14 upscale rooms in Florence, editor-picked. occasion rooms in Florence — destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Florence food.
Il Santo Bevitore ★ 4.5
oltrarno · Via di Santo Spirito 64r, 50125 Firenze
Il Santo Bevitore in Florence's Oltrarno quarter is Marco Bechi's modern Tuscan dining room, with a 600-bottle natural-wine cellar and a daily-changing market carte since 2002.
Tip: Book a fortnight ahead for the back garden in summer. The walk-in wine-bar room Il Santino next door is the no-booking annex.
Essenziale ★ 4.4
san-frediano · Piazza di Cestello 3r, 50124 Firenze
Simone Cipriani's Essenziale in Florence's San Frediano runs the open-kitchen tasting concept inside a former leather warehouse, with a lampredotto course that reframes the street classic.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; tasting menus only at dinner. Book three weeks ahead.
Buca Lapi ★ 4.4
santa-maria-novella · Via del Trebbio 1r, 50123 Firenze
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 communal tables and dry-aged Chianina.
Tip: Cash and card; book three weeks ahead. The cellar is hot in summer; ask for the front room.
Trattoria Cammillo ★ 4.4
oltrarno · Borgo San Jacopo 57r, 50125 Firenze
Trattoria Cammillo in Florence's Oltrarno has been the Masiero family's white-tablecloth trattoria on Borgo San Jacopo since 1945, with crepes alla fiorentina and the wood-grilled bistecca.
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday; book three weeks ahead. Cash only, dinner only.
io Osteria Personale ★ 4.4
san-frediano · Borgo San Frediano 167r, 50124 Firenze
io Osteria Personale in Florence's San Frediano is Nicolo Baretti's modern-Tuscan tasting room, with the choose-your-own four-or-five course format and a 200-strong natural-wine cellar since 2010.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; dinner only. Build the tasting around the maitre's wine suggestions.
Trattoria Cammillo ★ 4.4
oltrarno · Borgo San Jacopo 57r, 50125 Firenze
Trattoria Cammillo in Florence's Oltrarno has been the Masiero family's white-tablecloth trattoria on Borgo San Jacopo since 1945, with crepes alla fiorentina and the wood-grilled bistecca.
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday; book three weeks ahead. Cash only, dinner only.
Buca Lapi ★ 4.4
santa-maria-novella · Via del Trebbio 1r, 50123 Firenze
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 communal tables and dry-aged Chianina.
Tip: Cash and card; book three weeks ahead. The cellar is hot in summer; ask for the front room.
Osteria di Giovanni ★ 4.3
santa-maria-novella · Via del Moro 22r, 50123 Firenze
Giovanni Latini's Osteria di Giovanni in Florence's Santa Maria Novella sits opposite the family-original Latini room. The bistecca is dry-aged 40 days and the pici come from the in-house lab.
Tip: Book a fortnight ahead; the front room is the one to ask for. Open daily for dinner only.
Cantinetta Antinori ★ 4.3
santa-maria-novella · Piazza Antinori 3, 50123 Firenze
Cantinetta Antinori in Florence's Palazzo Antinori is the wine-bar-and-trattoria for the 26-generation Antinori wine family, with a 150-bottle list focused on Marchesi Antinori estate Tuscan reds.
Tip: Closed Saturday and Sunday. Book the front room for the Antinori cellar tasting flight.
Osteria di Giovanni ★ 4.3
santa-maria-novella · Via del Moro 22r, 50123 Firenze
Giovanni Latini's Osteria di Giovanni in Florence's Santa Maria Novella sits opposite the family-original Latini room. The bistecca is dry-aged 40 days and the pici come from the in-house lab.
Tip: Book a fortnight ahead; the front room is the one to ask for. Dinner only.
La Menagere ★ 4.2
san-lorenzo · Via de' Ginori 8r, 50123 Firenze
La Menagere in Florence's San Lorenzo is the all-day concept in a 19th-century housewares shop, with breakfast, brunch, lunch, aperitivo and dinner under one roof since 2015.
Tip: Open daily 07:00 to midnight. The flower-shop entrance is a draw; book the back dining room for dinner.
Regina Bistecca ★ 4.2
centro-storico · Via Ricasoli 14, 50122 Firenze
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 grill in full view of the dining room.
Tip: Book a window seat over Via Ricasoli a fortnight ahead. Closed Tuesday; lunch is the calmer service.
Cucina Torcicoda ★ 4.2
santa-croce · Via Torta 5r, 50122 Firenze
Cucina Torcicoda in Florence's Santa Croce district is a three-room concept (osteria, pizzeria and ristorante) under one roof, with the bistecca cellar and a modern Tuscan tasting carte.
Tip: Three connected rooms with different menus; the ristorante books out 2 weeks ahead.
Regina Bistecca ★ 4.2
centro-storico · Via Ricasoli 14, 50122 Firenze
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 grill in full view of the dining room.
Tip: Book a window seat over Via Ricasoli a fortnight ahead. Closed Tuesday.