Trattoria La Casalinga is an italian restaurant in Oltrarno, Florence.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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.
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Address: Via dei Michelozzi 9r, 50125 Firenze, Florence
Le Volpi e l'Uva in Florence: a 12-seat wine bar tucked behind Ponte Vecchio with the city's best small-grower Tuscan list and a counter of cheeses.
Why locals goA 12-seat wine bar tucked behind Ponte Vecchio with the city's best small-grower Tuscan list, the crostino board locals queue for since 1999.
TipClosed Sunday. The 12-seat bar has no bookings; arrive at 17:30 for aperitivo seating.
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 goLocals send friends here for the crepes alla fiorentina and the Masiero family's 1945 white-tablecloth grammar on Borgo San Jacopo.
TipClosed Tuesday and Wednesday; book three weeks ahead. Cash only, dinner only.
Le Volpi e l'Uva in Florence: a 12-seat wine bar tucked behind Ponte Vecchio with the city's best small-grower Tuscan list and a counter of cheeses.
Why locals goA 12-seat wine bar tucked behind Ponte Vecchio with the city's best small-grower Tuscan list, the crostino board locals queue for since 1999.
TipClosed Sunday. The 12-seat bar has no bookings; arrive at 17:30 for aperitivo seating.
Casa del Vino is a Migliorini-family wine bar room in San Lorenzo: closed Sunday, mostly standing room, panini made to order, Tuscan wine by the glass.
Why locals goA family-run standing wine bar behind Mercato Centrale that Florence's historic-shops register dates to 1900, with made-to-order panini and glasses of Chianti for a few euros, frequented by stall-keepers and locals.
TipClosed Sunday, and the early-week days shut mid-afternoon; expect to stand. A panino and a glass together come in under 10 euros.
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 goLocals send friends here for the crepes alla fiorentina and the Masiero family's 1945 white-tablecloth grammar on Borgo San Jacopo.
TipClosed Tuesday and Wednesday; book three weeks ahead. Cash only, dinner only.
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 goBus 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.
TipLunch Mon-Sat; dinner Friday only. Book three weeks ahead for Friday.
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 goA 16-seat mother-and-son counter in San Niccolo where Alberto Navari plates Giuseppina's tortelli to order; no booking, just queue.
TipClosed Wednesday and Sunday dinner. Counter-only; first-come, no bookings.
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 goMarket-canteen lunch inside Sant'Ambrogio for €12, the same plate the stall-keepers eat from a chalkboard daily.
TipLunch only, Mon-Sat 12:00-15:00. Cash only. The chalkboard menu changes daily.
