We accidently droped by this lovely place. Good vines, excellent seafood, deliciouse desserts and…read morevery friendly stuff! So good that er even came back the next night (we stayed in Florence for 4 days)

After a wonderful dinner of pasta with clams and salmon teriyaki we added on a small order of fried…read morecalamari that was so tender it melted in the mouth. We were the only English speakers n the restaurant but were treated like locals. Very good service and very fair price. Very small restaurant with maybe 12 tables.

This was one of the best meals we had in Florence, if you need a break from the heavy pasta and…read morepizza this is a must try! We sat downstairs in the "cave" and it was really cool - very unique setting. We tried a few dishes and they were all great. For my main meal I got grilled fish with the most delicious vegetables and were a generous portion size and at a very fair price.

My husband and I visited Florence for a full week and came to eat here 3 times because everything…read morewas just so incredibly fresh and delicious! The oysters are ENORMOUS and the portions are very generous and extremely great value for money. The atmosphere is very cool and modern with incredible service as well. We basically tried through the menu while we were there and honestly loved every single thing we tasted. I highly recommend this to anyone in town to add to your list of you are a seafood fan!

God damn excellent. 99% of you have never had dry aged t-bone in your miserable, pathetic lives…read more I have. Once. This was the second time so I know what I'm talking about. 4 euros per 100 grams of beef heaven. The side spinach was good but not amazing. The pasta with wild boar was also great value at 10'euro. Desserts were forgettable.

Dinner in Florence. Recommended by our hotel's front desk…read moreShort walk from hotel. Small varied menu. My BH and I split a cod platter and desert. Only seats about 20 people. Brick arches and plaster walls evoke a wine cellar. Lots of different wine bottles on display. While nodding to the tourist audience, seemed filled with locals. Food was delicious.

It is a joy to write a review about Boccardarno. We ate there twice during our visit to Florence,…read moreand it easily bubbled up as my favorite restaurant in that lovely city. (It was actually my favorite restaurant for my whole three-week trip to Italy, but let's focus on this review, shall we?). The cover was € 2 each, and water was € 3. We chose a € 25 wine, and I had the € 20 fried seafood platter. I don't remember what my son had, but it was also € 20. My plate of food was *perfect*... lightly fried, plentiful, and expertly salted. We each had a slice of marvelous tiramisu for dessert (€ 6 each). We went there for our last night in Firenze (three nights later), and once again it was excellent. Our server remembered us, which I wouldn't expect anyone at a busy restaurant to do. On that night, my son chose the fried seafood platter and I had the gnocchi. This restaurant is outstanding. I can't recommend it enough.

Came for apertivo and had a lovely time. Sat outside and enjoyed Negronis, peppered mussels and…read morefrittino di mare. 5€ cocktails... NYC could never! Didn't have a full meal here but would definitely return to try more food.

If you are here in Florence,you must try this place for seafood. Great service! We are welcomed and…read moreaccommodated us so well . Entree with big portions. The house wine is amazing. I strongly recommend this place.

Superb food. A real gem of a place. Thanks that I took a wrong turn and found this. I was with the…read morekids. They are fussy eaters but loved the place. Will surely return when next in Firenze.

Incredible food. Incredible service. Wow. Best food we had in Florence. It's also very elegant and…read morechic inside. Paola is a gem! Our favorite was the steak Florentina and bolognese pasta! Don't miss out on this !

Made a reservation well in advance. Arrived for our dinner and were immediately seated. The…read morerestaurant is good looking and very welcoming. We looked at the menu and decided on a couple of things...the Burrata with Truffles, Eggplant Parmigiana, Cacio e Pepe, and a side of Tuscan White Beans. We ordered food and drinks. Drinks arrived within 2 minutes and lo and behold our Burrata Salad arrived Two minutes later...and yes I timed it. I asked that our food be slowed down and also asked that it not be cooked and served cold. We finished our Burrata with a Truffles which I might add was delicious. And within a reasonable few minutes our food arrived. The Cacio e Pepe was delightful but could have had a bit more Pepe. The Tuscan White Beans were perfect with a hint of spice which made them special. I wish I could say the Eggplant Parmigiana was equally as good as the rest of the meal. It was not. It was way over cooked - almost burned. Guess it just stayed in the oven while we slowed down our meal. We managed to delay our meal enough that we were actually in the restaurant a bit over an hour. I can't say service was lacking I would describe it as more overwhelming...almost uncomfortable. Atmosphere - 4 Food - 3 Service - 2 Price - 4 Overall Rating - 3.25

From the ambiance to the service to the food...oh my goodness everything about this place was…read moreperfect. We ordered the Sea Bass Flan which may sound confusing but when I say this is a MUST, I mean it. The owner explained the cooking process to us and we were absolutely in awe at all the steps for just an appetizer! I could've eaten 5 more, and that's coming from a girl who rarely finishes her meal. We had a specialty spaghetti with ragu and it was divine (plate also finished). Finally, the star of the show, the Florentine Steak. Oh. My. Gosh. The owner helped us prepare our plates and when that steak came out I was terrified of the rareness (I typically go for medium rare at most)..when I say not a piece was left, I mean it. WOW, it was amazing. The owner also bakes all of the dessert menu, please do try the strawberry cheesecake! He told us it's his personal favorite, and I am so glad we tried it. I wish I could have all my friends and family go here, but I'm unfortunately not from Florence. The service was phenomenal and I will be thinking about this staff and meal until further notice.

Service: 5 stars Dinner: 3:5 stars…read moreDessert: 4.5 stars I had the ravioli stuffed with sea bass in cream sauce. It was very pretty, and the sauce very nice, but the filling somewhat dry. Calamari were perfect, however. Crostini pomodoro good, but not great. Salami and prosciutto very good. Desserts very good.

Most amazing food with very friendly and sophisticated staff…read moreThe best experience I have had in Italy so far! Go eat here, you will not regret it! Oh yes, let them pick the wine:)

This is the place to go to if you want a place where the locals eat at. L'angolo del Mare has…read morewonderful fish and seafood pasta dishes. Many dishes that are truly different than you normally see at other seafood restaurants. We had dinner there today and the food was outstanding. We had fried anchovies for an appetizer that was so good. The portions are big and the prices are very fair. Service and friendly staff made this charming place very special for our visit to Florence.

If I could give more than 5 stars, I would. Easily the best meal of my life. What a wonderful…read morediscovery of this 2 Michelin-star treasure on a Florentine side street. The calamari was light, airy and unlike I'd ever had. The seared tuna melted in my mouth. My husband's salmon was incredible. We shared a bottle of rose and followed it all with the pistachio tiramisu and millefoglie with chantily crème. Absolutely incredible, and wonderful service, too. We went on a Tuesday night and largely had the place to ourselves. I would absolutely recommend and if I am ever in Florence again, you'll find me there at dinner time.

The best meal we had in Firenze. We arrived at 7 PM and they were gracious about seating us. The…read morefood was delicious fresh, the kind of seafood that you wish you could have every day we had a cuddle fish appetizer that was wonderful the spaghetti al dente with clams was wonderful. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

Overdue review from our trip to Florence in 2024 (pre-Yelp Elite days). We flew in and out of…read moreFlorence for our 2 week trip to Italy, and stayed in a non touristy area walking distance from Vivo on the last leg of our trip. After staying in the tourist-filled area at the beginning of the trip where we heard way more English than Italian, it was wonderful to be at Vivo with locals, restaurant staff who only spoke Italian, and only have menus in Italian (thankfully by the end of the trip I didn't need Google Translate quite as much). Despite my limited Italian, I managed to order a delicious bottle of red wine, prawn risotto, amberjack tartare, chocolate cake, and tiramisu. Turned out to be one of our favorite meals in Florence! The staff were patient and gracious with my language skills, which were admittedly dulled by fatigue from traveling by train all over Italy. We were confused about how to pay our check, and turned out we had to pay at the exit... Thankfully the kind staff at the checkout spoke English, which she had to switch to when I stared blankly at her after she spoke to me in Italian!

Food was delicious. We ordered the tuna, white fish, pasta with clams, as well as a plate of…read moremuscles. Make a reservation. Get there early. The place fills up. Only downside is the smoking permitted outdoors.