20 tables near the museums, rankedBest restaurants in Florence
Where to eat in Florence before or after a museum: the 20 tables with a history within reach of them, the literary cafés of Piazza della Repubblica, the cellar restaurants, the trattorie round the market and the old ice cream shops, in the order their customers rate them.
- 20
- Tables near the museums, ranked
- 1733
- The oldest: Caffè Gilli
- 17
- Within 500 metres of a museum
- 4.7
- The highest rating: Antico Ristorante Paoli
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14.7
Antico Ristorante Paoli
Restaurant, Orsanmichele
A restaurant of 1827 in a vaulted room painted like a medieval hall, between the Duomo and Piazza della Signoria, where Puccini and Pirandello ate.
4.7
9,969 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1827, by its own account
- Nearest museum
- Palazzo Vecchio, 200 m
24.7
The cocktail first mixed here, not the café. Picture: Geoff Peters, CC BY 2.0
Giacosa 1815
Café and cocktail bar, Via de' Tornabuoni
The café that keeps the story of the Negroni, mixed for the first time in 1919 in the bar whose rooms it took over.
4.7
868 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1815, in Turin: it came to Florence in 1860
- Nearest museum
- Medici Chapels, 450 m
34.6
The street the trattoria is on, not the trattoria. Picture: Sailko, CC BY 3.0
Trattoria Mario
Trattoria, San Lorenzo
A family trattoria beside the central market, open for lunch only, where you sit elbow to elbow at shared tables and eat what the market sold that morning.
44.6
The lane the shop is on, not the shop. Picture: Francesco Bini, CC BY-SA 4.0
Perché no!
Gelateria, Orsanmichele
An ice cream shop of 1939 in a lane between the Duomo and Piazza della Signoria. The name means why not.
54.6
The city gate beside the trattoria, not the trattoria. Picture: sailko, CC BY 2.5
Trattoria Sabatino
Trattoria, San Frediano
A family trattoria by the old city gate of San Frediano, on the far side of the river, cooking plain Florentine food for the neighbourhood since 1956.
64.5
The square the trattoria is on, not the trattoria. Picture: sailko, CC BY 2.5
Trattoria Zà Zà
Trattoria, Mercato Centrale
The big, busy trattoria on the square of the central market, open since 1977, with tables outside and a list of Tuscan dishes as long as your arm.
74.5
Vivoli
Gelateria, Santa Croce
The oldest ice cream shop in Florence, in a back street near Santa Croce, made by the same family since the 1930s.
4.5
9,037 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1929, as a dairy: the ice cream came in 1932
- Nearest museum
- Bargello National Museum, 200 m
84.5
Caffè Paszkowski
Café, Piazza della Repubblica
The café with an orchestra on Piazza della Repubblica, a Polish family's beer hall turned concert café, where Montale and D'Annunzio sat.
4.5
7,924 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1903, by its own account
- Nearest museum
- Florence Cathedral, 250 m
94.5
The lane the trattoria is on, not the trattoria. Picture: Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA 4.0
Trattoria Antico Fattore
Trattoria, Uffizi
A trattoria of 1865 in the lane beside the Uffizi, where the painters and poets of Florence met between the wars and gave a prize in its name.
104.5
The street the trattoria is on, not the trattoria. Picture: Francesco Bini, CC BY-SA 4.0
Trattoria Sostanza
Trattoria, Santa Maria Novella
A narrow white-tiled room of 1869 with shared tables, a charcoal grill at the back and a chicken cooked in butter that people cross the world for.
114.5
The street the shop is on, not the shop. Picture: Photo2023, CC BY 4.0
Procacci
Wine bar and delicatessen, Via de' Tornabuoni
A small shop of 1885 on Via de' Tornabuoni where Florence stops for a truffle sandwich the size of two fingers and a glass of wine.
124.5
Cantinetta Antinori
Restaurant, Via de' Tornabuoni
The restaurant of the Antinori wine family, on the ground floor of the Renaissance palace they have lived in since 1506.
134.5
Buca Lapi
Restaurant, Via de' Tornabuoni
The oldest of the cellar restaurants of Florence, opened in 1880 in the vaults under Palazzo Antinori, its walls papered with old travel posters.
144.4
Da Nerbone
Market counter, Mercato Centrale
The counter on the ground floor of the central market that has sold boiled beef and tripe in a roll to stallholders for generations.
4.4
3,685 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1872, by its own account
- Nearest museum
- Medici Chapels, 150 m
154.4
The palace above the restaurant, not the restaurant. Picture: Sailko, CC BY 2.5
Buca Mario
Restaurant, Santa Maria Novella
A cellar restaurant of 1886 between Santa Maria Novella and Via de' Tornabuoni, in the Florentine tradition of the buche.
164.3
Caffè Gilli
Café, Piazza della Repubblica
The oldest café in Florence, begun as a Swiss family's pastry shop in 1733, with a Belle Époque room on Piazza della Repubblica.
174.3
The corner of the restaurant's street, not the restaurant. Picture: Francesco Bini, CC BY-SA 4.0
Il Latini
Restaurant, Via de' Tornabuoni
A loud, generous Tuscan restaurant with hams hanging from the ceiling and long shared tables, begun as a wine shop in 1911.
4.3
5,089 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1911, as a wine shop
- Nearest museum
- Medici Chapels, 500 m
184.3
Enoteca Pinchiorri
Grand restaurant, Santa Croce
The grandest table in Florence, in an eighteenth-century palace near Santa Croce, built on one of the great wine cellars of the world.
4.3
989 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1974, as a restaurant: it began as a wine shop
- Nearest museum
- Basilica of Santa Croce, 150 m
194.0
Giubbe Rosse
Literary café, Piazza della Repubblica
The café of the Futurists and of the poet Montale, named for the red jackets its waiters wore, on Piazza della Repubblica since 1897.
203.8
Rivoire
Café and chocolate maker, Piazza della Signoria
A chocolate maker's café on Piazza della Signoria, with tables facing the Palazzo Vecchio and the copy of the David.
How long they have been open
Each bar runs from the year a restaurant opened to today. The oldest on the list opened 293 years ago, and 11 of the 20 were already open in 1900.
- Caffè Gilli1733
- Giacosa 18151815, in Turin: it came to Florence in 1860
- Antico Ristorante Paoli1827, by its own account
- Trattoria Antico Fattore1865
- Trattoria Sostanza1869
- Da Nerbone1872, by its own account
- Rivoire1872
- Buca Lapi1880
- Procacci1885
- Buca Mario1886
- Giubbe Rosse1897
- Caffè Paszkowski1903, by its own account
- Il Latini1911, as a wine shop
- Vivoli1929, as a dairy: the ice cream came in 1932
- Perché no!1939
- Trattoria Mario1953
- Trattoria Sabatino1956
- Cantinetta Antinori1957
- Enoteca Pinchiorri1974, as a restaurant: it began as a wine shop
- Trattoria Zà Zà1977
How near they are to a museum
For each restaurant, the museum or sight it is nearest to, and how far it is in a straight line. Nearest first: the top of the list is where to go when you come out hungry.
- RivoirePalazzo Vecchio, 100 m
- Trattoria Antico FattoreUffizi Galleries, 100 m
- Da NerboneMedici Chapels, 150 m
- Enoteca PinchiorriBasilica of Santa Croce, 150 m
- Trattoria Zà ZàMedici Chapels, 150 m
- VivoliBargello National Museum, 200 m
- Perché no!Palazzo Vecchio, 200 m
- Antico Ristorante PaoliPalazzo Vecchio, 200 m
- Caffè GilliFlorence Cathedral, 200 m
- Trattoria MarioMedici Chapels, 200 m
- Caffè PaszkowskiFlorence Cathedral, 250 m
- Giubbe RossePalazzo Vecchio, 250 m
- Cantinetta AntinoriMedici Chapels, 300 m
- Buca LapiMedici Chapels, 300 m
- ProcacciFlorence Cathedral, 400 m
- Giacosa 1815Medici Chapels, 450 m
- Buca MarioMedici Chapels, 450 m
- Il LatiniMedici Chapels, 500 m
- Trattoria SostanzaMedici Chapels, 600 m
- Trattoria SabatinoPitti Palace, 1.0 km
The track is 3 kilometres long. A restaurant inside a museum or a monument has almost no bar at all.
What diners say
Each restaurant's overall rating on Google, and how many people have given one. The longer the bar, the more people have eaten there and said so.
- Trattoria Zà Zà4.534,885 Google ratings
- Caffè Gilli4.311,474 Google ratings
- Antico Ristorante Paoli4.79,969 Google ratings
- Vivoli4.59,037 Google ratings
- Caffè Paszkowski4.57,924 Google ratings
- Il Latini4.35,089 Google ratings
- Trattoria Mario4.64,653 Google ratings
- Da Nerbone4.43,685 Google ratings
- Perché no!4.63,575 Google ratings
- Trattoria Sabatino4.63,466 Google ratings
- Trattoria Antico Fattore4.52,924 Google ratings
- Buca Mario4.42,888 Google ratings
- Rivoire3.82,250 Google ratings
- Trattoria Sostanza4.51,184 Google ratings
- Procacci4.51,149 Google ratings
- Cantinetta Antinori4.51,118 Google ratings
- Buca Lapi4.51,096 Google ratings
- Enoteca Pinchiorri4.3989 Google ratings
- Giubbe Rosse4.0890 Google ratings
- Giacosa 18154.7868 Google ratings
Read on Google Maps. A famous café is rated by a great many visitors who came for the name, which is why the best known are not the best rated. Ratings change, and so will this.
Where they are
Each number is a restaurant, by its place in the ranking. The yellow squares are the museums and sights this site has a guide to. The blue band is the river, the green blocks the parks, and each square of the grid is one kilometre.
- 1Antico Ristorante Paoli
- 2Giacosa 1815
- 3Trattoria Mario
- 4Perché no!
- 5Trattoria Sabatino
- 6Trattoria Zà Zà
- 7Vivoli
- 8Caffè Paszkowski
- 9Trattoria Antico Fattore
- 10Trattoria Sostanza
- 11Procacci
- 12Cantinetta Antinori
- 13Buca Lapi
- 14Da Nerbone
- 15Buca Mario
- 16Caffè Gilli
- 17Il Latini
- 18Enoteca Pinchiorri
- 19Giubbe Rosse
- 20Rivoire
River and green areas: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where to eat in Florence: common questions
- Which is the best restaurant in Florence?
- Of the 20 on this list, Antico Ristorante Paoli: 4.7 out of 5 from 9,969 ratings on Google. Giacosa 1815 and Trattoria Mario come next. The order on this page follows that rating and nothing else.
- Where can you eat near the Uffizi?
- Trattoria Antico Fattore, 100 m away; Rivoire, 200 m away; Perché no!, 350 m away; Antico Ristorante Paoli, 350 m away. Distances are in a straight line.
- Which is the oldest restaurant in Florence?
- Of those on this list, Caffè Gilli, which opened in 1733.
- Which are the famous cafés of Florence?
- Giacosa 1815, Perché no!, Vivoli, Caffè Paszkowski, Procacci, Caffè Gilli, Giubbe Rosse and Rivoire are the cafés and tea rooms on this list.
- How is the list made?
- The restaurants are chosen by this site: famous tables with a history, within reach of the museums. Their order is not chosen. It follows each one's overall rating on Google, and where two are level, the one more people have rated comes first. No restaurant pays to be listed or to be higher.
Things to do in Florence
- 1Stand in front of Botticelli's Venus at the UffiziPiazza della SignoriaMuseum, 2.5 to 4 hours, ticket
- 2See Michelangelo's David at the AccademiaSan MarcoMuseum, 1 to 1.5 hours, ticket
- 3Climb Brunelleschi's dome on the DuomoPiazza del DuomoChurch, 2 to 3 hours, cathedral free, ticket for the dome
- 4Walk the halls of the Palazzo VecchioPiazza della SignoriaMonument, 1.5 to 2.5 hours, square free, ticket for the palace
Where to stay in Florence
- Collegio alla Querce4.9Five-star hotel, Le Cure
- Four Seasons Hotel Firenze4.8Five-star hotel, Borgo Pinti
- The St. Regis Florence4.8Five-star hotel, Piazza Ognissanti
- Porta Rossa4.8Five-star hotel, Via Porta Rossa
How the ranking is made
Which restaurants are on the list is this site's choice: famous tables with a history, within reach of the museums. Their order is not. It follows each one's overall rating on Google, highest first, and where two are level, the one more people have rated comes first. No restaurant has paid to be here or to be higher.
No prices are given, because they change, and no stars, for the same reason. The button on each restaurant's page leads to its own site, where the menu and the bookings are.