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    Trattoria Antellesi

    4.3 (96 reviews)
    ModerateItalian, Trattorie
    Open 12:00 pm - 10:30 PM

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    Casual
    Classy
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Friend Zucchini Blossoms
    Abigail R.

    A cute, lively, and authentic ristorante to sit down and eat some amazing Florentine food! There is an inside with AC, but we chose to sit outside as it was the end of the day and not too hot outside. We order Fried Zucchini Blossoms for an appetizer. They were fantastic! So delicate yet crunchy and full of flavor. For our Entrees, we ordered Spaghetti with Clams and Meatballs with mashed potatoes. The spaghetti was absolutely fantastic! The clam sauce was rich and creamy with notes of garlic. The meatballs were just as good! The service was excellent. The two waitresses we had were so sweet and so funny. One of the waitresses does not speak English fluently but she did our best to communicate with us. She's also very passionate about what Parmesan does and does not belong on. You've been warned!

    Ravioli in brown butter - amazing
    Sandy M.

    Charming spot on a busy street full of little restaurants. It was very busy- we were seated indoors, which was fine. I had a local steak, which was ok, good seasoning but a bit tough, my husband had ravioli in brown butter which was amazing. He had a few beers, i had a great red wine. The gentleman who waited on us was maybe the owner or manager- he was very busy and distracted, so service was hectic at best. There were many patrons trying to settle their checks and it took a very long time. If it weren't so chaotic with lots of arguing amongst staff I'd go to 4 stars for the food.

    Florentine carbonara (w black truffles)
    T S.

    High quality food with responsive, English speaking staff. Convenient location near the center of the City.

    Chicken liver pate on toasted bread and prosciutto
    Carrie R.

    This was a decent dining experience. I wouldn't rave about it as some reviewers have, especially given all of the fabulous restaurants in Florence. The highlights were definitely the pate, the prosciutto and the meatballs. The sauce on the spaghetti wasn't particularly flavorful and the mushrooms in the tagliatelle were pretty mushy. The chicken was quite dry. Service was reasonable. We wouldn't say don't go here but we wouldn't put it on a list of places to be sure to visit nor would we go back again given all the options.

    Arte di figlia

    Pleasantly surprised by this place! Wonderful food, complex, but hearty flavors, clearly homemade pasta. Must try the truffle oil potato ravioli and limoncello!

    Bruschetta al Pomodoro
    David K.

    4.5 stars Bistecca alla Fiorentina is a specialty of Tuscan cuisine that's a must-try when visiting the Toscana region of Italy! Trattoria Antellesi, located on a side street near the Basilica di San Lorenzo, offered a half kilo of this steak along with bruschetta and roasted potatoes for just 23 Euros, and pairing the steak with a local Chianti wine is a must! To start, the bruschetta with tomatoes was a delicious pairing of crunchy, toasted bread with juicy tomatoes and olive oil. We also got an order of panzanella, a salad made of rehydrated bread, tomatoes, red onions, and cucumbers, and our server instructed us to dress this mixture with plenty of olive oil and red wine vinegar. But the main attraction was, of course, the juicy steak, which was chargrilled to perfection and had a deep smokey flavor. The steak was seasoned simply with rock salt and herbs, and the potatoes roasted with rosemary were surprisingly delicious too. I also asked for some of their chili oil on the side, which added a nice spicy kick that went well with the potatoes especially. Overall, this trattoria was a great place to experience Bistecca alla Fiorentina in a cozy atmosphere and with super hospitable service. Their handwritten menu felt so charming, and was a world away from a mass-produced tourist experience!

    Pasta
    Mercedes V.

    This restaurant was quaint but absolutely delicious. Their food and wine were great and make sure to try the limoncello.

    Christina C.

    Truffle pasta was a little bland. The truffles itself were good but the sauce definitely lacked some flavor. Pasta with boar sauce was good, the sauce itself was delicious but there were a few pieces of the meat were too game-y for my liking.

    Lasagna and tagliatelle
    Billie B.

    We ordered from the daily specials. It was so good. Lasagna and tagliatelle. In an "alley" with out door tables. Wine selection is excellent.

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    Ming D.

    Love that place. 15 euro Florence steak with wine special is great. Also tried seafood risotto and the riso carvolo e lampreyotto, both are excellent! Especially, try the latter! The tiramisu tastes great. Being a small family own restaurant is also a plus for me. Highly recommended!

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    Scam alert. Check your bill. Then check it again. They add huge markups if you look like you're a tourist. Scum of the earth.

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    The awful service. First, they had wrong orde, and then the food didn't taste good. I'll not recommend this restaurant to anyone

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    Très bonne adresse, plats fait main, copieux et abordables. Service rapide et agréable. N'hesitez pas

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    We had to go for Florentine Steak on our last night in Florence and this is the place I found thanks to Yelp.

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    Trattoria Zà Zà

    Trattoria Zà Zà

    4.2(1.7k reviews)
    0.2 kmSanta Maria Novella
    €€

    Looking for a place to eat, found this gem and realized I wanted to try it. Everyone had told us…read moredinner reservations were a MUST here, but didn't think about it. Not many places actually have yelp reviews, but this one had so many with great feedback. The food looked amazing. When we arrived we thought they were closed, but that is because they moved to a bigger restaurant a few doors down. When we arrived at the front, the gentleman asked if we had reservations, which we didn't. He directed us to the line with no reservations. The line was a bit long, but doubled in size almost immediately. It also started pouring rain during this time and we were ALL getting drenched even with an umbrella. The non reservation line was not really moving unless people left the line. We waited a good hour. As we inched closer and closer, the lines were now both outrageous and getting seated seemed like a distant memory. The staff came out and gave out Sangria and Bread bites to help those in line feel welcome. We did finally get seated and we were so glad we waited, it was worth it! We ordered the Spaghetti Carbonara, the lobster spaghettini and the chicken breast with roasted potatoes. We also ordered sangria. Everything was so good and our total was 83 €. Prices were unbelievable! We were amazed at the quality, the service and how large the restaurant they relocated to was. It was like a well oiled machine. The food coming out quickly and efficiently. I will 100% be back if I return to Florence!

    What a maze of a restaurant, super interesting decor and set up. Such a cute restaurant with so…read moremany "rooms". Definitely can tell the old building and maybe they had expanded over the years. The service was amazing and the food delicious. This is one of the places that friends recommended and it's also on the list of many influencers. Tourist trappy, maybe. But the food was totally worth it. We were in the area around 4:30PM and decided to stop in, totally not expecting much as we didn't make a reservation but figured if they're open and not busy, why not give them a try. The most memorable dish we had was the appetizer we order - fried polenta with mushrooms and chicken liver pate, the polenta fried crispy, the mushrooms creamy and the chicken liver pate so smooth and savory. We also ordered 2 pasta dishes - wild boar sauce pappardelle and spaghetti alla carbonara. So tasty and with depth of flavors. Paired well with the house white wine we ordered as well. Definitely a spot you don't want to miss when in Florence.

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    Trattoria Zà Zà - The African zoo room

    The African zoo room

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    His and hers

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    Boccalona style Spaghettini

    La Buchetta - Linguine in clam sauce

    La Buchetta

    4.8(310 reviews)
    1.0 kmDuomo
    €€€

    Another excellent spot we tried in Florence. We were greeted as soon as we walked in and seated…read moreimmediately. The staff was very friendly and our waiter was Nugo. He was awesome and had us laughing the entire night. We peppered him with a lot of questions about the menu, he answered everything and also accommodated my father-in-law, who is GF. He had his own GF bread basket and was able to order almost anything on the menu. We ordered a nice bottle of Montepulciano red for the table that was $48. Others had the Hugo spritz. For app I had the anchovies with roasted red pepper, sea salt and oil over grilled crostini, very good. I skipped first course and ordered the ribeye steak for my main course. Bone in, medium rare, sprinkled with sea salt and a side of onion marmalade. The steak was very good and had way less fat than I expected. The waiter suggested a huge steak for the table, but I was the only one ordering steak that night. Maybe next time. Others ordered the fillet and it was cooked perfectly, the angels and demons gnocchi, and the veal scallopini. Everybody was pleased Really cool spot with a very good wine selection, drinks, excellent food and a fun atmosphere that you don't find at many places. Nugo was an A+ server.

    Fyi there are two locations, make sure you go to the correct one (only two blocks apart)…read more Wonderful, laid back but inviting ambiance. Waiter was super friendly, taking time to explain their wines in detail and food options. They even have a kids menu with sizeable portions for older kids. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meal, and it was definitely the best wine we had with meals in Florence. Gnocchi and wild boar taglietelle were outstanding. Had we had come earlier in our stay we might have come back again They also do a wine window which I wish I'd known about earlier because the other one we tried for fun was not good

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    La Buchetta - A gigantic cork arched walkway. All corks came from wine opened here.

    A gigantic cork arched walkway. All corks came from wine opened here.

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    Vini e Vecchi Sapori - Paccheri with with zucchini flower & saffron

    Vini e Vecchi Sapori

    4.6(322 reviews)
    0.7 kmDuomo
    €€

    One of the best dining experiences I've ever had. No wonder it's always fully booked here!!The…read moreowner is so welcoming and kind, taking the time to introduce himself, the menu, and provide personal recommendations. The servers check in frequently and are quick to help with anything you need. The ambiance is lively with popular music, laughter, and conversation. We chatted with the table next to us on the way out and met some fellow Texans! On our way out, the owner also remembered my name and started introducing me to other tables to make friends. What a fun place to be! The food was absolutely amazing. When we saw them slicing the salami right in front of us, we decided to order the salami plate and we were so glad we did! The zucchini flower and saffron pasta was bursting with flavor and the pasta was so perfectly cooked. I couldn't get enough! The duck ragu pasta was also hearty, rich, and delicious. The sauce was so good, my family soaked up every last bit with our bread. The ricotta spinach ravioli was also amazing!! Again the sauce was such a standout. The ravioli was so fresh with the perfect amount of bite. The green pepper sauce steak was soooo good. Cooked perfectly, with such a unique sauce that the whole peppercorns added perfectly to in texture and spice. Finally, the raspberry tiramisu. We were so full, but when they set these down our dessert stomachs were ready. They were amazing! Not the strongest raspberry flavor, but still such a delicious end to the meal. Side note, you MUST have a reservation to eat here, and they only take reservations by call. Because I didn't have a way to call them, I asked my Airbnb hosts who did it for me (also amazing people). While we were eating, there was a crowd forming outside of people waiting to get in but unable to. It's so worth it to visit Vini e Vecchi Sappori! I'll definitely have to come back next time I'm in Florence.

    If you're planning a trip to Florence, make the effort to book a table at Vini e Vecchi Sapori…read more It's a small, popular restaurant that only takes reservations by phone, and it does seem to book up for every meal. We had our hotel call for us when we checked in and were lucky to grab a 1:30 lunch slot on a Thursday afternoon. We saw the fat physical reservation book when we went, and also saw an attempted walk-in get turned away. We wanted to go for dinner, but I'm just glad we were able to get in at all. Vini e Vecchi Sapori was easily my favorite restaurant in Florence. I loved the cozy, vibrant dining room, snug and eclectically decorated. We were at a table so tiny, I worried about pulling a muscle when I crossed my legs. It was nestled amongst other tiny tables, and abutted a counter where plates were put out for service and the reservation book set down in its glory next to my husband's head. Service was warm, efficient, and attentive. Our waiter basically told what to order and we obeyed him, with excellent results. The one-page handwritten menu, helpfully available in English, presented the day's offerings and this preemptive list of disclaimers: No Pizza No Cappuccino No The Fork No Ice No Spritz No Ketchup FUCK CANCER There was a brief selection of Italian wines by the glass, and we got the Chianti Classico and the Bruno de Montalcino, both lovely. The food was delicious, starting with good bread and good olive oil. We ordered the mixed Tuscany salami and the beef carpaccio as appetizers, and they were both superb and not in the least bit redundant. There were four or five types of salami, every one of them fantastic, and I loved the thin, silky carpaccio, served with rucola, parmesan, olive oil, and black pepper. We shared two splendid pastas, spinach ricotta ravioli in a creamy rose tomato sauce and a hearty pappardelle with duck ragu. For dessert, we had the lush, irresistible raspberries tiramisu. I plan to come back to Florence one day, and will make a point of coming back to Vini e Vecchi Sapori. It's a special restaurant, the kind you hope to find in Italy, a welcoming place with lively ambiance and wonderful food.

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    Pappardelle with duck ragu

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    La Giostra - My steak cooked perfectly and flavored just enough to be fabulous.

    La Giostra

    4.2(798 reviews)
    0.8 kmDuomo
    €€€€

    By far one of the most highly recommended restaurants when we were making our plans for Florence…read more Highly recommend making a reservation because the wait without one would have been quite long. This restaurant is such a VIBE. Cozy, romantic and a total scene. Service was great as was the food. It was tough because there was so much on the menu that I wanted to try but we couldn't not order the pear ravioli and the Florentine steak. If I went back I would want to try the ossobuco which I saw at the table next to us and looked dynamite. If you only had one night in Florence this is the restaurant I would recommend.

    Food was good but not necessarily the best we had in Florence. Given the reviews and the price I…read morewas hoping for a supreme experience. I shared two pasta dishes with my daughter (the handmade Pappardelle with Maremman Wild Boar Ragu and the Carbonara). Both were very good but not the best we've had. Appetizers were good: Salad with pecorino cheese, oranges, pine nuts and walnuts. We ordered the Octopus appetizer as well. The Octopus was beautifully prepared and presented, but didn't have much flavor. They nailed the Espresso Martini! One of the best I've ever had! We ordered the huge Florentine steak to share between 4 of us and it was more than enough. Ultimately what knocked this review down to 3 stars and what was really disappointing was how they targeted us as tourists with the note at the bottom of the bill (see picture). It read "GRATUITY NOT INCLUDED" in all CAPITAL LETTERS. Also note it was the only thing in English on the entire bill. If it had been our first meal in Florence we might have fallen for this tactic, however it was our last. There's definitely some hostility towards tourists in Florence. Don't get me wrong, some of the people and restaurants we've visited have been very welcoming and friendly. However we recently saw tourist taxes go up significantly, and then you see tricks like this on the bill at La Giostra. This was the ONLY restaurant in Florence where we encountered this. Once jet fuel prices make flying a relic of the past I would argue that some Europeans who depend on tourists for their livelihood may not miss our presence but will certainly miss our spending. Save your money and go research the many other places to eat while in Florence.

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