Florence restaurants

[Rufus]

Any suggestions for a nice night, money not really a consideration.

Thanks

[HFLagos]

Nanamuta

[Noger]

Taverna Del Bronzino is good. The problem with Florence is that even a good place can get swamped when 50 American tourists pitch up and all want lasagne for main course.

The place I enjoyed most was a little enoteca on the "other" side of the Ponte Vecchio. A brilliant place to spend an afternoon sampling an amazing range of wines when you get a bit tired of all the cul-char.

http://www.levolpieluva.com/Le_volpi/Prima_en.html

[lauda]

Noger said:

The place I enjoyed most was a little enoteca on the "other" side of the Ponte Vecchio. A brilliant place to spend an afternoon sampling an amazing range of wines when you get a bit tired of all the cul-char.

http://www.levolpieluva.com/Le_volpi/Prima_en.html

Would definitely second this - a fantastic place.

I'd also recommend Il Latini ( http://www.illatini.com/?lang=en ) which is located down a slightly smelly alley but offers great regional food at bargain prices. The service is really friendly and the second time we went there they didn't even bother giving us a menu, they just kept bringing out a procession of dishes. Completely stuffed by the end and the worse for wear after a lot of the house wine, I was very pleasantly surprised to be presented with a bill for only €60.

Another good local place was Coquinarius ( http://www.florence.ala.it/coquinar/ ).

[Steve Evil]

We stayed at the Hotel Brunelleschi ( http://www.brunelleschihotelflorence.com/ ) which isn't far from the Duomo, it's supposedly built around one of the oldest buildings in the city and the restaurant is in the tower at the front which used to be part of the original city wall:



The food was fantastic and they had a great selection of wines, plus the service was really good. There's a little museum downstairs too where they've excavated the tower and found all sorts of old pottery and rooms believed to be an old prison for women.

Other than that, Hotel Baglioni near the train station had a nice roof terrace and the food was good:
http://www.hotelbaglioni.it/index_eng.html

Finally, for the best Pizza in town (and only really recommended for lunch), head to Gusta Pizza on the south side of the river and not far from the Boboli Gardens. It's very informal in there any you might have a bit of a wait, plus you'll likely be sat around a giant beer barrel with a couple of strangers, but the Pizza was simply amazing.
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g18...

[pphillpot]

There were two places that stand out in my memory of Florence.

Not posh, but the Osteria De Benci is pretty central and serves up an amazing 'chianina alla fiorentina'. Basically a slab of one of those large white cows quickly flamed over hot coals and served up on a wooden board. Best steak I've ever had washed down with a few glasses of delicious chianti.

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g18...

Another nice rustic little place over the other side of the river is Trattoria al Tranvai. Very small, quite off the beaten track and pretty popular with the locals by all accounts with some amazing local food. The rabbit and the duck were delicious.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g1878...

[gib786]

My suggestions are nowhere near as posh but I really enjoyed them. The first is Le Colonnine which we stumbled on after watching the sunset at piazza michelangelo. The second is quite frankly an awesome neapolitan pizza place called pizza guy. Decor aint great but the pizzas were quite frankly stunning.

[IanA2]

This place is a little out of town, http://www.ristoranteilvescovino.com/index.html and I think best for lunch. Some say it has spectacular food and superb views, I could eat muesli there on the terrace and enjoy it.

Wonderful place.

[RacingPete]

I'm taking the wife to Florence for her 40th, so thought I would reopen this thread and see if any updated recommendations from the PH connoisseurs.

I was looking at booking Ora D'Aria for her actual 40th as has good reviews, but if any other recommendations then gratefully received.

[BobToc]

Enoteca Pinchiorri was pretty special about five years ago.

Edited by BobToc on Thursday 15th September 22:05