Terrazza Menoni

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Luca Menoni's meat stall inside the Sant'Ambrogio covered market has been a favourite with locals since 1921 (his father first ran the business) and now the Florentine artisan has struck gold with a sassy self-service, zero-kilometre risto macelleria (butcher's eatery) above his market stall. Everything is homemade and ingredients are sourced fresh from the morning market.

Order and pay at the butcher's stand, then head upstairs and wait for your spicy meatballs, tripe in various guises, tagliatelle (ribbon pasta) with wild-boar ragù (sauce) or other suitably meaty dish to arrive.

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