Street food€centro-storicoMon-Sun 10:00-22:00
All'Antico Vinaio in Florence's Via dei Neri has run the schiacciata-counter format since 1991, with the Mazzanti family stuffing the 30cm flatbread to order.
Try: Schiacciata sandwich
Order: La Favolosa schiacciata (porchetta, pecorino, artichoke cream) for €8.
Tip: Four shops on Via dei Neri now (1r, 38r, 65r, 76r). The Via dei Neri 65r counter is the original.
Street food€centro-storicoMon-Sat 10:00-19:30Cash only
I Due Fratellini in Florence's Via dei Cimatori has run the mini-panino counter since 1875, a hole-in-the-wall format with 28 panini varieties for €4.
Try: Mini panini
Order: Wild boar salami panino, the soppressata-and-pecorino, a glass of house Chianti.
Tip: Cash only; standing room on the kerb. Closed Sunday. The shelves outside hold your wine glass.
Street food€san-lorenzoMon-Sat 08:00-15:00Cash only
Da Nerbone in Florence's Mercato Centrale ground floor has poured the lampredotto panino since 1872, the bread dipped in the cooking broth and stuffed.
Try: Lampredotto panino
Order: Panino al lampredotto bagnato (dipped) with salsa verde and salsa piccante.
Tip: Cash only; closed Sunday. Queue from 11:30 for lunch; standing-only counter inside the market.
Street food€centro-storicoMon-Sun 09:00-20:00Cash only
Trippaio del Porcellino in Florence is the lampredotto cart at the Mercato Nuovo loggia, next to the Porcellino bronze boar, with the lampredotto and trippa.
Try: Lampredotto cart
Order: Panino al lampredotto with salsa verde, trippa-and-fagioli plate for €7.
Tip: Cash only; the cart moves around the loggia. Standing only; lunch is the busiest hour.
Street food€sant-ambrogioMon-Sat 12:00-15:00Cash only
Trattoria da Rocco in Florence's Mercato Sant'Ambrogio loggia runs the market-canteen format under the iron roof, with a chalkboard daily carte at €12.
Try: Market-canteen pasta
Order: The daily pasta, ribollita in winter, a quartino of house red.
Tip: Lunch only, Mon-Sat 12:00-15:00. Cash only. Come at 12:30 to beat the stall-keepers.
Street food€centro-storicoMon-Sat 08:00-21:00
Cantinetta da Verrazzano in Florence's Via dei Tavolini runs a stand-up schiacciata counter alongside the wine bar, with wood-fired bread stuffed-to-order.
Try: Wood-fired schiacciata sandwich
Order: Schiacciata calda con prosciutto e stracchino, focaccia, a glass of Verrazzano Chianti.
Tip: Closed Sunday.