Forno Pugi is a pizzeria budget eat in Santa Croce, Florence.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
2 hours
Learn the art of Italian bread and focaccia making in a hands-on class. Enjoy a tasting of freshly baked bread with olive oil and local specialties and a lovely gelato...
2.5 hours
Make authentic Italian pizza and artisan gelato with a local chef in Florence’s Oltrarno district, then enjoy your creation with Tuscan wine. Learn to cook like a true...
1.5 hours
Learn how to make pizza from scratch with a local in Florence. Roll out the dough, add the sauce, and bake your pizza in a wood-fired oven. Enjoy your pizza and a wine...
Address: Viale De Amicis 49r, 50137 Firenze, Florence
All'Antico Vinaio in Florence's Via dei Neri is the schiacciata-counter chain with four shops on the same street, with the 30cm stuffed flatbread for €8.
OrderLa Favolosa schiacciata (porchetta, pecorino, artichoke cream).
TipFour shops on Via dei Neri; the 65r is the original. Eat on the steps of Santa Croce.
Da Nerbone in Florence's Mercato Centrale ground floor pours the lampredotto panino for €5.50 since 1872, bread dipped in the cooking broth.
OrderPanino al lampredotto bagnato with salsa verde and salsa piccante.
TipCash only; closed Sunday. Queue from 11:30. The plate of bollito-and-broth runs €8.
I Due Fratellini in Florence's Via dei Cimatori has run the mini-panino counter since 1875, a hole-in-the-wall format with 28 panini varieties at €4.
OrderWild-boar salami panino, the soppressata-and-pecorino, a glass of house Chianti.
TipCash only; standing on the kerb. Closed Sunday. Shelves outside hold your wine glass.
Trattoria Mario in Florence's San Lorenzo has run the working-class lunch counter since 1953 next to Mercato Centrale, with a daily pasta carte at €8 a primo.
OrderRibollita, pappardelle al cinghiale, a glass of house Chianti for €3.
TipQueue from 12:00; lunch-only Mon-Sat. Cash only. Closed all of August.
Trattoria da Rocco in Florence's Mercato Sant'Ambrogio loggia runs the market-canteen lunch format, with a chalkboard daily two-course menu at €12.
OrderThe daily pasta, ribollita in winter, a quartino of house red.
TipLunch only Mon-Sat 12:00-15:00. Cash only. Arrive at 12:30 to beat the second rush.
Trippaio del Porcellino in Florence is the lampredotto cart at the Mercato Nuovo loggia next to the Porcellino bronze boar, with panini for €5.50.
OrderLampredotto panino bagnato, trippa-and-fagioli plate, a glass of house red.
TipOpen daily 09:00-19:00. Cash only; standing room around the cart.
