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4.7 (46 reviews)
Closed 11:30 am - 11:00 pm

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Chicken

Best food in Florence! Not even gonna lie, best thing I ate during my week there! Service is great as well.

Troy L.

This is an excellent place for lunch. The menu is relatively small but the kebap was delicious. Everything is made right in front of you and very fresh. The large is very filling! Not too expensive either. We were a bit worried that the small shop would be crowded but thankfully we hit it at just the right time. The gentleman working did get a rush but was working quickly and able to handle things very well. The only concern we had was the restroom was dirty (however it was free for customers). Otherwise, would definitely recommend!

Best food in Florence hands down! I ate one almost everyday for a week. I still crave them.

Vanessa Y.

No joke, the doner kebabs served here was one of the best and cheapest meals we had in Florence. Located in a bar district popular with foreign students, this spot is the perfect drunk food. Moist, grilled chicken is shaved off and put by the handful onto a massive flour tortilla the size of a medium pizza. Crowned with lettuce, onions, tomatoes and delicious yogurt-based secret sauces, the whole thing gets folded up and plopped into a plastic baggy to catch the drippings. It's a squishy, salty, decadent and addicting combination. At 4 Euros, the price of a cafe Americano at our hotel, this custom-made masterpiece was the ultimate comfort food that was available until 3AM!

Nicholas G.

came here twice late night and this place specialize in their doner kebabs. They are made on the spot and are delicious. They warm the wrap just right and then put the perfect mix of ingredients. I asked for extra sauce bc it gave the kebab a great spice to it. It is not messy to eat either because it is wrapped very well. I would highly recommend this place for late night eats in florence.

Great beef kebab!

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11 years ago

Great food, great price, great service! Came here at least twice a week when we lived in Florence. Completely recommend!

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If you are tired of eating the regular Italian fare, the do head to Istanbul Doner Kebab, Florence.

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I 2 Fratellini - Ham and truffle cream

I 2 Fratellini

4.5(208 reviews)
0.4 kmDuomo

November 9, 2024 2:30PM…read more It does appear they have two stalls on the same street that you can order from. One side seemed to have more alcohol on display and the side I was on was more sandwich focused, but I'm pretty sure you can order the same things from both windows. Initially I was going to get the 21 - Fresh Sausage and Eggplant because I'm an eggplant lover... the lady at the counter was kind enough to let me know that the fresh sausage is actually rare, uncooked sausage and gave me a small piece to try. I was getting ready to get on a train that day and didn't want something that might not sit well with me, so I moved on to number 27 spicy salami and cream cheese. My partner got the number 1, ham, cream cheese and rocket salad. Both are very good sized and oh so delicious. The line moved quickly, so many options for decision paralysis. This is the place for schiacciate Florentine as recommended from friends who used to live here. Definitely would recommend to study up their menu before coming so it's easier to pick what you want. This is more of a stall and you grab and go, we stood around the sidewalk and inhaled our sandwiches. Watch out for the pigeons getting ready to take your crumbs too, you can see them on the ledge of the building getting ready to attack. A must visit for Florence.

Owner is racist, as he took away my seat and chair while I was eating and gave it to a European…read morecouple. I am an Asian female. ***updated 2025 post- I showed the owner and pointed at my boyfriend who was in line multiple times that we were purchasing food. *** updated 2023 post - Apparently my post was blocked because the owner of the store tried to cover my true experience. Racist owner randomly took my table and chair while I was eating on it to give to a Caucasian European couple. l'm an Asian female by the way. I showed him that my boyfriend was waiting in line to purchase food and constantly assured him we were using them and that we were buying food. He still took my table and chair and said I'll give you another one- to which it down graded to eating off 3 short chairs. I told the European couple that it wasn't fair that the server took our table to give to them and they just smiled and dismissed me. Racism at its finest. Their sandwich is not good. Actually the sandwich shop across the street I' Grone De Ghiotti is way better with service and sandwich taste. Sadly I don't think this post will change the attitude of the owner.

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I 2 Fratellini - The line, goes fast and with the wait

The line, goes fast and with the wait

I 2 Fratellini - Owner is racist, as he took away my seat and chair while I was eating and gave it to a European couple.

Owner is racist, as he took away my seat and chair while I was eating and gave it to a European couple.

I 2 Fratellini - Salami with Cream Cheese

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Salami with Cream Cheese

Gesto - New place in the oltrarno

Gesto

4.1(39 reviews)
1.2 kmPalazzo Pitti
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We can here for a quick drink and found this place to be fun and hip...modern meets Italy!…read moreSurprisingly the place was empty on a Valentine's Day but we had a good time for our first nights drink. The drinks are made well and priced right. The service is friendly and accommodating for Italian standards. The only issue I had was there was only one bathroom which for a busy restaurant that can be a big problem. Otherwise we would definitely recommend this place for drinks!! Bottom line..come for a drink here if you are looking for something more modern and fun. It also could be a good place to just have light bites. Pros Drinks Light bites Modern vibe Friendly service Nice location Cons Only one bathroom

This place is beautiful, totally hipster (one of these many new hipster places in Florence totally…read morerenewing the old tratoria / osteria landscape), and the atmosphere is very festive - a bit noisy for sure but nice. It is 100% a "cool" place. And as such, they have developed this very characteristic symptom of coolness (evidence of this disease all over Europe) of "we do not accept reservation". Understand "we are so cool that we know you will wait". And i did. But i did once. I had a very nice moment and enjoyed the atmosphere a lot, especially on a saturday night. But the food did not convince me enough to have me wait again for so long. It was good but nothing spectacular. Probably i am not cool enough. So, what did we eat? Some salmon, with very very dry rice: i did not like at all. Some anchovies with spinach and burrata: this one i liked a lot, i find the alliances of these different ingredients very tasty. A falafel: it was ok, nothing special. Then for dessert, the mini bombe were good and the panna cotta was very good too. To sum up, the dessert were very good but i was not very impressed by the other tapas and even disliked one. Still worth going for this very cool atmosphere (and if you do not mind waiting). Writing those lines i realize that maybe i'll wait again once...

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Gesto - Tante sfiziose tapas, tutte da assaggiare!

Tante sfiziose tapas, tutte da assaggiare!

Gesto - Segna le tue ordinazioni sulla simpatica lavagnetta!

Segna le tue ordinazioni sulla simpatica lavagnetta!

Gesto - Salmone

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Salmone

Salamanca - The menu comes in a fun newspaper format

Salamanca

2.6(12 reviews)
0.3 kmSanta Croce
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The bartenders here were awesome! Gabriel made our night! The food wasn't our favorite, especially…read morethe chicken. They really did not get it right with the tapas at this place. However, the music was good and the scene is nice and upbeat. One night, there was even a live Brazilian band, which was lots of fun. Good bar, good crowd, great drinks, great prices, mediocre food.

This was one of the most fun places I've been too in Florence so far. The service was great, they…read morewere patient with our questions and the fact that we spoke very minute Italian. But the drinks were incredible, and strong if I must say so. A lot better than some bars in Florence. The food was pretty good, and so far the only place I've been to where I could get good salsa. Then the prices were unreal, they gave us students discounts so we didn't even spend that much. Maybe €20 a person for a meal, a drink, a shot, etc. then at the end of the night they gave us free chips and salsa with guacamole (probably to make us thirsty), but that was ok because we just ordered more drinks. But around 12, we had to move our tables because they have a dance floor and Dj that is set up. The music was fun, and the men weren't too creepy. So if your looking for a great place to have dinner and drinks with friends, this is where you should go; however, make sure you call and make a reservation if it's a Friday or Saturday though.

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Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca - Uno scorcio!

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Uno scorcio!

Trattoria Boboli

Trattoria Boboli

4.3(64 reviews)
1.2 kmPalazzo Pitti
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Great place! Food portions are generous. Food was delicious. You can add truffle to any dish for 10…read moreeuros. Husbands steak was super tender and better than any others we have had around Rome and Florence. Friendly service, good AC, big, clean bathroom. Would recommend.

I booked this restaurant through Google and arrived early for my 7:30 reservation, expecting the…read morecozy, atmospheric trattoria shown in the photos -- the one I had reserved. Instead, without even asking for my name or checking my reservation, a young host walked me out the door and across the street into a completely different dining area. The room I was placed in looked nothing like what was advertised: it was brightly lit, with paper napkins, cheap silverware, and visibly dirty walls. The whole place felt like a low-end lunch diner -- not a charming Florentine restaurant. They were blasting Highway to the Danger Zone and I Wanna Dance with Somebody while the main restaurant -- the one I thought I had booked -- played soft Italian music that actually fit the fine dining experience. The contrast was insulting. I was dressed in an upscale outfit appropriate for a refined dinner, yet I was treated as though I didn't belong. It felt discriminatory and dismissive. To make matters worse, at the end they tried to pressure me into tipping on the card machine -- in Italy, where tipping isn't even customary. The entire experience felt like a bait-and-switch, and I left feeling disrespected, singled out, and completely disappointed.

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Trattoria Boboli - Another view of the restaurant

Another view of the restaurant

Trattoria Boboli - Tuscan bread

Tuscan bread

Trattoria Boboli

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Istanbul - turkish - Updated May 2026

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