Osteria di Giovanni is a florentine restaurant in Santa Maria Novella, Florence.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Eat and drink your way through Florence on a guided tour of hidden trattorias, tasting cheeses, pasta, gelato, truffles, and wine, even sipping through a historic wine window.
1 hour
Enjoy a real Florentine dinner with coccoli, prosciutto crudo, and stracchino, a 1 kg Florentine T-bone steak with baked potatoes, and two glasses of Chianti wine.
3 hours
Enjoy a medieval-inspired banquet in Florence with traditional Tuscan dishes, period music, and a unique atmosphere inspired by the city's rich history
Address: Via del Moro 22r, 50123 Firenze, Florence
Buca Lapi in Florence's Santa Maria Novella has cooked the bistecca alla fiorentina in the Palazzo Antinori cellar since 1880, a candlelit basement of long.
OrderThe bistecca alla fiorentina (1.2kg for two) cooked on the wood grill, and the tartufo pasta in season.
TipCash and card; book three weeks ahead. The cellar is hot in summer; ask for the front room.
Saporium in Florence is Ariel Hagen's Michelin-starred farm-to-table room sourced from the Borgo Santo Pietro estate, a tasting carte built off the kitchen.
OrderThe 8-course tasting menu; the wine pairing tilts toward the Borgo Santo Pietro estate wines.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The estate-wine pairing adds €110; book the chef's counter for kitchen view.
Buca Lapi in Florence's Santa Maria Novella has cooked the bistecca alla fiorentina in the Palazzo Antinori cellar since 1880, a candlelit basement of long.
OrderThe bistecca alla fiorentina (1.2kg for two) cooked on the wood grill, and the tartufo pasta in season.
TipCash and card; book three weeks ahead. The cellar is hot in summer; ask for the front room.
Ristorante Cibreo in Florence is the formal flagship of Fabio Picchi's empire, with the yellow-pepper passato, cresta di gallo cockscomb and the eponymous.
OrderPassato di peperoni gialli, the cibreo offal stew and any cockscomb course.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; lunch is one fixed tasting. The trattoria around the corner is the easier-priced entry.
Trattoria Cammillo in Florence's Oltrarno has been the Masiero family's white-tablecloth trattoria on Borgo San Jacopo since 1945, with crepes alla.
OrderCrepes alla fiorentina (spinach and bechamel), bistecca alla fiorentina, the curry risotto.
TipClosed Tuesday and Wednesday; book three weeks ahead. Cash only, dinner only.
Regina Bistecca in Florence's Centro Storico is the dedicated bistecca house behind the Duomo, with Chianina dry-aged in glass cabinets and a wood-fired.
OrderThe 1kg bistecca alla fiorentina for two and the Chianina tartare to start.
TipBook a window seat over Via Ricasoli a fortnight ahead. Closed Tuesday; lunch is the calmer service.
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura in Florence's Piazza della Signoria is Karime Lopez's Michelin-starred kitchen above the Gucci Garden, with Bottura's Emilia.
OrderThe Emilia Burger (mortadella-and-zampone), the tortellini al Parmigiano and the seasonal tasting menu.
TipBook six weeks ahead. The €150 lunch tasting is the entry; the €220 dinner the full set.
Saporium in Florence is Ariel Hagen's Michelin-starred farm-to-table room sourced from the Borgo Santo Pietro estate, a tasting carte built off the kitchen.
OrderThe 8-course tasting menu; the wine pairing tilts toward the Borgo Santo Pietro estate wines.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The estate-wine pairing adds €110; book the chef's counter for kitchen view.
