Florence Restaurants

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• Cibréo Italian, Phone: 39-055-2341100 Google Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "Nearly three decades after it first shook up the city's sluggish dining scene, Cibreo, near Santa Croce, still ranks as one of Florence's top culinary destinations."

• • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Rest assured that while Benedetta Vitale and Fabio Picchi's culinary creations are a bit out of the ordinary, most are based on antique recipes."

• • Fodor's Choice: "The food at this upscale trattoria is fantastic, from the creamy crostini di fegatini (a savory chicken-liver spread) to the melt-in-your-mouth desserts."

• • Zagat Well Rated: "Chef-owner Fabio Picchi's 'captivating' St. Ambrogio Italian is 'one of the best in Florence'..."

• Ristorante La Giostra Italian, Phone: 39-055-241341 Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "It's luxe comfort food rather than cutting-edge gourmet cuisine, and the stellar wine list is, one suspects, more about big names and big prices than in-depth oenological research."

• • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The chef/owner is Dimitri d'Asburgo Lorena, a Hapsburg prince (with some local Medici blood for good measure) who opened this restaurant merely to indulge his love of cooking."

• • Fodor's Review: "The unusually good pastas may require explanation from Soldano, one of the prince's good-looking twin sons."

• • Zagat Well Rated: "'A wonderful restaurant with a chef who claims he's royalty'..."

• Ristorante Enoteca Pinchiorri Italian, Phone: 39-055-242757 Google Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "This elegant, high-class temple to culinary excellence is Florence's best restaurant by a long chalk; it also has the distinction of being one of the most expensive in Italy."

• • Fodor's Review: "A sumptuous Renaissance palace with high, frescoed ceilings and bouquets in silver vases provides the backdrop for this restaurant, one of the most expensive in Italy."

• • Zagat Well Rated: "[M]ost find the 'incredible experience' is worth the 'obscenely expensive' tab."

• Restaurant Buca Lapi Italian, Phone: 055-213-768
  • Frommer's Recommended: "The vaulted ceiling is carpeted with travel posters, the cuisine is carefully prepared, and the wine comes from the Antinori vineyards (this was once part of their cellars)."

• • Zagat Well Rated: "[T]he 'famous bistecca alla fiorentina is the star'"

• L'Osteria di Giovanni Italian, Phone: 39-055-284897 Map
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Giovanni Latini comes from one of Florence's best-known culinary clans, whose homonymous eatery on Via del Palchetti is a household name in Florence."

• Ristorante Il Latini Italian, Phone: 39-055-210916 Google Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Narcisso Latini opened this cheap locals' eatin' joint in 1950, though it now gets as many tourists as Florentines."

• • Fodor's Review: "It may be the noisiest, most crowded trattoria in Florence, but it's also one of the most fun."

• • Zagat Well Rated: "[S]it back and enjoy the 'congenial' atmosphere and 'inexpensive' prices."

• Coco Lezzone Italian, Phone: 39-055-287178 Map
  • Frommer's Recommended: "[C]onsists of long communal tables in a couple of pocket-size rooms wrapped around a cubbyhole of a kitchen whose chef, according to the restaurant's dialect name, is a bit off his rocker."

• • Zagat Well Rated: "[I]ts 'jammed communal tables' 'can be fun if you don't mind sitting on top of a stranger...'"

• Trattoria Mario Italian, Phone: 39-055-218550 Google Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "Trattoria Mario, behind the San Lorenzo market, caters to students, market workers, and other regulars, who stand outside waiting for a place at one of the tiny tables jammed into its dining room."

• • Fodor's Review: "Florentines flock to this narrow family-run trattoria near San Lorenzo to feast on Tuscan favorites served at simple tables under a wooden ceiling dating from 1536."

• Cammillo Trattoria Italian, Phone: 39-055-212427 Google Map
  • Zagat Well Rated: "[T]he rustic setting and moderate prices make it a 'great family' place that's 'always crowded'..."

• I' Cche' c'é c'é Italian, Phone: 39-055-216589 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "What you get is good Tuscan cooking from Gino Noci, who trained in the kitchens of London before returning here to open a traditional trattoria."

• Cantinetta del Verrazzano Italian, Phone: 39-055-268590 Google Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "This central bakery just south of the Duomo sells Florentine breads, torte, and biscotti up front and features a bar-caffe in back."

• • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "It promises a delicious self-service lunch or snack of focaccia, plain or studded with peas, rosemary, onions, or olives..."

• Nerbone Italian, Phone: 39-055-219949 Google Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation: "The courageous can sample it in Florence's tripe stalls, where knots of eaters can be seen hunched over paper-wrapped sandwiches."

• • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Eat standing with the crowd of old men at the side counter, sipping glasses of wine or beer, or fight for one of the few tables against the wall."

• I Fratellini Italian, Phone: 39-055-2396096 Google Map
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "You stand munching and sipping on the cobblestones of the narrow street surrounded by Florentines on their lunch break and a few bemused tourists."

• Vini E Vecchi Sapori Italian, Phone: 39-055-293045 Google Map
  • Frommer's Recommmended: "The paunchy owner will continue pacing back and forth, passing around the lone menu, and welcoming people in off the street until he feels like going home."

• Il Vegetariano Italian, Phone: 39-055-475030 Google Map
  • Frommer's Recommended: "Come early to one of Florence's only vegetarian restaurants and use your coat to save a spot at one of the communal wood tables before heading to the back to get your food."

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• Koo Cli Koo Italian, Phone: 39-055-234-2201 Google Map

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