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Trattoria Sabatino

4.0 (56 reviews)
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Broccoli rabe
Jonathan R.

What a great surprise!!! I did not plan on dining at Trattoria Sabatino but as we were walking we saw a long line of people waiting....tells me this is where I want to be. The lines moved pretty quick, about a 45 minute wait. The menu is simple and very inexpensive. Seating is communal, service is quick. Pasta with tomato sauce and pasta with Sugo meat sauce were both excellent and bargains at 5 euro. The star of the show was the Braciole Livornese smothered in their wonderful sauce. Perfectly breaded thin slice of beef, deep fried and sauced...I am dreaming about it 2 days later. The broccoli rabe was seasoned well and tasted delicious. The house wine was fine. Total bill with a liter of house red, 2 pasta, the beef, vegetable and 2 bottles of water came to $28 The restaurant is modest and clean. Has fun talking to others at our shared table. If you are in the area, check them out.

Side of potatoes
Sara C.

We were supposed to go to another restaurant but they weren't open. I remember seeing this place on YouTube and the influencer raved about them. Just so happened we were super lucky, they open at 7:15PM for dinner service, and we walked up right at 7:10PM, first in line. The wait staff gestured to say they're slightly delayed.. we walked in at 7:45PM. We got chatting with the couple second in line and ended up getting seated together at a large table. Totally something I'm used to as I grew up in East Asia. Hey, don't block them from making money by serving more folks. I tried my best with my poor Italian to order food, and the lady was kind enough to allow me to entertain her. At the end, she blah blah blah many Italian words and was the headlight to this deer.... and then she said "my husband will come let you know the weight of the steak so you know the price." LOL. Thanks so much, I did not get that at all. We ordered a mixed salad, tagliatelle al sugo, Florentine steak, side of potatoes and some red wine/sparkling water. The steak probably could have been trimmed better and our table buddies ordered a pasta each and each had a main dish. I do think they do a stellar job with the home cooking so I would recommend going that route.. but I do think their steak was reasonably priced with great flavor (just a little more tendon/gristly)... actually, everything was so reasonably priced that it was totally worth the wait... The restaurant looks like I just stepped into some Nonna's house.... and all the wait staff was kind and speedy. Clean environment, big dining room... definitely give them a try if you are on this side of the river. Worth the wait for a slice of Italian home cooking, and maybe you'll get an Italian language lesson too.

Pappardelle al Sugo
Hannah M.

My standards were maybe a little elevated given the hype I found in the foodie community but I tried to level with myself beforehand thinking "don't get your hopes up, it's so cheap that you can't expect the food to be that great". I mean we're talking McDonald's prices. €5 for pasta, €7 for mains. Add on the free bread and dirt cheap contorni, and wine at €1.5 for 1/4 litre and you can leave buzzed and stuffed for €20. I know this because I just did. Now the food? Absolutely excellent. Again I didn't have super high hopes at the price point but they absolutely nailed it. The roast beef with potatoes is to die for - you must get this dish. Service was excellent as well, pacing couldn't have been better and they spoke English despite it being a very local place. Very buzzy with communal seating and a lot of locals. Toilets are cleaner than I've found in most other places. For the $-$$ price range it's definitely a top 5 meal.

Viona C.

As I roamed around Florence, I wanted to find food spots that were more on the affordable side. To my amazement, I got a couple of dishes for a fraction of the cost of what I was paying around Italy! This is a no-frills, straight from home cooking kind of establishment. There was quite a wait as I got here right when it happened, but who doesn't want an affordable meal? Their menu is fairly simple, but pretty much has everything you need in an Italian comfort meal. I ordered the roast beef and tortellini. Both were very filling and comforting to eat. You pay at the comfort and it's a whole honor system, because they just ask you what you ordered and calculate from there. My entire meal turned out to be less than 15 euros, including the beverages I had with it!

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Dennis C.

This local Tuscan restaurant in Florence has a huge local following. It is classic, family style and inexpensive. Don't come here looking for gourmet. Good experience in a warm setting. Opens at 7:15P and there will be a line. No reservations!

Johnny N.

As I sat down and looked at the menu, I felt like I had just robbed a bank. €5 for a pasta? €5,60 for a 1/4 chicken? €1,50 for 1/4L of wine? I cautiously drew my gaze down as my eyes darted back and forth across the room anxiously. Had I time traveled to the 1990s? I look to the big-boned German woman to my right and ask who the President of the United States is... jk why would she know lol. But no it was still 2023, this is just a Super Saiyan Inflation Buster. Also, this was another place Bourdain filmed at in his unaired Parts Unknown episode set in Florence. After taking in this authentic italian-homestyle setting, I decided to have a feast. I got the Proscuitto, Spaghetti al pomodoro, 1/2L of red wine, the Ferri steak, and a side of potatoes. And a sparkling water obviously. All my homies hate still water. The quality of food was fresh and fantastic. The highlight of the meal ended up being the potatoes and steak. They were to die for. All in all, this meal ran me $33.66 cents. I attached a picture of my Chase statement because I know you weasels wont believe me. After finally having left Florence, this may have surpassed Nugolo as my favorite meal I had. But please don't tell Nugolo, that news should come from me.

Grandmas cake
thienly n.

Favorite restaurant so far and I loved the atmosphere here! The food here was amazing, traditional and authentic! The servers were efficient and kind. I loved that when I looked around I saw a lot of locals and not tourists! Highly recommend coming for the tasty food that was reasonably priced and even cheap!!

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You want to beat all the tourist traps....go here. Long line but worth it for the price. All the good reviews are accurate

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Best restaurant in Florence and I've tired almost everywhere. Really affordable and super authentic old type of tuscan food.

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La Carabaccia - Delicious Tiramisu!!

La Carabaccia

4.4(36 reviews)
0.6 kmStazione Ferroviaria Santa Maria Novella
€€€

If you are in Florence, this place is one of my favorite establishments. Food here is fantastic!…read moreAll three items we ordered displayed restraint, flavor forward, and a continuous yearning for the next bite. Special highlight to the Artichoke Spaghetti. As we switched our plates back and forth, I kept looking forward to the next bite of this dish. This indicates that quality of this dish alone. Paired with the Pino Grigio, wow... combination hit all the notes. Service was exceptional. While we did come 1.5hours before closing and noticed the tires looked on the staffs, they were such a trooper and carried on as it was their mission. Such dedication to their craft is commendable. Interior is quaintly decorated with rustic charm. White table cloth service elevated this establishment quite well. Paired with great food, service, and charm... this is an exceptional restaurant. Great job team. You guys are amazing!

Really pleasantly surprised with our dinner. Service admittedly was slow though with a smile. They…read moreare busy running but can take a while. We had been there 40 minutes before flagging the waiter to order. The good news is once we order the food came out at a reasonable pace. Started with the warm octopus salad that was quite nice with nice chunks of tender octopus and warm potatoes. We also tried the Bistecca Florentine here. The nice thing is they have a smaller minimum serving size of only 700 g which is about 1 1/2 pounds. And it was really really good. It was cooked perfectly and well seasoned lots of nice salt and the taste was among the best states that I've had actually. And for the price of only €5.5 per 100 g it was actually very reasonable we paired with roasted potatoes and grilled vegetables, which were perfect compliments. The additional kicker was hooking on Tripadvisor a reservation. We got a 20% off our bill which made the meal even more affordable. It was our least expensive dinners and we loved it.

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La Carabaccia - Wine cellar

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La Carabaccia - Cozze sgusciate ripiene di formaggio

Cozze sgusciate ripiene di formaggio

La Carabaccia - Enchanting, beautiful and unique wine cellar for private dining events!

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Enchanting, beautiful and unique wine cellar for private dining events!

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

Vini e Vecchi Sapori

4.6(322 reviews)
1.3 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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Vini e Vecchi Sapori - Pappardelle with duck ragu

Pappardelle with duck ragu

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Trattoria Zà Zà

Trattoria Zà Zà

4.2(1.7k reviews)
1.3 kmSanta Maria Novella
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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

Trattoria Zà Zà - His and hers

His and hers

Trattoria Zà Zà - Boccalona style Spaghettini

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Boccalona style Spaghettini

Trattoria Giovanni - Tiramisu

Trattoria Giovanni

4.6(219 reviews)
0.6 kmPalazzo Pitti
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Cozy restaurant! I had ossobucco (lamb) and my son had fresh pasta with beef cheeks, both were…read moredelicious!! We also had dessert and white wine! Staff attended us well. We would go back again!

We had a lovely dinner at Trattoria Giovanni. We loved how cozy, spacious, and genuinely local it…read morefelt, like eating at your grandma's house. It's close enough to the lively, bustling part of Firenze to feel connected, yet just far enough to escape the city's never-ending wave of tourists. The service was incredible, and the owner (I'm pretty sure it was the owner?) brought so much energy that he single-handedly turned the whole place into an eclectic little spot during the "rush hour" of the evening. The menu was solid, if a bit "generic" at times. While everything we ordered was delicious, nothing at Trattoria Giovanni felt like a dish you couldn't find elsewhere... and honestly, that's perfectly fine! It was traditional, comforting, and exactly what we were craving. The plate of cured meats and cheese was phenomenal, a great start to the meal. The pastas were really good as well, though one of the meat dishes had a slightly off texture, with the chunks of meat a bit overcooked. All in all, we loved our meal and would definitely recommend this spot if you're in Florence.

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Trattoria Giovanni - Exceptional service with great music selection! Every moment in this restaurant felt like being with a party of friends.

Exceptional service with great music selection! Every moment in this restaurant felt like being with a party of friends.

Trattoria Giovanni - Bistecca alla Fiorentina Chianina

Bistecca alla Fiorentina Chianina

Trattoria Giovanni - Bisetecca Florentino YUM!!

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Bisetecca Florentino YUM!!

La Buchetta - Linguine in clam sauce

La Buchetta

4.8(310 reviews)
1.6 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.

La Buchetta
La Buchetta

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