Trattoria La Casalinga is an italian budget eat in Oltrarno, Florence.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Eat and drink your way through Florence on a guided tour of hidden trattorias, tasting cheeses, pasta, gelato, truffles, and wine, even sipping through a historic wine window.
1 hour
Enjoy a real Florentine dinner with coccoli, prosciutto crudo, and stracchino, a 1 kg Florentine T-bone steak with baked potatoes, and two glasses of Chianti wine.
Guided tour · 3h 30m
Discover Florence’s authentic Oltrarno neighborhood at sunset with a small group. Taste handpicked local specialties and fine wines while guided by passionate locals w...
Address: Via dei Michelozzi 9r, 50125 Firenze, Florence
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.
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.
