Mercato del Porcellino in Florence's Centro Storico is the 1547 Mercato Nuovo loggia, now mostly leather and souvenir stalls, with the lampredotto cart that holds the street-food line for the centre.
Must order: Lampredotto panino from the cart, a glass of Chianti at the wine stand.
Tip: Open daily; the lampredotto cart runs from 09:00 and packs up by 19:00.
Address: Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, 50123 Firenze, Florence
Mercato delle Cascine in Florence's Parco delle Cascine is the city's largest weekly outdoor market, every Tuesday morning, with 250 stalls of produce, clothing, cheese and the contadini olive-oil sellers.
Order: New olive oil in November, Pecorino Toscano DOP from the contadini, schiacciata from the Forno Cascine stall.
Tip: Tuesday only, 07:00 to 14:00. Bring cash and a tote; the produce stalls are at the eastern end.
Fierucola di Santo Spirito in Florence's Oltrarno is the monthly small-producer market on Piazza Santo Spirito, every third Sunday, with 70 stalls of Tuscan organic farmers, cheese-makers and bakers.
Order: Pecorino di Pienza from a contadino, mountain honey, organic Tuscan olive oil.
Tip: Third Sunday only, 09:00 to 19:00. The piazza fills out from 10:00; Tuscan producers cluster on the south side.
Mercato di Piazza Santo Spirito in Florence's Oltrarno is the daily morning produce market on the piazza, Monday to Saturday, with 25 contadini and forno stalls and a small artisan-cheese counter on Wednesday.
Order: Tuscan produce from the contadini, the daily bread from the forno stall, Tuscan cheese on Wednesday.
Tip: Mon-Sat 08:00 to 13:00. The piazza-side cafes open at 07:30 if you want a cornetto first.
Mercato Centrale in Florence's San Lorenzo is the city's main covered market in a 1874 cast-iron Giuseppe Mengoni building, with butcher and produce stalls on the ground floor and a food hall above.
Order: Lampredotto panino from Da Nerbone, fresh pici from il Tartufo, salumi from Cocco.
Tip: Ground floor closes 14:00 Mon-Sat (closed Sunday). The first-floor food hall is open daily until midnight.
Mercato Sant'Ambrogio in Florence's eastern quarter is the second covered market, a 1873 cast-iron building, with produce stalls, the Trattoria da Rocco market lunch counter and Tuscan small-producer stands.
Order: Tuscan olive oil from Frantoio Buonamici, lunch at Da Rocco, vegetables from the contadini stalls.
Tip: Mon-Sat 07:00 to 14:00; closed Sunday. Da Rocco's lunch counter inside opens at 12:00.
