Trattoria Mario in Florence's San Lorenzo quarter has been the working lunch room next to Mercato Centrale since 1953. Kitchen leans florentine trattoria.
OrderRibollita, bistecca alla fiorentina by the etto, pappardelle al cinghiale in season.
TipQueue from 12:00 for the 12:30 opening. Closed Sunday and the whole of August. Cash only.
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.
OrderThe weekend brunch, tagliatelle al tartufo and the aperitivo plate at 18:30.
TipOpen daily 07:00 to midnight. The flower-shop entrance is a draw; book the back dining room for dinner.
Trattoria Za Za in Florence's San Lorenzo runs the long Tuscan carte from a square-side terrace on Piazza del Mercato Centrale, with the full Florentine.
OrderThe Tuscan tasting tray, bistecca alla fiorentina and a tagliatelle al cinghiale.
TipOpen daily 11:00-23:00. The terrace fills fastest in summer; book three days ahead.
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