Simple, fresh and seasonal – that’s the beauty of Tuscan cuisine. Whether you’re craving a plate of homemade pasta or giant slab of Florentine steak (Bistecca alla Fiorentina), here are the restaurants in Florence to splurge on fine Italian cuisine:
Buca Lapi
Fab cellar fella with open kitchen, vaulted ceiling and prices to match. The Euro crowd pound through excellent ribollita, wild boar and signature vast Fiorentina steaks. Sit in the main salon – home to many a power dinner, it’s busy, buzzy, convivial and fun.
il Palagio
Helmed by Mich-starred Vito Mollica who was named best chef of the year by Italy’s WSJ. Lavish, high-ceilinged indoor dining room and gardeny little patio for alfresco dining and balmy amore in the summer.
Ora d’Aria
Rising star Marco Stabile’s seasonal, trad ingreds and dishes thrill and tantalise in a mod, elegant eatelier behind the Uffizi. Book a table upstairs if you want to see the chefs at work, and exercise patience with the attentive staff who explain every course in minute detail.
(Featured image: Buca Lapi)
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