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Baldovino is a busy restaurant situated at the side of Santa Croce [ owned by a Scotsman ! ] . As well as serving good traditional Tuscan dishes , Baldovino also serves up good Pizzas from it's wood burning oven . When you eat here you are guaranteed good fare , served up by welcoming and friendly staff . It is popular both with Tourists and also local people . They also have a web site so that you can book a table prior to your visit [ which I inevitably do ! ] . I would highly recommend a meal here . I have enjoyed many on my eight visits to Florence over the past six years .

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Florence's most famous gelato on Via Isole Delle Stinche, a small street just around the corner from Piazza Santa Croce is Cafe Vivoli. Great chocolate flavours. The Vivoli family runs the cafe Vivoli for decades. You can sit at the tables for free and also eat lunch. Try a crema cafe` that is an expresso coffee in a large cup that is lined with luscious vanilla gelato

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Florentine food in a family-run setting ... simple and tasty and reasonable. Near Arno.

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Situated next door to it's sister Restaurant Baldovino , this delightful enoteca offers up a superb selection of Italian wines and Grappa accompanied by a quality assortment of tasty snacks . You are ensured a friendly and welcoming service and also useful tips regarding the available wines . [ I developed a love of Brunello after visiting here !] . Unfortunately , I often visit Florence in early December to coincide with the feast of the Immaculate Conception and the Scottish Fair , and sadly , on my past two visits at this time the enoteca has been closed . Well worth a visit or two when you are in Florence .

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Centrally situated 3 star Hotel, 300 yards from the bus station where the airport bus stops and picks up , and 300 yards from the Piazza Santa Maria Novella . Walking distance from all the sites of interest , but also of a range of good bars [ " Fiddlers Elbow " and " Joshua Tree "] and eateries such as Osteria Belle Donne . Alba is a clean , well maintained hotel , with a friendly , helpful and welcoming staff . It provides a substantial breakfast and the reception is open 24 hours . I have stayed at the Alba for 4 of my 8 visits to Florence and highly recommend it .

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Excellent food and an excellent price. Valerio is amazing. This place is exactly the small restaurant I envisioned when I came to Italy.

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One of the , for me , three best restaurants in Florence [ along with Cibreo Povero and Baldovino ] . Run by the irrepressible Giacinto , Belle Donne serves up good , traditional Tuscan dishes in a delightfully rustic ambience , the little dining area decked out with plants , pots and pictures . It helps if you try and speak a little Italian , it's appreciated [and I think it ensures a better service ! ]. I have dined here on every one of my eight visits to Florence and have never been disappointed . I recommend it .

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