Trattoria da Rocco is an italian budget eat in Sant Ambrogio, Florence.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Discover the secrets to crafting authentic Italian pasta with a local chef with this workshop in Florence. Enjoy the magic of a fresh pasta dish accompanied with wine.
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Enter the flambé scene with the wheel of Parmesan and fresh truffle! Learn to make fresh pasta like our grandmothers made it in Italy, all done by hand. We will also l...
Address: Piazza Lorenzo Ghiberti, 50122 Firenze, Florence
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.
Casa del Vino in Florence's San Lorenzo has been the 1898 wine bar behind Mercato Centrale, with panini at €5 a piece, a 200-strong by-the-glass list at €3.
OrderPanino with finocchiona, lardo crostino, a glass of Chianti Classico.
TipClosed Sunday; standing only. €3 glasses; €5 panini. The shelf outside the door holds your glass.
Trattoria La Casalinga in Florence's Oltrarno off Piazza Santo Spirito has been the family-run home-cooking room since 1963, with the four pillars of cucina.
OrderRibollita, pappa al pomodoro, trippa alla fiorentina.
TipClosed Sunday; cash only. Lunch is calmer; dinner books up a week ahead.
Mercato Centrale Firenze's first-floor food hall houses 18 artisan counters under one roof, from pasta to pizza, lampredotto and bistecca, with most plates.
OrderLampredotto from Lorenzo Nigro's counter, the daily fresh pasta from il Tartufo, an espresso.
TipOpen daily until midnight. Counter format; €15 lunch with a glass of wine.
Forno Pugi in Florence has been the neighbourhood forno since 1925, with three shops baking pizza al taglio, schiacciata, focaccia and the Florentine.
OrderPizza al taglio (the chocolate-cream schiacciata fiorentina in Carnevale), focaccia stuffed.
TipCounter only; cash and card. Viale De Amicis original is the largest; smaller shops on Via San Gallo.
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.
