Italy is famous for its great food, but there is one place that surpasses its weight. For the perfect foodie getaway, you need to have Florence on your itinerary. This incredible city is the capital of Tuscany, with thousands of tourists flocking there every year for its incredible art, architecture and of course food.
With an eight-star Michelin star restaurant in the city and further mentioned in the Michelin Guide, where to eat is spoiled for your choice. Legendary establishments like Santa Elisabetta, who won a Michelin star twice, and Enoteca Pinchiorri, who won a Machelin star three times, will not miss out if you have the time and money to experience them.
In the Michelin Guide, Enoteca Pinchiorri is called “legend.”
They stated:
“The dining room is decorated with paintings and frescos, boasting the varieties of historical elegance typical of Florence, but in the kitchen, Ricardo Monco delights guests with his dishes that are inspiring with intense flavours that will not last long in memory.”
Santa Elisabetta's guide calling the restaurant “excellent” says Santa Elisabetta chef Rocco de Santis creates “elaborate and imaginative Mediterranean cuisine focused on fish and seafood.”
If you're visiting Florence, try some of the most famous foods. According to a Michelin guide, Florence uses chicken liver, rich salty butter and scraps of capers to make some of the best patees in the world.
Look out for traditional restaurants that are careful to prepare this antipasto with high quality ingredients. Some of the best places are Sivreo or Il Latini. This is hidden from a small street near the city's main train station.
Florence has a pasta shape called pichi. This is thickly covered noodles that create accompaniment that is perfect for heavier sauces.
Pichi traditionally serves one of three sauces: agrione (a rich Tuscan garlic, a rug of meat, or conrebrisiol (tomato sauce tossed in breadcrumbs toasted with garlic and chili).
Even if you choose to eat, you will find something delicious in this gorgeous city. If you want to book a flight, Skyscanner currently offers flights departing from across the UK daily with a return of £166.
