Contemporary Tuscan restaurants in Europe

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   Gustavino

   • Florence, Italy
   • Restaurants › Contemporary tuscan

   Tuscan ingredients undergo a creative makeover inside this glass, stone and steel dining space. Try the ricotta-stuffed artichoke in puff pastry with honeyed pine nuts, or hot chestnuts caramelised in grappa dressed with heavenly lardo (yes, pig’s lard).

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   Alle Murate

   • Florence, Italy
   • Restaurants › Contemporary tuscan

   Set under the vaulted ceilings of a medieval palazzo, your feast begins with the art on the walls, including the earliest known portraits of Dante and Boccaccio. Then there’s the food – a contemporary take on Tuscan cuisine with a feisty southern Italian kick, such as the sea bass in ginger sauce and buttery salt cod with spinach. Chefs beaver away behind glass, and remnants of Roman Florence lurk in the cellar. Wine – an insatiable passion of charismatic owner Umberto Montan – is yet another draw.

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   Ristorante Pane e Vino

   • Florence, Italy
   • Restaurants › Contemporary tuscan

   A live video feed from the kitchen is projected on TV screens around the restaurant, and when you taste the food you’ll forgive the gimmick. At €45, the four-course tasting menu is practically a bargain. Swoon over sardines in liquorice sauce, baccalà in brandade (salt cod pâté) and quaglie fritte (fried quail). Finish with the simple but unforgettable panna cotta (baked cream) with almonds and caramel. Service is not always at the same quality as the food. Reservations recommended.

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