I Quattro Leoni is a florentine trattoria restaurant 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.
3 hours
Enjoy a medieval-inspired banquet in Florence with traditional Tuscan dishes, period music, and a unique atmosphere inspired by the city's rich history
Address: Via dei Vellutini 1r, 50125 Firenze, Florence
Trattoria Cammillo in Florence's Oltrarno has been the Masiero family's white-tablecloth trattoria on Borgo San Jacopo since 1945, with crepes alla.
OrderCrepes alla fiorentina (spinach and bechamel), bistecca alla fiorentina, the curry risotto.
TipClosed Tuesday and Wednesday; book three weeks ahead. Cash only, dinner only.
Trattoria Cammillo in Florence's Oltrarno has been the Masiero family's white-tablecloth trattoria on Borgo San Jacopo since 1945, with crepes alla.
OrderCrepes alla fiorentina (spinach and bechamel), bistecca alla fiorentina, the curry risotto.
TipClosed Tuesday and Wednesday; book three weeks ahead. Cash only, dinner only.
Trattoria da Burde in Florence's western edge has been the Gori family's working-quarter osteria since 1901, with the Friday-night dinner the only evening.
OrderThe Friday-night bistecca tasting; otherwise ribollita and trippa alla fiorentina at lunch.
TipLunch Mon-Sat; dinner Friday only. Book three weeks ahead for Friday; bus 35 from Santa Maria Novella.
Gilda Bistrot in Florence's Sant'Ambrogio district runs the small-room modern-bistrot format opposite the market, with seasonal Tuscan plates.
OrderPici al ragu, the crostini di fegatini and a glass of natural Chianti.
TipClosed Monday; book a fortnight ahead. The Sant'Ambrogio market across the square opens at 07:00.
Cucina Torcicoda in Florence's Santa Croce district is a three-room concept (osteria, pizzeria and ristorante) under one roof, with the bistecca cellar.
OrderThe bistecca alla fiorentina from the dedicated ristorante room, or the pizza next door.
TipThree connected rooms with different menus; the ristorante books out 2 weeks ahead.
Buca Lapi in Florence's Santa Maria Novella has cooked the bistecca alla fiorentina in the Palazzo Antinori cellar since 1880, a candlelit basement of long.
OrderThe bistecca alla fiorentina (1.2kg for two) and the tartufo pasta in season.
TipCash and card; book three weeks ahead. The cellar is hot in summer; ask for the front room.
Osteria del Porcellino in Florence sits a few steps from the Mercato del Porcellino loggia, with a wood-grill room and the bistecca, tagliata and Tuscan.
OrderTagliata di Chianina, pappardelle al cinghiale, the ribollita in winter.
TipOpen daily 12:00-23:00. The wood-grill room books out a week ahead for weekend dinner.
