13 places I recommend
These are the 13 restaurants, bars and ice cream shops in Florence I have eaten at myself and would recommend.
A Tuscan restaurant in the Antinori family's palazzo, off Via de' Tornabuoni. A really beautiful restaurant with excellent quality food.
Address: Piazza degli Antinori, 3, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
A Tuscan cellar restaurant on Via del Trebbio, known for bistecca. Famous for its interior design which was pretty cool they also have some great Florentine dishes.
Address: Via del Trebbio, 1r, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
A long-standing Florentine restaurant on Via Panzani, near the station. Still the best seabass I've ever had.
Address: Via Panzani, 9/A, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
A long-standing Florentine trattoria on Borgo San Iacopo, in the Oltrarno. My favourite restaurant in Florence. Simple, hearty and traditional dishes done exceptionally well. Also, they have fantastic gelato. One of the best chocolate gelato I have ever had.
Address: Borgo San Iacopo, 57/r, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy
A seasonal Florentine kitchen on Piazza dei Nerli in San Frediano, part restaurant and part salotto, with local craftwork on show. More modern than a typical trattoria but it was good and the restaurant is pleasantly designed.
Address: Piazza dei Nerli, 8r/10r, 50124 Florence FI, Italy
A country restaurant up at Rignana in the Chianti hills, about 23 km south of Florence. Fresh ingredients complement simple traditional dishes.
Address: Via Rignana, 13, 50022 Greve in Chianti FI, Italy
The Milanese Da Giacomo brought to the hills above Florence, at the Hotel Il Salviatino. The same great food you can get at da Giacomo in Milan but with a fantastic view of Florence.
Address: Via del Salviatino, 21, 50137 Florence FI, Italy
A Tuscan osteria on Via del Moro, a few streets from Santa Maria Novella. Great food and a cosy atmosphere.
Address: Via del Moro, 22r, 50123 Florence FI, Italy
A Neapolitan-style pizzeria on Via Senese, south of the river. Delicious pizza and I really loved the mortadella and pistachio pesto starter.
Address: Via Senese, 155r, 50124 Firenze FI, Italy
A pizzeria on Via dei Macci, near the Sant'Ambrogio market. Best pizza we had in Florence.
Address: Via dei Macci, 113r, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
A historic wine bar on Via de' Tornabuoni, open since 1885. Famous for their little sandwiches, especially the truffle ones.
Address: Via de' Tornabuoni, 64R, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
The bar in the atrium at the Four Seasons on Borgo Pinti. I know it might be an obvious choice but this was one of the most delicious meals I had in Florence.
Address: Borgo Pinti, 99, 50121 Florence FI, Italy
A gelateria near Santa Croce, open since 1930. My favourite gelato in Florence.
Address: Via Isola delle Stinche, 7r, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
