Universo Vegano is a vegan-friendly spot in Santa Croce, Florence.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
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.
Address: Via Pietrapiana 47R, 50121 Firenze, Florence
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.
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.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to midnight. Book the courtyard a fortnight ahead for weekend dinner.
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.
Nirvana on Via Il Prato is a family-run fully vegan kitchen in Florence cooking Italian classics, with carbonara, seitan braised in Chianti and vegan pizza.
Tip: Closed Mondays and the hours move, so call ahead. The tiramisu and tofu cheesecake are the reason to leave room.
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.
L'OV in Florence is a fully vegetarian osteria that reworks Tuscan dishes such as panzanella, aubergine parmigiana and lasagne, with gluten-free versions.
Tip: Closed Mondays. The set lunch is the cheapest way in; book for dinner, the room is small.
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.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to midnight. Book the courtyard a fortnight ahead for weekend dinner.
