On the whole, eating out in Florence has definitely improved over the past few years and now the choice of restaurants and eateries is bewildering. It is easy however to choose the 'bad eggs' and we hope that by following this list and avoiding anywhere that looks too touristy (you are likely to get just an average non-Italian meal where menu turistico is written outside the door, in five languages including Japanese), and instead, just stopping at a random trattoria the more likely you will eat well. If still uncertain, you can always gauge the standard of the restaurant by looking for a sticker by a respected Italian restaurant guide, maybe one of the following:
Gambero Rosso's Ristoranti d'Italia
Veronelli
L'Espresso
Slow Food's Osterie d'Italia
And don't forget to check if there are plenty of locals eating there - another good sign.
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Acqua al 2
Via della Vigna Vecchia 40r
Phone: 055 284 170
Area: Duomo
Famous for the series of different pasta dishes served in platters and the various salads all served together in a creative style.
Birerria Centrale
Piazza ..."
"Beccofino
Piazza degli Scarlatti 1/r
Lungarno Guicciardini
Phone: 055 290 076
Area: Lungarno
No lunch Mon.-Sat.
This urban- style furnished restaurant, that also doubles up as a wine bar, easily gets full and serves some great dishes and ..."
"La Casalinga
Via Michelozzi 9/r
Phone: 055 218 624
Area: near Santo Spirito
Closed Sun., 1 wk at Christmas, and 3 wks in Aug.
Casalinga means "housewife," and this lovely Italian trattoria offers you the charm and good Tuscan dishess. ..."
"Terrazza Brunelleschi
Piazza Unità Italiana 6
Phone: 055 23580
E-mail: info@hotelbaglioni.it
Website: Terrazza Brunelleschi
The rooftop restaurant of the Grand Hotel Baglioni is an ideal venue for lunches...."
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Antico Noe
Volta di San Piero 6/r
Phone: 055 234 0838
Area: Santa Croce
Closed Sun.
This typical restaurant serves great Tuscan classics with flare and the local Florentines are especially fond of it. We suggest you try the tagliata, thin ..."
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Antellesi
Via Faenza 9/r
Phone: 055 216 990
Area: San Lorenzo
Closed Sun.
This lovely vaulted two-room trattoria has warm coloured walls, wooden tables and chairs and serves great typical Tuscan food.
Le Fonticine
Via Nazionale ..."
"Taverna del Bronzino
Via delle Ruote 25/r
Phone: 055 495 220
Area: near San Marco
Closed Sun. and 3 wks in Aug.
If you are wanting to have a sophisticated meal in a 16th-century Renaissance artist's studio, then this is the place to come. Even if,..."
"Cantinetta Antinori
Piazza Antinori 3
Phone: 055 292 234
Area: near Santa Maria Novella
Closed weekends, 20 days in Aug., and Dec. 25-Jan. 6.
This restaurant is part of a 15th-century palazzo for people who come to see and be seen. The food ..."
