Trattoria La Casalinga is an italian restaurant in Oltrarno, Florence.
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.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, 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.
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 love it: A 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.
Tip: Closed 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 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.
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 love it: A 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.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The 12-seat bar has no bookings; arrive at 17:30 for aperitivo seating.
Casa del Vino is a wine bar room in San Lorenzo. Closed Sunday; standing only. €3 glasses, €5 panini. The shelf outside the door holds your glass.
Why locals love it: An 1898 standing wine bar behind Mercato Centrale with €5 panini and €3 wine, frequented by stall-keepers and locals who know the shelf-on-the-street trick.
Tip: Closed Sunday; standing only. €3 glasses, €5 panini. The shelf outside the door holds your glass.
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.
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.
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.
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.
