Contemporary Tuscan restaurants in Florence
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Il Santo Bevitore
Favoured by youthful foodies who’ve saved up their pennies for something more enticing than pizza, Il Santo Bevitore offers good value for money, including carefully crafted cheese and salumi (cold cuts), savoury pastas and steak tartare using prized Chianina beef. The menu is complemented by a list of well-priced wines.
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Teatro del Sale
For both value for money and fine entertainment, this old Florentine theatre steals the show. Join the club (annual membership €5) and make yourself at home in a leather armchair between bookshelves in the cosy wood-panelled library or in a director’s chair around fold-up tables in the airy theatre space. Wait for the chef to yell out what’s cooking through the glass hatch – a buffet of antipasti, starters, mains, dessert and coffee. Lunch is a laidback affair while dinner is followed by an evening of drama, music or comedy (advance reservations are required) arranged by artistic director Maria Cassi, a famous Florentine actress and the wife of Fabio Picchi.
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Ristorante Pane e Vino
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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Alle Murate
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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Olio & Convivium
Offering treats such as wild boar prosciutto and truffle conserve, this trim gastronomic shop also has a sparkling little dining room where you can enjoy a €15 lunchtime menu that includes a cold mixed platter, wine, water and dessert. Or you can spring for the á la carte menu, which offers dishes such as veal-stuffed fresh artichokes or taglierini (flat ribbon pasta) with tiger prawns and black cabbage.
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Gustavino
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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