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ItalianSanta Croce
Acqua al 2 in Florence's Santa Croce district has run the signature assaggio di primi (five-pasta sampler) since 1978, and the steak with blueberry sauce.
OrderThe assaggio di primi, bistecca al mirtillo, and any chocolate dessert from the sampler.
TipOpen daily; book a fortnight ahead. The 19:30 and 22:00 seatings; lunch closed.
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Florentine TrattoriaSan Lorenzo
Trattoria Za Za in Florence's San Lorenzo runs the long Tuscan carte from a square-side terrace on Piazza del Mercato Centrale, with the full Florentine.
OrderThe Tuscan tasting tray, bistecca alla fiorentina and a tagliatelle al cinghiale.
TipOpen daily 11:00-23:00. The terrace fills fastest in summer; book three days ahead.
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ItalianSanta Maria Novella
Cantinetta Antinori in Florence's Palazzo Antinori is the wine-bar-and-trattoria for the 26-generation Antinori wine family, with a 150-bottle list focused.
OrderCrostini misti, pici al ragu, the tagliata and a glass of Tignanello.
TipClosed Saturday and Sunday. Book the front room for the Antinori cellar tasting flight.
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Florentine, Wine-ledCentro Storico
Coquinarius in Florence behind the Duomo has run as a wine-bar-and-trattoria hybrid since 1999, with a long Tuscan carte and a 200-bottle list focused.
OrderPici cacio e pepe, the salumi tagliere and a Chianti Classico flight from the by-the-glass list.
TipOpen daily; book a fortnight ahead for the back vaulted room. The Brunello flight adds €25.
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Florentine TrattoriaOltrarno
I Quattro Leoni in Florence's Oltrarno is the Piazza della Passera trattoria with a summer terrace and the signature fiocchetti dumplings (pear, taleggio.
OrderThe fiocchetti pera-taleggio-asparagi, bistecca alla fiorentina, panna cotta.
TipBook a terrace table three weeks ahead for summer. Open daily 12:00-23:30.
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Florentine TrattoriaOltrarno
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.