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    Il Maccherone

    5.0 (2 reviews)
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    Closed 12:30 pm - 4:00 PM, 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM

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    Osteria di Poneta

    Osteria di Poneta

    4.4(36 reviews)
    16.0 kmNovoli
    €€

    This place has good service and food. They're known for their Florentine steak - we didn't try it…read morethough. The vegetable flan with fondue was bland, osso bucco good, and penne with meat sauce was also good (a little too salty for me). Cheesecake was also bland but recommended by the waiter. The restaurant is not friendly towards those with mobility challenges. There's a cute exterior covered patio with a few dining tables but too cold for dinner in mid-February. Prices were fair. Interior is really charming with bookshelves lining all the walls and heavy with books and wine. Family friendly.

    DINNER REVIEW I'm…read moregenerally no fan of traditional local restaurants since my mum is a pro in making Tuscan food, but I was brought here by a few friends coming from Piemonte and I was extremely glad they opened my eyes on this little corner. The restaurant is outside the center, in a more "industrial area" and this is why it is probably the one you want to go if you're on a business trip and would like to have some serious cooking before heading to bed. They also have an interesting new deal, since you can buy the products you eat, directly in the restaurant. The selection is wide: cured meats, the famous steak, home made jams, Tuscan cheese, jellies, durum wheat pasta, tomatoes, pickled veggies, olives, paté and of course wines and liquors. You can make your purchase online as well. As for my dinner, it was simply special: Appetizers of pickled onions, artichokes, eggplant, dried tomatoes, olives, olives paté on bread, selection of cheese with two different jams, the incredibly tasty vegetarian little tart, drowned in melted cheese Main course: tagliatelle with Porcini mushrooms, divine Second course: Florentine steak, fried mushrooms and fried vegetables All to be appreciated with different kinds of Dosio wines. It's enough to feel happy at the end of such a meal!

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    Osteria di Poneta - The best meat restaurant in Florence, very close to Piazzale Michelangelo, is one of the best restaurants

    The best meat restaurant in Florence, very close to Piazzale Michelangelo, is one of the best restaurants

    Osteria di Poneta - Pasta with shaved truffles

    Pasta with shaved truffles

    Osteria di Poneta - Pasta with ragù sauce

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    Pasta with ragù sauce

    Pasticceria Ferretti - Carbonara

    Pasticceria Ferretti

    4.8(17 reviews)
    63.6 km

    The food was subpar and the service was horrible. This place is not for tourists. It's a nice place…read morein a great location, but they don't appreciate tourists. There was an obvious favoritism shown to the locals as there was only one couple in the restaurant when we came in and every other table that came in after us was served, ate, drank espressos, and left BEFORE we ever had our food.

    We didn't really think we were gonna have such a wonderful meal at this modest, homey, family run…read morerestaurant. What started out as a late lunch while discovering the hillside town of Peccioli. We had ducked in to pick a few pastries from the shining cold-case, and saw that there we tables open, so we said..."Wanna...?" We were so impressed with the food, the savory waffle, the steak tartar, the cheesecake and pastries. The atmosphere and loving family service made us feel like we were locals who had stopped into our regular place. We finished with a rich cup of coffee and Ferretti's famous Biscotti. Those biscotti are sooooo delicious that we had to buy a couple of containers of them for the road.... they traveled with us throughout Italy and we hoarded them for morning coffee each day. Our waiters were the sons of the owners, and they were so charming. They shared with us some of their own travels, especially in the U.S. (our home). Our advice; roam the farmers' market in the town square and, right there, stop into Pasticceria Ferretti. They even have a nice sidewalk seating area in that pedestrian only area. P.S. The town has a great parking garage with a famous modern-art foot bridge.... memorable, photogenic!

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    Pasticceria Ferretti - Outside of restaurant looking into Piazza

    Outside of restaurant looking into Piazza

    Pasticceria Ferretti - Spaghetti with lemon butter, zucchini and prawns

    Spaghetti with lemon butter, zucchini and prawns

    Pasticceria Ferretti - Pedestrian Bridge

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    Pedestrian Bridge

    Trattoria Pallottino - Chicken and potatoes

    Trattoria Pallottino

    4.4(132 reviews)
    13.8 kmDuomo
    €€

    Second time in two years and yet again a wonderful experience. This time we took our daughter who…read morewas studying abroad in Florence and her friends out for dinner. House wine, starting with a few pastas to share and then a nice thick Bistecca Florentino cooked perfectly. This is the place to go for an authentic, unrushed, Tuscan night out.

    Bad experience with rude and disrespectful owner, severe lack of customer service skills. Some…read moredishes were ok. while my meatballs were not fully cooked, the ground meat was raw/bloody inside. Filthy bathroom! Small place, nothing fancy. 1 star because there is nothing LOWER to rate this place!!! FLINSTONES ERA!!! We were getting ready to pay the bill and leave, when the owner noticed that I have not eaten the meatballs. This man who spoke English, insisted on wanting to know what was wrong with the meatballs, I said I do no eat raw/bloody uncooked meatballs. He started raising his voice very loud and stated that "that's the way they like the meatballs there and they have done it the same way over 100 years. FLINSTONES ERA!!! Other customers look scared at him yelling at us, which was a totally unacceptable behavior from this man. I stated, 'that was my preference to eat fully cook ground meat,". He continued raising his voice at all of us and said, he does not take the price off the dish off the bill, no matter what. Which we did not even ask for. Obviously, his only concern was the money, rather than offer to cook the meatballs until fully cooked and to behave in a professional and respectful manner, since he chooses to serve customers from all over the world where customer service skills are absolutely necessary and his behavior was unacceptable.

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    Trattoria Pallottino - Seating is super tight

    Seating is super tight

    Trattoria Pallottino - Lasagna

    Lasagna

    Trattoria Pallottino - Main restaurant

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    Main restaurant

    La Bottega a Rosano - affollamento all'ora di pranzo

    La Bottega a Rosano

    4.1(15 reviews)
    5.1 km
    €€€€

    This was the BEST food on our trip. Rosano is a very small town in Tuscany, very local and…read moreunpretentious town. The Pesto and the Ragout pastas were amazing. You can tell the pasta is made fresh ... I can still remember the texture ... So amazing. I also saw another table eating something delicious that we wanted to order. They look like meatballs but were actually delicious ricotta spinach balls with a little bit of red sauce. I loved it all and wish we could go back. Slightly challenging because they do not speak much English. But we were able to figure it out. If we return to Tuscany we will eat here again for sure. There's also a small meats/cheese grocery store attached if you want something to go.

    Waaaaaay amazing!!!! The nice folks helped us three Americans navigate their menu (they have an…read moreEnglish version in the back of the menu booklet). Amazing restaurant! EAT HERE! Super local, recommended to my family by a local who knows her stuff. The waiters, although they didn't know English very well, worked with us Americans and we had the most amazing meal. We started with a plate of pecorino cheeses and a bowl of rustic and fresh asparagus soup. Wow. Then I had the best pasta dish of my life. A homemade fresh pasta with pesto, potatoes, and green beans. It was beyond amazing. My other companions had an onion souflee and the beautifully prepared house rabbit dish. To go along we had the house chianti. All in all fabulous, local, and well worth the trip.

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    La Bottega a Rosano - Banco alimentare

    Banco alimentare

    La Bottega a Rosano - Bistecca

    Bistecca

    La Bottega a Rosano

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    Il Maccherone - tuscan - Updated May 2026

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