19 splurge rooms in Florence, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Florence. All Florence food.
Enoteca Pinchiorri ★ 4.8
Via Ghibellina 87, 50122 Firenze
Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence's Santa Croce district has held three Michelin stars since 2004 under Annie Feolde, with a 120,000-bottle cellar and a tasting.
Santa Elisabetta ★ 4.7
centro-storico · Piazza Santa Elisabetta 3, 50122 Firenze
Santa Elisabetta in Florence's Hotel Brunelleschi holds two Michelin stars under Rocco De Santis, a 24-seat dining room inside a 6th-century Byzantine tower.
Tip: Book six weeks ahead. The 10-course tasting is €260; €170 for the shorter 7-course set.
Santa Elisabetta ★ 4.7
Piazza Santa Elisabetta 3, 50122 Firenze
Santa Elisabetta in Florence's Hotel Brunelleschi holds two Michelin stars under Rocco De Santis, a 24-seat dining room inside a 6th-century Byzantine tower.
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura ★ 4.7
Piazza della Signoria 10, 50122 Firenze
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura in Florence's Piazza della Signoria is Karime Lopez's Michelin-starred kitchen above the Gucci Garden, with the Emilia.
Ristorante Cibreo ★ 4.6
sant-ambrogio · Via Andrea del Verrocchio 8r, 50122 Firenze
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; lunch is one fixed tasting. The trattoria around the corner is the easier-priced entry.
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura ★ 4.6
centro-storico · Piazza della Signoria 10, 50122 Firenze
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.
Tip: Book six weeks ahead. The €150 lunch tasting is the entry; the €220 dinner the full set.
Atto di Vito Mollica ★ 4.6
Via del Corso 6, 50122 Firenze
Atto di Vito Mollica in Florence's Centro Storico is the chef's solo Michelin-starred room inside Palazzo Portinari Salviati, running. Tasting menu €175.
Ora d'Aria ★ 4.5
centro-storico · Via dei Georgofili, 11/r, 50122 Firenze
Marco Stabile's Ora d'Aria in Florence's Centro Storico holds a Michelin star for a modern Tuscan kitchen that reads pappa al pomodoro and bistecca.
Tip: Lunch tasting €60 vs €120 dinner. Ask for the chef's-counter seats when you book.
Saporium ★ 4.5
santa-maria-novella · Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini 69r, 50125 Firenze
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The estate-wine pairing adds €110; book the chef's counter for kitchen view.
Borgo San Jacopo ★ 4.5
oltrarno · Borgo San Jacopo 62r, 50125 Firenze
Borgo San Jacopo in Florence's Oltrarno is Claudio Mengoni's Michelin-starred kitchen inside Hotel Lungarno, with a 20-seat Arno-side terrace and a modern.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. The terrace books out 6 weeks ahead for summer; €150 set or €220 with wine.
Borgo San Jacopo ★ 4.5
Borgo San Jacopo 62r, 50125 Firenze
Borgo San Jacopo in Florence's Oltrarno holds one Michelin star inside Hotel Lungarno, with Claudio Mengoni cooking modern Tuscan from a 20-seat dining room.
Locale Firenze ★ 4.4
centro-storico · Via delle Seggiole 12R, 50122 Firenze
Locale Firenze in Florence's Centro Storico sits inside the 13th-century Palazzo delle Seggiole, the Concettini family's Michelin-starred kitchen with a bar.
Tip: The cocktail room downstairs is the cheaper entry point; pre-dinner aperitivo from 18:30.
Ora d'Aria ★ 4.4
Via dei Georgofili, 11/r, 50122 Firenze
Marco Stabile's Ora d'Aria in Florence's Centro Storico holds one Michelin star for a modern Tuscan kitchen that reads pappa al pomodoro and bistecca.
Saporium ★ 4.4
Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini 69r, 50125 Firenze
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.
La Leggenda dei Frati ★ 4.3
Costa San Giorgio 6a, 50125 Firenze
La Leggenda dei Frati in Florence's Costa San Giorgio sits inside the Villa Bardini garden, with Filippo Saporito's Michelin-starred kitchen and a terrace.
Winter Garden by Caino ★ 4.2
Piazza degli Ognissanti 1, 50123 Firenze
Winter Garden by Caino in Florence's St. Regis hotel holds one Michelin star, with Valeria Piccini's consulting kitchen serving a Tuscan-Mediterranean.
io Osteria Personale ★ 4.1
Borgo San Frediano 167r, 50124 Firenze
io Osteria Personale in Florence's San Frediano holds one Michelin star under Nicolo Baretti, with the choose-your-own four-or-five course format.
Locale Firenze ★ 4.1
Via delle Seggiole 12R, 50122 Firenze
Locale Firenze in Florence's Centro Storico sits inside the 13th-century Palazzo delle Seggiole, the Concettini family's one-Michelin-star kitchen with a bar.
Essenziale ★ 4.0
Piazza di Cestello 3r, 50124 Firenze
Simone Cipriani's Essenziale in Florence's San Frediano holds a Bib Gourmand for the open-kitchen tasting concept inside a former leather warehouse.