The thin Tuscan flatbread, baked on a stone oven, split and stuffed-to-order with porchetta, salumi, pecorino, artichoke cream or truffle: the canonical Florentine lunch since the 1990s.
Schiacciata as a flatbread dates to Roman Etruria; the word means 'squashed', from the dimples pressed into the dough before baking. Stuffed schiacciata as a stand-up street sandwich became Florence's grammar after All'Antico Vinaio's 2010 expansion turned the format into a daily queue on Via dei Neri. The schiacciata fiorentina is the version eaten as bread; schiacciata alla fiorentina is a separate dessert, a sweet sheet cake covered with cocoa powder eaten during Carnevale.
4 editor picks for Schiacciata fiorentina (sandwich) in Florence, ranked by editorial score. All Florence signature dishes · Schiacciata fiorentina (sandwich) across every city.
Forno Pugi ★ 4.5
santa-croce · Viale De Amicis 49r, 50137 Firenze
Forno Pugi in Florence has been the wood-fired neighbourhood forno since 1925, with three shops across the city baking schiacciata, pizza al taglio, focaccia and the classic Florentine pastries daily.
I Due Fratellini ★ 4.5
centro-storico · Via dei Cimatori 38r, 50122 Firenze
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 for €4 each and the original wine-glass-on-the-shelf service.
All'Antico Vinaio ★ 4.4
centro-storico · Via dei Neri 65r, 50122 Firenze
All'Antico Vinaio in Florence's Via dei Neri has run the schiacciata-counter format since 1991, with the Mazzanti family stuffing the 30cm flatbread to order, the queue wrapping the block from 12:00 daily.
Cantinetta da Verrazzano ★ 4.3
centro-storico · Via dei Tavolini 18r, 50122 Firenze
Cantinetta da Verrazzano in Florence's Via dei Tavolini is the bakery-and-wine-bar of the Castello da Verrazzano estate, with a wood-fired oven baking schiacciata and focaccia, served with estate Chianti.