Guidebook for Firenze
Food Scene
This place is pretty much unbeatable for well-priced set menu weekday lunch (evenings and weekends are a la carte). You can get a plate of pasta, a main course, a side dish, wine, water and coffee all for just 10 euro! Get there early as the fix menu options start running out around 1pm and lunch is only served till 2pm.
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I’Brindellone
10 Piazza PiattellinaThis place is pretty much unbeatable for well-priced set menu weekday lunch (evenings and weekends are a la carte). You can get a plate of pasta, a main course, a side dish, wine, water and coffee all for just 10 euro! Get there early as the fix menu options start running out around 1pm and lunch is only served till 2pm.
A great little trattoria for a quick lunch or leisurely dinner. They have a lovely garden at the back that’s open in the warmer months.
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Trattoria Dell'Orto
35A Via dell'OrtoA great little trattoria for a quick lunch or leisurely dinner. They have a lovely garden at the back that’s open in the warmer months.
A bit of an institution, this trattoria serves traditional Tuscan fare and is located just across the Piazza.
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Ristorante Alla Vecchia Bettola Firenze
3/5/7 Viale Vasco PratoliniA bit of an institution, this trattoria serves traditional Tuscan fare and is located just across the Piazza.
A relatively recent opening specialising in very fresh fish. Tuna tartare, octopus, oysters and a great selection of fish pasta dishes are some of the things to try here. It opens most days only in the evening, but you can get lunch on Fridays and on weekends. Prices from 30 euro per person excluding wine.
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Burro & Acciughe
35 Via dell'OrtoA relatively recent opening specialising in very fresh fish. Tuna tartare, octopus, oysters and a great selection of fish pasta dishes are some of the things to try here. It opens most days only in the evening, but you can get lunch on Fridays and on weekends. Prices from 30 euro per person excluding wine.
A slightly higher-end take on a traditional trattoria, this is an excellent restaurant owned by the same people from Burro e Acciuga. They also do some fish dishes, but great pasta and risotto dishes.
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Ristorante Il Guscio
49 Via dell'OrtoA slightly higher-end take on a traditional trattoria, this is an excellent restaurant owned by the same people from Burro e Acciuga. They also do some fish dishes, but great pasta and risotto dishes.
The Bistecca Fiorentina (T-Bone steak, typically cooked rare, or medium-rare) is one of Florence’s most iconic dishes, but it’s not always easy to find a good one, as there are plenty of tourist traps in the city. Cambi however is famous for its bistecca, and it’s only a 5 minute walk away!
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The Antico Ristoro di Cambi
1R Via Sant'OnofrioThe Bistecca Fiorentina (T-Bone steak, typically cooked rare, or medium-rare) is one of Florence’s most iconic dishes, but it’s not always easy to find a good one, as there are plenty of tourist traps in the city. Cambi however is famous for its bistecca, and it’s only a 5 minute walk away!
This is a wildly popular restaurant (book in advance) near Piazza Santo Spirito in a beautiful space that attracts a trendy, young crowd. The menu is a modern take on Tuscan cuisine and they have an extensive wine list.
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Il Santo Bevitore
64r Via Santo SpiritoThis is a wildly popular restaurant (book in advance) near Piazza Santo Spirito in a beautiful space that attracts a trendy, young crowd. The menu is a modern take on Tuscan cuisine and they have an extensive wine list.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful example of Italian Renaissance gardens at the back of the Pitti Palace Museums.
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Izihlahla zase-Boboli
1 Piazza de' PittiBeautiful example of Italian Renaissance gardens at the back of the Pitti Palace Museums.