DK Travel : Tuscany : Florence : Places to eat

Acqua al Due

Beloved restaurant with padded benches, soft lighting and assaggi (tasting) dishes allowing you to sample each course.
Alla Vecchia Bettola

Where Florentines go to enjoy old-fashioned dishes – some not for the weak of stomach, such as testicciole (rice stew in a halved sheep’s skull).
Caffè Bigallo Enoteca

Cosy establishment serving typical Tuscan dishes. Good value set menus.
Cantinetta Antinori

Wine bar/restaurant in a 15th-century palazzo. The Antinori family has been making Chianti for generations, and the produce comes from their farms.
Cantinetta del Verrazzano

Great pastries and wonderful stuffed focaccia sandwiches are on offer at the Cantinetta del Verrazzano, which is owned by the Chianti wine estate (see Chianti Vineyards).
Capucaccia

Where stylish Florentine 30-somethings gather for aperativi . Don’t miss the Sunday brunch in this elegant spot.
Casa di Dante (del Pennello)

Going since at least the 1500s, and famous for its antipasto table laden with vegetables, fish and meat.
Cibrèo

Top restaurant, favoured by intellectuals. The annexe serves a limited menu from the same kitchen at less than half the price.
Fiddler’s Elbow

Not wishing to miss out on the latest fashion, Florence has its very own Irish pubs; this one is the best.
Gilli

Risorgimento intellectuals met under this historical café’s stuccoed ceilings in the 1850s and 1860s to discuss the unification of Italy.