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You would think that Florence would be a strange city to try Indian cuisine, but the food was really good here. Service was excellent and we got seated quickly. The ambiance was similar to many Indian restaurants around the world, but the food was really good (or maybe we were just missing cuisine other than Italian during our trip). If you are craving Indian food in Florence, give this place a try. I feel they don't make the food very spicy on purpose. read more

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Ramesh A.

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If you like nice decor, spice food, not spicy, and good hospitality, then this is your place. We went to this restaurant during our visit to Florence. We were greeted and provided a table for 4. The restaurant was almost full at that time. The interior was great. The silver ware and finishings on the table, everything had a grandeur in it. We ordered Gobi 65, veg pakora for appetizer. Gobi was delicious, but pakora was the best. For Main, we ordered Dosa, garlic Naan, paneer Tikka masala, and veg biriani. Dosage was delicious, but sambar was very spicy. Garlic Naan was okay, not great. But the paneer Tikka masala was good. Later, we ordered veg kurma spicy. Malabar paratha was just hard, very rough to eat.stay away from that. Veg biriani tasted more like Pulav, but it was okay. It was overall a decent experience on florence. read more

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Stacey I.

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I never thought I'd want a break from Italian food while visiting Italy from the states, but this was a welcome reprieve. The manager took our order and visited our table several times to make sure everything was to our satisfaction. When he saw that we were trying to take a group selfie he offered to take a photo for us. The food was delicious and service was quick. Highly recommended!! read more

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Friendly staff....Nice atmosphere but more importantly the food is EXQUISITE!!! Best Indian food I've ever had read more

Indian Palace - Palak paneer , tikka masala, butter chicken - Indian Near Me - Florence, FI

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Tova B.

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this kinda cracks me up because who is going to eat indian food when they take a trip to florence italy BUT for the study abroad students, it was so nice to find some variety within the cuisine. Indian palace had comforting indian food which was all excellent. Me and my friends would come here when seeking indian food over any other place in florence. i would get their lentil daal soup and chicken tikka masala. all was gluten free and hearty and delicious read more

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Caitlin N.

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Best authentic Indian restaurant in Italy!! Must try if you get tired of pizza and pasta!! Highly recommend!! Would eat here again and again!! read more

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Sameer P.

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What a food ? So much delicious !!! It is a 10 star worthy restaurant. Please go and explore Indian food here only. They know how to cook authentic Indian food very well. Excellent food and excellent staff excellent service. Arshad was so good and friendly. He gave us complementary food after long conversation. He is amazing person. Kiran was so good and friendly. He gave us complementary drink. He was so informative. Whole staff is so hard working. read more

Indian Palace - Paneer tikka masala, malai kofta, tadka dal , rice & butter naan. - Indian Near Me - Florence, FI

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Ankur M.

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Friendly staff, comforting traditional decor. We arrived without a reservation and were nevertheless promptly accomodated despite the restaurant being quite busy. Service was prompt and fairly attentive, and our daughter got a spexial welcome drink which made her feel special. We had dosas, which were...fine. A bit clumsily made, varying in quality (dosa and masala good, some chutneys very good, sambar not so great). We also had the Gobi 65, which was tasty but not a traditional spicy 65; felt more like a doughless pakora. That said, we are of Indian heritage and live in a part of the US where the standard for Indian food is exceptionally high, so others may find the food better than we did. Overall, a good option if you're craving Indian, or just a break from endless pasta (especially for a vegetarian), but not what I'd call a destination. read more

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Tarun A.

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Dropped by to take a break from the Italian cuisine. Ordered CTM, Palak Paneer, Tadka Daal, PMV. All the items were good. The service was fast and the servers were very attentive of our needs even though the restaurant was fully packed. For desserts, ordered gulab jamun and Kesari kheer. I really enjoyed the kheer. read more

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Craig W.

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Best meal so far in Florence! After really good Italian food the last few days, Indian Palace was a surprise though we went because the menu there review were great. It lived up to the reputation and is the perfect day 3 venue. The host is amazing and so was the food. I'm betting we'll be back soon. read more

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Teri O.

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went to this restaurant for dinner tonight and it was amazing! the service was excellent and the matre de(?) Tony was so gracious and welcoming. will definitely go back and highly recommend for authentic Indian cuisine! read more

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Amy D.

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Seated immediately even without reservations. All four of us enjoyed the food. We ordered many different things to try and loved them all! Our best meal in Florence! read more

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Traci H.

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Our best meal in Florence! We arrived without a reservation and were seated immediately. The ambiance is traditional and the staff are attentive. The food was delicious beyond our expectations. Highly recommend! read more

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Ryon B.

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This restaurant was great! Family of five absolutely loved it. We got chicken masala, mutter paneer, mutton, butter chicken, mango lassi, and garlic naan. 10/10 for everything! Service was pretty quick and friendly. Would definitely recommend this place! read more

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Great ambiance. Beautiful decor. Staff very friendly and attentive. Vegetable pakora was not individual fried veggies, it was more of a mixture of vegetables made into a patty. Not our favorite. Dosas were very good with the variety of dipping sauces. I loved my chicken tikka masala! Garlic naan was delicious! read more

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Samuel H.

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We stumbled upon this gem of a restaurant on our way back to our hotel - and - in search of something other than the usual Italian fare. The food here was absolutely fantastic... the spices & flavor were stupendous... the service & attentiveness by everyone there was top notch (thank you Kiran & company). If you're looking for fantastic Indian food in Firenze, we highly, highly, highly recommend Indian Palace. You won't be disappointed! read more

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Stephen C.

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My wife and I have been in Italy for three weeks and was growing weary of Italian cuisine (sorry). We decided on this restaurant as it was close to our lodging and we had passed by several times. It was amazing from start to finish. My wife claims the the best Indian food can be had in Britain but said that this was the best Indian food she has ever eaten. I agree wholeheartedly and would recommend you give it a try. read more

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Hiral S.

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After a few days of pasta and pizza I needed a break and came across the reviews for india palace. I was greeted by very friendly faces and immediately seated. We ordered dal, baingan and roti. The food was one of the best I have had outside india and was clean and delicious. The service was fantastic. All of the above plus beer came to only 22 euros. Highly recommend them when you are traveling and need a break! read more

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While not quite the best I've ever had, butter chicken was excellent and €14.50 for it plus a large bowl of rice was extremely affordable relative to other sit down restaurants in Florence. Will probably come back. read more

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Z-man M.

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Great food, with a nice level of spice. Service was good and ambience was good. Enjoy the 5 stars!

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Breanna P.

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We were visiting Florence and found this place on Trip Advisor with great reviews. The food was super tasty/authentic and the wine was cheap. The staff were super friendly and offered great recommendations on what to order. Even chased my bf out of the restaurant when he left his glasses. read more

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P V.

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We reached Florence yesterday after few days in Venice eating just pizzas and pastas . Looked up for an Indian restaurant and found this place . food and service was great . house made green chutney is the best we have had. Hosts and the manager Kiran were very friendly and made our evening a memorable one. Hope to go back before we leave Florence read more

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Isabel L.

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My family and I took a trip to Florence and needed a break from pasta and pizza so we came across this place and it did not disappoint. The food came out in a timely manner and it was excellent. Our server great and friendly. If you are looking to eat something with a kick definitely check this place out!!! It was also super nice and clean inside. read more

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Lalitha A.

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I love Italian food and enjoyed so much of it during our visit. But when we craved Indian food, we found this place and were so happy we did. They immediately understood our craving for spice and recommended dishes that would be peppy. Don't miss the appetizer - Mushroom 65 - batter fried to perfection. The raajma flavor took us back home, the palak paneer was the perfect texture and consistency, and finally, the bhindhi was phenomenal! Can't beat this friendly service in a beautiful ambience. read more

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Althea B.

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Absolute favorite! Food was so great and the service was even better. Definitely would recommend and go back again and again.

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Preeti P.

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Excellent service, great hospitality and awesome food . Felt so good , they made Indian India proud . read more

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Radha F.

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Fantastic Indian Cuisine. 11/10, great food and best service we have had in Italy by far for our entire trip. Place was busy, friendly vibes, service was efficient. Would recommend to all! read more

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Scott K.

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Food was great but what is it about having some ice?? We asked multiple times for ice, both for our warm bottle of wine and water. They brought out a few cubes that melted immediately. We were also seated way in the back which wasn't ideal. A bit cramped but overall, the food was great and a good break from Italian anything. read more

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Joleen D.

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My friend and I went to this restaurant and were not expecting much since we can be really picky with our Indian food. We were really amazed with the food and how they were able to give us the right amount of heat. The paneer sak they recommended was so good, it tasted like my mom's. We also loved the dosa, tea/chai and the gulab jamun were so warm and yummy. The staff were also quick and very polite. It was a great way to end our trip in Florence. read more

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Koonj B.

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This place is a gem! Great service by Abdal and scrumptious food at this restaurant. It is within the vicinity of Duomo and leather market and yet not at all pricey! We also ordered chicken 65 and fish tikka for appetizer which were equally satisfying. read more

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Sienna M.

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The food was amazing we ordered chicken tikka masala and lamb as well as the naan and butter chicken. Everything was amazing we loved all the food. Love the friendly staff and it felt like we were home. It cured my depression. read more

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Victoria B.

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I wish I could give this restaurant more stars, it was genuinely the best Indian food I have ever had, and the service on top of that was impeccable. We had the Samosa, Butter Chicken, Malabar Masala Dosa, Vegetable Biryani and garlic Naan, and while typing this review I am heavily considering going back again tonight lol. We were welcomed and seated quickly, and brought a small appetizer on the house to start with 3 delicious sauces. My boyfriend and I both had the house wine and it was also very good (especially considering the great price.) I told them all over and over it was the best Indian I have ever had. Indian isn't something I expected to eat while in italy, but you cannot miss this spot if you are in Florence. When we asked for the bill and went to pay they went out of their way to give me and my boyfriend a rose, and I promised them we would be back again if in Florence in the future. Thank you for a wonderful dinner!! -Nate & Victoria read more

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Ashley J.

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Most authentic indian food i've had in europe. Actually indian spiced and spicy. The paneer tikka masala, fish curry (i think they used salmon) and naan were very delicious. read more

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Aparna N.

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We came here because of the rating. It was good but not great. Pretty decent the server was a little pushy in making us order. Quantities are ok not large but that's in most of Italy. So would I recommend I'm not sure. read more

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Tess I.

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Amazing Indian food!!! The best in all of Italy. You have to come here if you are visiting Florence!

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Sneha C.

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We were traveling through Italy and got a little homesick and wanted a taste of home. India palace had great service (Abdal was awesome!) and extremely fast and helpful staff. The food was absolutely delicious and we left happy and content. We'll definitely be coming back read more

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Chethan N.

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We ordered dosa and biriyani. Dosa was a bit sour, meaning the batter was probably old. And the chutneys were okay, we got daal instead of sambar with dosa. We had to order raitha separately for the biriyani and biriyani was more like a veg palao. Biriyani was not too bad, taste was okay. read more

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Shawna S.

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Wanted something different so came here. Was not disappointed at all. The chicken 64 appetizer was very good. Chicken biryani, chicken vindaloo, garlic naan bread, white rice was excellent. Would definitely come back read more

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Sherry S.

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I live in a small town in Italy, so I love the opportunity to have something other than Italian food. Indian Palace was a lovely surprise. The staff was very helpful, offering suggestions when I told them what I like. The food was delicious! I'll definitely be going back before I return home. read more

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Via Guelfa 96R
50129 Florence
Italy
Indipendenza
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055 5272498
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https://www.indianpalace.it

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Hours

What time does Indian Palace open?

Indian Palace opens at 11:30 AM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Indian Palace opens at 6:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

What time does Indian Palace close?

Indian Palace closes at 3:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Indian Palace closes at 11:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Mon-Sun 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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Does Indian Palace serve alcohol?

Yes, Indian Palace serves alcohol.

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Does Indian Palace have parking?

Yes, Indian Palace has parking options.

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Does Indian Palace have free WiFi?

Yes, Indian Palace has free WiFi.

Review Highlights - Indian Palace

“You would think that Florence would be a strange city to try Indian cuisine, but the food was really good here.”

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Royal India

4.4(92 reviews)

0.0 km•Indipendenza

After days of non stop italian food i needed my rice fix. The lamb biryani was probably one of the…read morebest dishes i had in italy. Perfectly seasoned and accompanied with flavorful chutney. Server also gave me some raita and onions. The meal was 10/10 delicious. The service was great. Really nice and friendly staff. The ambiance was great because they had AC. Not every restaurant in italy believes in AC. This place does!

This place needs more reviews! Food was sooo flavorful, perfect amount of spice! Staff is welcoming…read moreand friendly. Decor is bright and colorful, definitely check out if you're in town and need a break from pizza and pasta!

1.0 km•Stazione Ferroviaria Santa Maria Novella

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Lamb and Chicken Tikka Masala with Coconut Rice

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Haveli

4.5(103 reviews)

After a few nights in Florence, we were craving some Indian food and found this place very close to…read moreour Airbnb. W The food and service was impeccable. We got the murgh makhan wala, chicken and lamb biryani, kadhai paneer, paneer pakora, jhinga tandoori (the most delicious shrimp I have had), saffron rice and lots of naan. All I can say is we ate it all up without any complaints and even returned another night for dinner. Definitely worth a try!

Quite delicious food here! We were not expecting such tasty Indian food in Florence…read more Only downside is that the portion sizes were quite small and the servers took a very long time to come and take our order. Food did come fast though. It's just that we have to wait a really long time for our order to be taken. Garlic naan was very flavorful. Simple, but delicious. I was expecting something very fancy for the chili garlic naan but I think I preferred the garlic naan more. Dal Banzara was AMAZING! Large chunks of dal, and proper spicy too. So good! Jeera Rice Was also simple but delicious. Good ratio of the rice and jeera. Dad got Gosh Beliram (a mutton dish) and loved it! The actual gravy part was spicy which was very appreciated. Murgh Makhan Wala was basically like butter chicken. Quite a creamy curry but I think it could have been a little more spicy. Felt fairly sweet at some point. Hariyali Kebab was very meh. Sister got this and said it was very plain; No flavor. Pistachio Lassi was a disappointment. There wasn't really much pistachio flavor; Mostly just lassi flavor with a hint of pistachio. Masala Chai was a hit! Came in a cute tea cup as well. It was not hot though; More like room temperature, so it had to be drunk quickly.

0.9 km•Stazione Ferroviaria Santa Maria Novella

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Spice India

4.5(56 reviews)

Had a great meal at Spice India. Service is good and food is served hot and delicious. Started with…read moredal soup which was unlike what I am used to in the states, but was creamy and nicely spiced. Vegetable biryani was full of vegetables and very flavorful with just the right amount of heat. Garlic naan was a great accompaniment. My husband had a bean dish which was nicely spicedVery nice dinner all the way around.

This place was better than almost any Indian food place I've had ever -- in Europe or the US…read more Highly recommend the biryani, the saag paneer and the chicken curry. We left with a smile on our faces

0.2 km•Santa Maria Novella

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Pak Helal Kebab

4.9(13 reviews)

Really nice food in Florence. I wanted something different from the regular pasta and pizza and…read morethis restaurant delivered in spades. Their butter nan and mutton curry/Halim was the best!

Quick tasty Indian With a wide curry variety and interesting…read moreflavors which can go straight through you the next day.

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Al Noor

4.5(43 reviews)

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Delicious, fresh food, kind staff, and great music. We loved our chicken tikka masala and mango…read morelassi. Can't wait to go again!

I don't think they are Indian but yeah food tastes similar to what Indian dishes are. Being an…read moreIndian, I need my share of Indian food every 2-3 days and though does not matter how delicious pizza is, I can't eat after 3-4 days continuously eating it. We were coming from Santa Croce church and found this. Small joint, nothing lavish, your next-door restaurant types. A major chunk of business is done by the ordering system. We entered, nobody bothered to look at us. They were busy packing delivery stuff. We managed to get one table. We ordered dal tadka, tandoori roti, rice, and chicken tikka masala. it was good not that great but yeah eating Indian food after so many days, that feeling was awesome. The service was really bad. Seems everybody was busy min the delivery thing.

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Zafferano

4.5(22 reviews)

Absolutely the best service I have received Navil is AMAZING so kind hearted and genuine! But the…read morefood brings it to a higher level!!! It's got the best Indian food I've ever had we got the chefs special butter chicken and a bunch of other chicken curry's and it was so so so delicious!! 10/10

Zafferano is a gem of Indian food located in the heart of Florence Italy. The place is big and…read moreneatly located with public parking walkable. Manager is courteous and goes out of way to make one feel home with the comfort food. Our order was full three course with choices of North Indian dishes and naan, followed by dessert and chai. Everything carried the flavor right and presentation was great. We would love to go back.

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Maddina Florence Tandoori

3.6(22 reviews)

1.2 km•Palazzo Pitti

Since it was one of a few pleasant days in late March, we sat outside almost in the midst of noisy…read moretraffic, but still enjoyed it. The offerings are clearly multi-ethnic in combining Indian food with Italian, but given the tiny kitchen, the cooks did well. My risotto with shrimp and asparagus was great and my wife enjoyed her roasted chicken with potatoes. We don't understand the complaints on here about high prices. We paid 12E and 15E which were hardly exorbitant. Via dei Bardi has many other places worth exploring (a huge grocery store, two bakeries, etc.).

We loved the food here! The service was amazing and the food was DELICIOUS!…read more We were in Florence just for a day and as we were walking we came across this restaurant and thought we'd give it a whirl. Typically, south Asian food is a hit or a miss. This was definitely a hit!! The lamb biryani was perfect. The meat was tender. The kabob platter also was amazingly tender. The service by Zafar was outstanding. Check this place out next time you are in Florence.

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Il Vegetariano

4.3(66 reviews)

0.4 km•Indipendenza

Delicious! Worth checking out. It's very local so either get there right when it opens or have a…read morereservation. Prices are affordable. If you are looking for something different. Menu changes daily. Vegan options. A nice change of pace for those of us who also eat meat but want to finally limit it. Also the way it works is that you order ahead and pay and then the food is brought to your table. Service isn't exactly warm but they are quick and efficient with your meals.

We're always very excited to try a 100% vegetarian restaurant knowing we can eat anything we want…read moreon the menu and we were excited to learn that Il Vegetariano existed. It's a bit of a walk outside of the center of Florence but we'd thought we'd see what the Italian vegetarian focus experience was like. It was serviceable, but not as great as we'd hoped. The concept is interesting...the menu changes every day depending on the whims of that days chef, so our experience could have been informed a bit by just what we experienced that day, and might have been completely different on another day. An issue sometimes with all vegetarian restaurants is they specialize in the concept of being vegetarianism, without necessarily specializing in a particular kind of food which can lead to a mish-mash of disconnected offerings which is what we found on the menu here. The night we were there, for example you could get Italian, Indian, and strudel main dishes...all vegetarian, but otherwise not specializing in any particular type of food. We also didn't have a reservation. They were nice enough to seat us, but the restaurant was not at all full in any of its rooms (at any point when we were there) and the person who seated us, made a point of telling us they prefer reservations and then seated us at probably the least desirable table in the restaurant, right next to the cash register and right across from the salads display case which was the most trafficked area of the restaurant with people ordering their food hovering right over our table. We definitely felt like we were being unnecessarily punished with this table, especially when there were plenty of other places we could have sat and the overall demeanor of the person who seated us made us feel like she felt like she was doing us a big favor and she had her limits. So kind of a bummer of an introduction to the place. You order by writing down what you want on a slip of paper they provide you with, and then bringing that to the cashier to pay. That's fine, but it's not exactly "service" like you might get at any other sit down restaurant with servers and a wait staff. The food came extremely quickly...at the same time as the wine...It's hard to complain about quick service, but at most other places we experience in Italy (and the rest of the world for that matter) you get your wine first and can enjoy it a bit before the food shows up. We felt rushed. Also, and I'm sure I'm coming off as awfully picky, but you can see the high scores I typically give in my other reviews so...but the chairs were really uncomfortable to sit on. I typically don't think about the chairs at restaurants...these chairs made me think about them. My wife and I shared a lasagna and a greens-filled calzone-like pastry for our mains. Both of these portions were super-large...we appreciate generosity in portions, but these were just too large for us to be able to finish...both, especially the lasagna were really rich and heavy dishes too. They checked the box for being vegetarian but didn't excel to star dishes in terms of flavor or presentation that we'd want again. The desserts looked amazing but by the time we had eaten as much as we could of the mains, we just didn't want anything else or to hang around. We had many vegetarian-friendly meals at many restaurants in the cities we visited in Italy on this trip. This one was easily the most disappointing. If we lived in town we might come by to try the desserts or to see if it's a completely different experience with an unnecessary reservation and different chef...but otherwise, it wasn't really worth the walk out of the center of Florence to eat here.

1.0 km•Stazione Ferroviaria Santa Maria Novella

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Nirvana

4.4(12 reviews)

Our first meal at Florence was at this pleasant all Vegan restaurant which was walking distance…read morefrom our hotel. The outside patio was quaint. We chose to sit inside due to the size of our party. The menu had some inspired fare but also had authentic italian dishes. My daughter loved her gnocchi and my wife enjoyed her lasagna. My vegan carbonara with truffle was very well prepared. The tiramisu was the best dessert option. We preferred it over the chocolate cake. Overall nice experience.

ALL VEGANS AND NON VEGANS MUSTTTTT HAVE!!!! Truly the best vegan Italian food I had in alllllll of…read moreItaly. All the dishes I tried were flavorful and filling. I was in the area for 3 days and had to stop by everyday! My favorites were the raviolis and Marsala

0.8 km•Stazione Ferroviaria Santa Maria Novella

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Salaam Bombay

3.3(10 reviews)

Like many of the patrons, we had originally decided to go to Haveli down the street but the wait…read morewas too long and we were too hungry so we decided to come to Salaam Bombay. The décor and atmosphere was really nice and I liked the feel of the place. There was also zero wait time. It was a little cramped but not too bad. The food was pretty good (especially after not having eaten Indian for the past week) and the menu was exactly what we expected. There were typical North Indian dishes and we found everything we wanted easily. The only reason I'm giving this place 3 stars is because of the service. The waiter did not smile a single time while we were there, he spoke in a hushed mumble, and was not really friendly at all. He messed up our order but the service was too slow for us to ask for him to fix it so we just dealt with it. He did apologize at the end for the slow service and said they were severely understaffed that day. If you're looking for pretty basic Indian food, this place isn't bad at all! It's definitely better than waiting over an hour to try and get a table somewhere else.

I am just finishing the best meal I have had in Florence, Italy !…read more Everything is perfect including our host.