Located on the main street of San Quirico d’ Orcia, <em>Osteria del Cardinale</em> took this spot 3 years ago from il Tinaio. This is an excellent restaurant serving high quality Tuscan food, much care is taken in presentation, food is both delicious to taste and attractive on the plate. There's a high-vaulted dining room downstairs but we have always sat at the street-side tables. No inexpensive house wines here, only "fine" wines so the cost of the meal does go up due to the wine cost, compared to our usual trattoria dinners. ($$) Via Dante Alighieri n.35/A Tel. 0577-899945 www.osteriadelcardinale.it