Brac is a dietary-friendly spot in Santa Croce, Florence.
Brac in Florence's Santa Croce district is the bookshop-and-cafe with a fully vegetarian-and-vegan kitchen, with a daily-changing plant-based pasta carte.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to midnight. Book the courtyard a fortnight ahead for weekend dinner.
Address: Via dei Vagellai 18r, 50122 Firenze, Florence
Universo Vegano in Florence's Santa Croce is the Italian vegan-fast-food chain's Florence outpost, with a 100% plant-based carte of pizza, burgers.
Tip: Open daily 11:00-15:00 and 19:00-24:00. Counter format with a seated room; vegan pizza by the slice and burgers are the calling cards.
Ruth's in Florence's Sant'Ambrogio is the historic kosher vegetarian dining room next to the Synagogue, with Sephardic and Italian-Jewish vegetarian plates.
Tip: Open Sun-Thu lunch and dinner, Fri lunch only, closed Sat. The mezze platter and the kosher dairy menu are the house orders.
Brac in Florence's Santa Croce is the bookshop-cafe with a fully vegetarian kitchen since 2009, with a daily-changing pasta carte, a garden courtyard.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to midnight. The courtyard seats 25; book a fortnight ahead.
Vegan Frog in Florence's Santa Croce district runs a plant-based kitchen with a vegan and vegetarian-friendly carte, no animal products, with daily pasta.
Tip: Open daily 12:30-22:30. The 20-seat room books a week ahead for weekend.
Universo Vegano in Florence's Santa Croce is the Italian vegan-fast-food chain's Florence outpost, with a 100% plant-based carte of pizza, burgers.
Tip: Open daily 11:00-15:00 and 19:00-24:00. Counter format with a seated room; vegan pizza by the slice and burgers are the calling cards.
Ruth's in Florence's Sant'Ambrogio is the historic kosher vegetarian dining room next to the Synagogue, with Sephardic and Italian-Jewish vegetarian plates.
Tip: Open Sun-Thu lunch and dinner, Fri lunch only, closed Sat. The mezze platter and the kosher dairy menu are the house orders.
Brac in Florence's Santa Croce is the bookshop-cafe with a fully vegetarian kitchen since 2009, with a daily-changing pasta carte, a garden courtyard.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to midnight. The courtyard seats 25; book a fortnight ahead.
Vegan Frog in Florence's Santa Croce district runs a plant-based kitchen with a vegan and vegetarian-friendly carte, no animal products, with daily pasta.
Tip: Open daily 12:30-22:30. The 20-seat room books a week ahead for weekend.
