Only open at lunch and often drawing queues as they don't take reservations,
Lunch is cheap but the time to come is for the aperitivo buffet. From 7pm to 10pm drinks are €8, and accompanied by a huge all you can eat buffet, from pizza and lasagne to couscous and caprese salad.
they serve 15 kinds of salads. The apericena buffet is priced at €7 a drink, whether you order a beer or a mojito, and lasts from 5pm to 10pm. If Zoe is packed, check out the next-door bar, Negroni.
portions are huge, though the bean and minestra soups are excellent. Renowned for the peposa beef stew, trippa alla fiorentina, and baccalà salt cod, cooked alla Livornese with tomatoes and basil.
schiacciata stuffed with salami, gorgonzola and artichoke hearts.served at lunchtime with crusty bread rolls.
Mind you, with a white-tiled bar, blackened beams and red-checked tablecloths, the place looks as if it opened a century ago.
the Mercato Centrale is a seething market stacked with every produce Tuscany is famous for, from olive oil and fragrant white truffles, to finocchiona salami and pecorino cheese.
Pugi sells the popular pizza a taglio (pizza by the slice); their focaccie and other breads are equally good. It's a great place to grab a quick lunch or snack.
this is one of the best pizzeria’s in town and for a cheap price, think €5-€8 euros per pizza it’s a great
People calling out their orders above one another, wine by the glass that you pour yourself and pay later,
they offer menu deals (around €10-€12 for a first, second and side dish) also open for dinner
Open for lunch & dinner (4 euros for a Pizza Margarita! They have a fabulous house red-wine, bottle of wine for two + two lunch menu’s and coffee adds up to no more than €11 euros a person.
Florentine institution. They offer cheap lunch menus and all of the food is Tuscan. I had a really good tagliata alla rucola (sliced beef over rucola salad with parmesan cheese)
Perfect for lunch (also open for dinner but during lunch they offer cheap specials) this is a classier joint with great food.
To avoid sometimes agonizingly long waits, come early (7 pm) or late (after 9:30).
It's the perfect place to come if you aren't sure what you're hungry for, as they offer a little bit of everything:
One of the oldest and best wine bars in Florence, this place serves cured meats and cheeses, as well as daily specials such as the sublime spaghetti al curry.
tiny, cramped, and boisterous; quick bite to eat. hearty, stick-to-the-ribs Florentine food such as ribollita. Seating is communal, and fellow diners share the big, straw-covered flask of wine.
Florentines flock to this narrow family-run trattoria near San Lorenzo to feast on Tuscan favorites served at simple tables under a wooden ceiling dating from 1536.
It's always crowded, always good, and always inexpensive. simple Tuscan at its best. The pollo con limone. Reservations are advised.
They've been making ice cream at this much-loved-by-Florentines place since 1939. Such continuity might be the reason why this might be the best gelateria in the historic center.
This small pizzeria is favored by locals. Come early to grab one of the few tables, and don't mind the fact that service here is intentionally rushed: turning tables is paramount.
This is home-style Tuscan cuisine at its very best, served in unpretentious, intimate surroundings: there's only room for about 15 guests. the menu changes daily
