement for exceptional cooking at a moderate price. That combination is not common in any region of Italy, let alone in a village of a few hundred people at the edge of the Casentino forest.
The setting announces itself before you sit down. Il Cedro sits at the entrance to the village of Moggiona, on the road that connects Camaldoli to Poppi — two of the Casentino valley's most visited stops. Arriving from either direction, the building reads as a classic country trattoria rather than a destination restaurant. That visual plainness is part of the point: this is a room designed for eating, not for impressing anyone with its décor. Stone, timber, and the kind of unpretentious table arrangement that signals the kitchen is where the attention goes.
The operation is a family affair, run by Mariangela and Cristina — one managing the dining room, the other in the kitchen. The cooking tradition they are working from is Tuscan in the most grounded sense: seasonal, rural, and built around the larder of the Casentino. Dishes lean on local produce, forest ingredients, and the kind of slow preparation that characterises the region's farmhouse tradition rather than its fine-dining export. Chef Alois Vanlangenaeker works within that frame. The result is food that Michelin's inspectors have found worth flagging twice in a row, which in the Bib Gourmand context means the value-to-quality ratio is the story, not just the quality in isolation.
At a single-€ trattoria with this level of recognition, the lunch versus dinner question is worth thinking through. Lunch at Il Cedro is the more natural fit for the location. The drive between Camaldoli and Poppi is a popular half-day itinerary for visitors to the Casentino, and Il Cedro sits directly on that route. A midday meal here makes structural sense: you arrive hungry after the monastery at Camaldoli, you eat well at a price that does not require pre-trip budgeting, and you continue to Poppi in the afternoon. The light through the dining room at lunch, and the relative calm of a weekday service, also makes it easier to engage with the food without the social density that weekend dinner brings.
Dinner is a different calculation. Moggiona has no hotel accommodation at the scale that would make a dinner reservation a standalone trip, so evening visits typically come from guests staying in Poppi, Bibbiena, or in one of the agriturismo properties in the valley. If you are based locally for a night or two, dinner at Il Cedro gives you the kitchen at a pace that is harder to access at busy weekend lunches. Either service works; lunch edges ahead on practicality for most visitors passing through.
Reservations: Booking is rated easy, which is notable given the Bib Gourmand status. That said, weekend lunch slots during the summer hiking season and autumn foliage period fill faster than the midweek equivalent , book at least a week out for weekends, and you can likely walk in or call the day before on a Tuesday or Wednesday. No booking platform data is available; contact the restaurant directly. Dress: Casual. This is a trattoria, not a ristorante. Walking gear will not raise an eyebrow at lunch. Budget: The single € price bracket means a full meal with wine will remain well under most travellers' per-head expectations for a Michelin-recognised restaurant in Italy. Group size: Seat count is not published, but the room fits the scale of a village trattoria , smaller groups of two to four will have no difficulty; larger parties should call ahead to confirm capacity.
Il Cedro is not the only reason to stop in Moggiona. Mater offers a creative counterpoint to Il Cedro's tradition-focused cooking if you want to compare both ends of the local range in a single visit. For a broader view of what the area offers, our full Moggiona restaurants guide covers the options in detail. The valley also rewards exploration beyond the table: our Moggiona hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide are useful starting points for building a longer stay in the Casentino.
For context on where Il Cedro sits within Tuscan cooking more broadly, the contrast is instructive. L'Asinello in Castelnuovo Berardenga represents the more refined end of rural Tuscan dining. At the other extreme of the spectrum, Osteria Francescana in Modena, Piazza Duomo in Alba, Reale in Castel di Sangro, Uliassi in Senigallia, and Quattro Passi in Marina del Cantone represent Italian fine dining at a very different price and ambition level. Il Cedro is not competing with any of them, and that is precisely its strength.
Book Il Cedro if you are in the Casentino and want the most honest expression of local cooking at a price that leaves room in your budget for everything else. Two consecutive Bib Gourmands, a 4.5 Google rating across 171 reviews, and a single € price point make this one of the clearest value cases in the region. Lunch on a weekday is the easiest booking and the most practical visit; weekend lunch in autumn requires more lead time. Either way, at this price bracket with this level of recognition, the risk of a disappointing meal is low and the upside of a very good one is real.
Specific dishes are not published in available data, so ordering recommendations beyond the general are not possible here. What the Bib Gourmand recognition does confirm is that the kitchen's strength lies in Tuscan tradition: expect seasonal, locally sourced cooking rooted in the Casentino's rural larder rather than creative or contemporary plating. Order what the kitchen recommends on the day, or ask Mariangela in the dining room , that kind of guidance is a feature of this format, not a gap in the menu.
Seat count is not published, but the scale of a village trattoria in Moggiona suggests the room is modest. Pairs and groups of four should have no trouble. Larger groups , six or more , should contact the restaurant directly before arriving to confirm the space can accommodate the party, particularly at weekend lunch when demand is highest. Booking difficulty is rated easy overall, but group logistics always benefit from a direct call.
Dress casually. Il Cedro is a rural trattoria, Bib Gourmand or not, and the room and setting do not call for anything formal. Arriving in hiking clothes after a morning at Camaldoli is entirely appropriate at lunch. The single € price point and the family-run, village-trattoria format confirm that smart casual is the ceiling, not the floor.
Within Moggiona itself, Mater is the most direct alternative, offering a creative approach that contrasts with Il Cedro's traditional Tuscan framing. For a broader view of dining options across the area, our full Moggiona restaurants guide covers the current field. If you are willing to drive further into Tuscany, L'Asinello in Castelnuovo Berardenga and Caino in Montemerano both offer a step up in formality and price for a longer special-occasion meal.
No tasting menu is confirmed in available data, and the single € price point and trattoria format suggest the kitchen operates on a standard à la carte or fixed-price daily menu rather than a structured tasting progression. The Bib Gourmand is awarded for value at accessible prices, not for multi-course destination formats. If a tasting menu experience is your priority, Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler or Dal Pescatore are the more relevant reference points, at a significantly higher price.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Il Cedro | Tuscan | € | At the entrance of the village of Moggiona, along the road connecting Camaldoli to Poppi, Il Cedro welcomes you with homely aromas and genuine flavors. Mariangela and Cristina – one in the dining room, the other in the kitchen – share the Tuscan tradition with enthusiasm and warmth, offering rustic dishes, sincere smiles, and a family-like atmosphere.; Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025); Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) | Easy | — |
| Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler | Italian, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Dal Pescatore | Italian, Italian Contemporary | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Enoteca Pinchiorri | Italian - French, Italian Contemporary | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Enrico Bartolini | Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Le Calandre | Progressive Italian, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
How Il Cedro stacks up against the competition.
Il Cedro's kitchen is rooted in Casentino tradition, with Cristina cooking rustic Tuscan dishes using local ingredients. Stick to whatever reads most local on the menu — handmade pasta, cured meats, and slow-cooked meat dishes are the backbone of this style of trattoria. At single-€ pricing, ordering broadly costs you very little, so let the kitchen lead rather than trying to pre-select a signature dish.
Il Cedro is a small family-run trattoria in a village of Moggiona, so large groups should call ahead and confirm availability before assuming walk-in capacity. The setting skews intimate, with Mariangela running the dining room personally. Groups of 4–6 should be manageable with advance notice; larger parties need to verify directly given the size of the space.
This is a single-€ trattoria with a family atmosphere — come as you are after a hike through the Casentino forest and you will fit right in. There is no dress code implied by the Bib Gourmand here; the warmth Michelin recognised is specifically about the rustic, homely character of the place. Clean, casual clothes are the practical call.
Mater in Moggiona offers a creative contrast to Il Cedro's tradition-focused cooking if you want a different register without leaving the village. For a full-scale fine dining comparison in Tuscany, Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence is the reference point, but at a price point roughly five or six tiers above Il Cedro. If value-focused Bib Gourmand cooking is what you are after, Il Cedro has no direct rival in the immediate Casentino area.
Il Cedro is a rustic trattoria, not a tasting-menu-format restaurant — the format here is à la carte Tuscan home cooking, not a structured progression of courses. At single-€ pricing with a Bib Gourmand in 2024 and 2025, the value case is already strong. Order several dishes and share; that is the right way to eat here.
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