Bar dell'Orso
This spot just outside the walled town of Monteriggioni is the perfect stop on the way to Siena from Florence or vice versa. The bar serves excellent coffees and sweets, and the highly informal dining room offers terrific local specialties such as sublime panini, which can be topped with sott'olii (vegetables preserved under olive oil). You can order takeout or sit outside with a nice glass of wine while you eat.
