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Restaurants in Florence
It is hard to not eat well in Florence (well, as long as you stay away from those few extremely touristy places). While in Florence, you should take advantage and taste the local specialities you won't find elsewhere in Italy, such as the bistecca Fiorentina if you like your steak rare and traditional Tuscan dishes such as pappa al pomodoro, ribollita or pastas with truffles and funghi porcini! There are so many restaurants, I'll start by posting a list of some of them and keep adding comments and new ones as I get a chance.
Acqua al 2
Via della Vigna Vecchia 40r
Phone: 055 284 170
Area: between Duomo and Santa Croce
This restaurant is famous for the assaggi, or small "tastings" of a series of different pasta/risotto dishes sp that you don't have to try only one of them! They also offer assaggi of cheeses and salads as well as more traditional fare as steak.
Baldovino
Via San Giuseppe 22/r
Phone: 055 241 773
Area: Santa Croce
Closed Mon. and 2 wks in Aug.
Baldovino makes excellent pizzas to tempt the kids and more sophisticated dishes to satisfy the parents.
Cantinetta Antinori
Piazza Antinori 3 on Via Tornabuoni
Phone: 055 292 234
Area: between Duomo and Santa Maria Novella church
Closed weekends, 20 days in Aug., and Dec. 25-Jan. 6.
Restaurant is located inside the 15th-century palazzo that serves as the administrative offices for the Antinori winemaking family. The food is upscale versions of traditional Tuscan favorites that change with the seasons, such as country pâté with truffles served on bread and crayfish and prawn salad with shaved raw artichokes on the menu. Only Antinori wines are available.
Le Campane
Borgo La Croce 85-87/r
Phone: 055 2341 101
Area: near Santa Croce
This pizzeria/restaurant specializes both in (Roman) thin crust and Neapolitan (thick) crust pizzas, quite yummy!
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