Italian€€oltrarno
Trattoria Cammillo is locals send friends here for the crepes alla fiorentina and the masiero family's 1945 white-tablecloth grammar on borgo san jacopo.
Why locals love it: Locals send friends here for the crepes alla fiorentina and the Masiero family's 1945 white-tablecloth grammar on Borgo San Jacopo.
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday; book three weeks ahead. Cash only, dinner only.
Italian€€campo-di-marte
Trattoria da Burde in Florence: italian room. Bus 35 to a 1901 trattoria the working quarter still treats as its own; Friday-night bistecca.
Why locals love it: Bus 35 to a 1901 trattoria the working quarter still treats as its own; Friday-night bistecca dinner is the seating locals book three weeks ahead.
Tip: Lunch Mon-Sat; dinner Friday only. Book three weeks ahead for Friday.
Italian€€san-niccolo
Zeb in Florence: A 16-seat mother-and-son counter in San Niccolo where Alberto Navari plates Giuseppina's tortelli to order; no booking, just queue.
Why locals love it: A 16-seat mother-and-son counter in San Niccolo where Alberto Navari plates Giuseppina's tortelli to order; no booking, just queue.
Tip: Closed Wednesday and Sunday dinner. Counter-only; first-come, no bookings.
Italian€€sant-ambrogio
Trattoria da Rocco in Florence: Market-canteen lunch inside Sant'Ambrogio for €12, the same plate the stall-keepers eat from a chalkboard daily.
Why locals love it: Market-canteen lunch inside Sant'Ambrogio for €12, the same plate the stall-keepers eat from a chalkboard daily.
Tip: Lunch only, Mon-Sat 12:00-15:00. Cash only. The chalkboard menu changes daily.
Italian€€centro-storico
I Due Fratellini in Florence: A hole-in-the-wall mini-panino counter from 1875 with 28 varieties at €4 and a shelf outside to hold your wine glass.
Why locals love it: A hole-in-the-wall mini-panino counter from 1875 with 28 varieties at €4 and a shelf outside to hold your wine glass.
Tip: Cash only; standing on the kerb. Closed Sunday. €4 panini, €4 wine.
Italian€€oltrarno
Trattoria La Casalinga off Piazza Santo Spirito is the 1963 family cucina povera room with ribollita and trippa for 10 euros, no concession to the centre.
Why locals love it: Family-run cucina povera since 1963 just off Piazza Santo Spirito; ribollita and trippa for €10 a course, no concession to the centre's tourist circuit.
Tip: Closed Sunday; cash only. Lunch is calmer; dinner books up a week ahead.