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!

4.5 stars The Fishing Lab presents an innovative…read moreconcept--seafood served in a variety of forms including raw, grilled, bar bites, and composed dishes, all on the same menu! The most creative dish we had was the Codfish Cappuccino, a codfish mousse topped with potato foam, served in a cappuccino cup with a croissant on the side. It was made to look like breakfast but was a savory seafood appetizer! One nice feature about the menu here was that many dishes could be ordered in a "Tapas" (half) portion, so it was easy to try and share lots of different items. The Catalan-style Calamari and Shrimp Salad was a refreshing mixture of chopped squid mixed with zucchini, carrots, fennel, tomatoes, and oranges; the Fusili with Galician-style Octopus Sauce came with al dente corkscrew pasta in a tomato-based octopus ragout made with spicy salami and topped with potato foam; and the Cacciucco was a tomato-based stew (from the Tuscan coastal city of Livorno) made with octopus, cuttlefish, mussels, and gurnard, along with dry chunks of bread that were moistened in the stew. Finally, we had the Isolana-Style Sea Bream Fillet, which was simply grilled and served over roasted vegetables including zucchini, potatoes, peppers, onions, and olives. Overall, the seafood here was fresh and tasty, fusing elements of Spanish and Italian cuisines.

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.

We made reservations for a Friday evening at seven. This trattoria is simply wonderful. Service…read morewas attentive not rushed and the meals wonderful. Try the vegetable soup it is delicious. One of our favorite stops in Florence.

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.

Overall good experience Food is amazing…read more Reservations not required but better to have one

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

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.

Happiness in the form of a Trattoria! This is (a little) off…read morethe beaten path - not much, just enough off to one side that you normally wouldn't stumble upon it if you weren't heading to the Buonarotti Museum (go. worth it. go. and be sure to go upstairs - that's where all the good stuff is). If you missed it, it would be a shame, 'cos this is good, honest tuscan fare - served in a convivial atmosphere. You'll find plenty of locals, and equally as many non-locals - which is OK, sharing is caring after all! The interesting part of the menu is that there is about as much seafood as there is non, and the seafood is, without exception, excellent. Add in an excellent wine list, even more excellent house wines (just get half a litre of the house-wine - red/white/frizzante - it'll go perfectly with whatever you're having) FWIW, we liked the place so much, we went back a second time for our last dinner here - not wanting to leave Firenze on a down note. And yes, we weren't disappointed

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.

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.

I love pesce and this restaurant kept coming up in my searches as a brand new place to try, so of…read morecourse I was excited to go. It's located near the Sant'Ambrosio market in a newer style building that looks a little bit like an american strip mall. We showed up for a late cena and the place was absolutely full. And full of Italian locals. Not a tourist in sight and it struck me immediately as the newest hot spot. My kind of place. The inside ambiance is really new and nice, albeit a little bright in terms of light. I would like to see a little improvement in lighting and sound acoustics, but new places usually need to suss this kind of thing out after being open for a few weeks. You know, after they see what it's like full of people and tweak it to make it better from there. The design is big and open with a mix of long and short tables. Mostly one big open room with a long raw bar along one side. The decor reminds me of a modern twist on a fisherman's wharf theme. The menu - If you like raw food/raw bars, then you will really love this place as most of the menu is dedicated to raw seafood. Now I love raw oysters but I don't eat them anymore so I skipped right over the raw selection and went right to the restaurant's daily menu which features antipasto, primo and secondo - with about three to four selections under each course. This is where I needed assistance from the server (who was warm, friendly, attentive and professional - A+ here) to advise me on my garlic allergy. Turns out, I really could only choose from two of the selections, which was kind of a bummer but okay. So I ordered the white fish (bandeira). The plates came looking very beautiful, but my white fish was just a little too salty so I wasn't able to finish it. Sadly I couldn't really indulge in the food here, but I really liked the energy, style and buzz about this restaurant so I would highly recommend it, so I am giving it 4 stars for that...and you will have to try more of the food and make up your mind for yourself. But overall - a solid choice if you are interested in a raw bar which is off the beaten path and full of locals. Definitely the hip and in crowd.