In Florence and need a quick bite before your train ride, this is the place. Please take note for…read morethose doing google search and yelp, namely Americans, the hours of operation are not correct. We had early A departure to Rome and arrived around 6am and it wasn't opened as indicated (5:30am). Once open, they are the better option as opposed to McDonalds across the train tracks.

This is a review of the VyTA located at the Firenze Santa Maria Novella Railway Station Underground…read moreLevel. Since there is no listing available for that location on Yelp, I'm leaving it here: We were here 3 years ago June 2017. This place was incredible! Yes, it's true that the staff was not the most "smiliest" of people, but they put together one of the best charcuteries we had in Italy. They did not tell us the prices as we picked what we wanted on the board, so we thought we were in for a rude awakening when we'd get the bill at the end considering how elegant and high end the place looks. Well, we DID get a surprise when we got the bill, but it was a GOOD surprise. We were astonished at how inexpensive it was!! No, they aren't the friendliest, but this is one of the most beautifully designed VyTA's I've seen and you'll get one of the best charcuterie's in town for a great price!! Worth the visit!!

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...

This place was kind of hilarious. They've been open for 20 days and when we walked up the man…read moreseating is had both earbuds in. A little strange. To add to it,the music playing was Latin, which was a stark change to the typical Italian music we had gotten used to and the chef came out in dinosaur pajama pants halfway through the meal. We started to have our doubts, but they were eradicated as soon as we got our food. I got the steak with truffle sauce (I forgot what it was in Italian. Ask the waiter) and it was delicious. I ended with the crema catalana which is pretty much like creme brûlée and it was a wonderful ending to a great meal. Strongly recommend. Don't be scared away by the weirdness.

It reminds me of when I first lived in China, over 20 years ago. When locals would construct a…read morebusiness to appeal to westerners, a few things would be jarringly just slightly off. Such is the case of the 1950 American diner in Florence. Perhaps we should give them the benefit of the doubt for their "artistic interpretation" of an American diner? You'll note the playlist of "American rock and roll" are cover artists singing the songs reminiscent of the era, but not precisely from the era. And the cover artists are unrecognizable. The walls are full of reproduction items and ads from the era. The food was ok in preparation and plating, but it's overpriced for what you get. There was a woman on roller skates, and apparently, that was her only job, she wasn't taking orders or delivering food. Just skating. They have some arcade and pinball machines on the lower level. This visit was early April 2022, and they insisted on seeing vax proof before allowing you in. One could have a lot of trips to McDonald's for what you'll spend here. Also, they should add "American breakfast" to the menu, and open earlier than 7PM.

The American diner in Calenzano was one of the first American friendly restaurants open up around…read moreFlorence, of course I immediately stress all my friends to go there, and the first time strictly dress code. Plus points: * The burgers are delicious and the desserts even better. * The restaurant is delicious, American-style 50ies, complete with a Cadillac, waiters and waitresses with suspenders or as pin up on skates. Minus points: * The disorganization. You must book in advance to be able to have a nice opportunity to wait half an hour / an hour for a table. Oh yes, because would you expect to have the table you reserved without waiting? Too simple! They always invoke the excuse of something unexpected that they just couldn't imagine would happen exactly today ... * Being a bit 'naught. To get to this Diner you must have a car, cause it is out of the city center, out of the city center surroundings, in the industrial area of ​​Calenzano ... Landscape 2.0 Despite everything you do still forgive, as soon as you can sit down: you always get out satisfied and full as an egg. Better organization in the one opened in Florence, anyway. Recommended bacon cheeseburger, the banana split and the Oreo cake. Even the chocolate milkshake isn't that bad.

Found this one via yelp and wanted to try it. Pretty darn good! They did bring the mains at the…read moresame time as the appetizers, which I don't love. The karaage was excellent. The bruschetta was a little underwhelming but very fresh. The chicken curry was good, not spicy at all, could've been more flavorful but that's just how British curry is. The fried goat cheese salad was good but could've used more goat cheese. The burger was also good, though definitely tasted different than an American burger. The homemade bun was excellent. The special sauce was great too, and citrusy! The waiter had great energy and great English. There was a very pretty tree centerpiece (pictured) that lended good ambience. Also some misters. Would definitely return!

I came here with my husband during our vacation to Italy for the first time and we sat outside of…read morethe patio. We ordered a couple of salad and the limoncello spritzes. My husband got the caesar, and once I saw his I had to try it. So I had some of his, immediately fell in love, and he switched salads with me. Then, I ordered a second caesar salad just for me. I've never had two lunches before, but this was the best salad I've had in my ENTIRE LIFE. The ingredients were fresh and perfect, the dressing was perfectly balanced and absolutely incredible. The spritzes at Odeon were my favorite drink in Italy. They even have a wine window if you just want that. I dream about this place. 5 stars isn't enough, they can have all the stars in the world.