Ristorante Pane e Vino

Ristorante Pane e Vino is a cosy, family-run osteria and wine bar on Via Augusto Ciuffelli in the historic centre of Todi, widely credited with pioneering the Slow Food approach in the town and listed in Slow Food's osterie guide. The name - 'bread and wine' - sums up its unpretentious ethos: well-sourced regional ingredients, honest cooking and a serious but unstuffy attitude to wine. The kitchen works the Umbrian repertoire with care. Strangozzi with black truffle is the signature, the hand-rolled pasta dressed with the local tuber; smoked pork with porcini and truffle is a hearty seasonal standout; and a pumpkin-and-saffron risotto shows a lighter, more creative hand. Cured meats, cheeses and seasonal vegetables fill out a menu that changes with the market. The dining rooms are intimate and warm, with stone and timber, a relaxed mood and a comfortable, conversation-friendly noise level; dress is casual. Wine is central: a broad, well-chosen list strong on Umbrian growers - Sagrantino di Montefalco, Grechetto, Trebbiano Spoletino - with many options by the glass and staff happy to guide pairings. Pane e Vino serves lunch, roughly 12:30PM to 2:30PM, and dinner from about 7:30PM to 10PM, and is often closed Wednesday. Prices are moderate, good value given the quality of the sourcing and the cellar. Because the room is small and the reputation strong, booking ahead is advisable for dinner and weekends. The autumn truffle season is the moment for the strangozzi al tartufo. First-time visitors should pair a truffle pasta with a glass of local Sagrantino or Grechetto to take in the bread-and-wine philosophy at the heart of the place.