Did you ever have one of this moments: wandering around searching for the right place to have…read morelunch, coffee or anything to eat and you just couldn't find anything that suits your needs and then, baaaaaam, you ind the perfect spot! Beautiful, one of this special places where you can just let it go and relax in the middle of the city! This is what happened to me here! L'orto is a flower shop that meets an American restaurant and you can see and smell it everywhere: the music, 60s style, plants everywhere, inside and outside. But it get's even better when you go inside: everything looks like if an old factory would have been restructured by a gardener: industrial style with lots of copper in combination with flowers. All that coming with daily changing plates fulfilling all wishes from pasta to cow! By the way, the coffee is superb!!! I wanna live here!!!!

This place has become one of my favorite spots in Empoli. It…read morehas been opened where once there was a florist, hand it has kept the style and many of the plants too. Still the florist exists, in a very very tiny booth in the restaurant's frontyard. The Chef, a very friendly and passionate Lady, cooks like at home but with a fancy touch. Portions are generous and everything is from very good to delicious! The great thing is that it is open 7/7 and from breakfast to dinner, also serving brunch from 10 am on, with a choice of cakes, eggs in different ways, etc... It is also a nice place to go with a friend for an afternoon tea, or with a colleague for a brainstorm coffee. I love to go there with my girlfriends for lunch, a looong lunch :) And it's nice for an aperitif too, they also make the classic cocktails and serve wines too (of course!) that you can have maybe with some crostini or cold cuts or cheeses. But the atmosphere, with that old country style and flowers and plans, is what you will like the most as it is not typical but makes it perfect for every occasion. PS. Don't miss to visit the restrooms... unique.

Amazing Place! Charming atmosphere and the food is so good!…read moreI suggest to everybody the "Ravioli alla Bottarga" dish, because it's wonderful! I will surely go back very soon!

What a marvelous evening! The setting is beautiful, the food exquisite and the staff extremely…read morefriendly and willing to extend themselves to bridge the language gap between us who don't speak Italian and them who don't speak English. We felt very welcome, receiving unasked for extras.

This place specializes in bisstecca fiorintina or steak Florentine. Huge steaks grilled medium rare…read moreto share. The average steak is about 1-1.5kg and of course one could try to eat one alone, might be a good challenge :-) Located in a small Tuscan village near Empoli we were invited to dinner here by a customer. I absolutely loved this place and it's very local. No English is spoken here but you can still manage. It's a family restaurant that makes great food. Service is great and the menu is small. We opted for the steak to share and it was delicious. Made from a special cow that is bred in Tuscany the meat was tender and delicious. The starters were also simple but very tasty. The biscotti vin santo for dessert was divine. Biscotti to dip on dessert wine is something I got addicted to quickly. Loved it here and look forward to coming back again. Reasonable, great friendly service, excellent steak and nice ambience.

From the owner: Ribollita, Pappa al pomodoro, Gnocchi all'ortica Fiorentina…read more (quella vera) Carni alla brace Piatti di cacciagione

Amazing local experience in Empoli, Toscana. Seafood is their speciality and it's amazing. Griliata…read moremista is their speciality. Francesco the owner is extremely friendly and generous...we will come back.

Great host, great food. The dish for two with seafood was very well done. The tuna steak, the…read moreshrimps; just perfect. They know how to treat their guests in a way that you feel very welcome.

A lovely secluded balcony that overlooks a vista seemingly untouched for hundreds of years. The…read morefood was amazing; a truly homemade Italian experience. Plus, the service was kind and helpful.

Great little place, spending the next couple of nights here in Vinci. Stop by chance and wasn't…read moredisappointed. We had the brochette, mixed salad, grilled vegetables-zucchini/egg plant, blue cheese gnocchi and grilled steak with Parmesan and arugula.

We happened to walk past this place on our way to the supermarket. We stopped in for a quick bite…read moreto eat for lunch and were dismayed to learn that the bar was open but the restaurant portion was closed. The owner was a charming man who invited us back for dinner, which we accepted, much to our enjoyment. The food was spectacular. The owner is a talented chef who obviously loves his work. The cafe offered a buffet for a very reasonable price that included sushi, which my daughter fell in love with. I had a steak dish that melted in my mouth. My husband had pasta in a spicy red sauce. It was so good we promised to come back the next day for dinner also. We did and were not disappointed. Once again the food was delicious and tender and the owner was very charming and greeted us with great hospitality. Definitely the best place we went to eat in Montecatini.

We stayed in Montecatini and found this place by luck. It was Friday evening & they made an…read moreexception. The atmosphere, service & food were exceptional. For a group of 6 we had 2 bottles of wine, 2 appetizers & each had an entree & it was $28 euros a piece. Highly recommend!! Everything was exceptional!

A very lovely spot located on a beautiful street. The mista salad was only fair because of the…read morebitter greens they incorporated into it. The pizza was good but not great and the Branzino was dry. Service was so so, we had to fetch the waiter to take our order. If we had had a great experience we would of course come back tomorrow.

Pretty decent but not over the top good authentic Italian. It tasted more commercialized than…read moreauthentic...especially the pasta.

This restaurant was an amazing experience for me and my husband. It's off the beaten path and…read moreguarantees and authentic Tuscan experience. This restaurant is family owned and felt exceptionally cared for joining this time. Don't miss it.

it's a really beautiful place , however the food is just the worst, I order filé mignon which was…read morecold and clear that was cooked a day before , I also order rice and vegetables which the rice was also cold and hard , the vegetable had a lot of salt that I couldn't eat. I would NOT recommend

This is the absolute BEST place for pizza by the slice in Empoli. My favorite however, and the…read morereason why every time I'm in Empoli with my kids we make it a point to stop by, are their FOCACCINE -- so soft, so fragrant and always piping hot out of the oven...they seem to melt in your mouth! I totally recommend trying these at least once in your lifetime. I was just there today and noticed that they also added a new version made with whole wheat flour along with their no-salt variant. Tal dei Tali is only open in the afternoons (even on Sundays) and is always crowded with people squeezing in at the counter to get a glimpse of what's available, so it takes a bit of elbowing to get to the front to make your choice. They are constantly pulling trays out of the oven with various types of pizzas and focacce and they are all delicious! There are some tables both inside and outside and it is located on the main pedestrian street in the center of Empoli, making it the prime place for a quick snack. The menu hanging over the counter states that the ingredients are all 100% Italian which is another big plus!