Antico Ristorante Paoli
Paoli calls itself the oldest restaurant in Florence. Whatever the truth of that, you eat under frescoed Gothic vaults, a minute from the church of Orsanmichele, in a room that has been a restaurant for two hundred years.
- What it is
- Restaurant
- Opened
- 1827, by its own account
- Area
- Orsanmichele
- Nearest museum
- Palazzo Vecchio, 200 m
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What Antico Ristorante Paoli is known for
The painted room
The vaults and walls were decorated in the first decades of the twentieth century in the style of the fourteenth, with coats of arms, saints and painted hangings.
The guests
The composers Leoncavallo and Puccini, the Futurist Marinetti and the playwright Pirandello are among those the house remembers.
The middle of the city
Via dei Tavolini is a lane off Via dei Calzaiuoli, the street that joins the cathedral to Piazza della Signoria.
What to know
- The house gives 1827 as its year, and calls itself the oldest restaurant in the city
- Book for dinner
- The Duomo and Piazza della Signoria are each three minutes on foot
Where Antico Ristorante Paoli is
Address
Via dei Tavolini 12r50122 Florence, Italy
Nearest station
Santa Maria Novella, about 850 metres away
Museums and sights nearby
- Palazzo Vecchio200 m
- Bargello National Museum200 m
- Florence Cathedral250 m
- Uffizi Galleries350 m
- Ponte Vecchio400 m
Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
Food and culture since 1827
The restaurant has been in Via dei Tavolini since 1827, by its own account. Its room was remade in the early 1900s in a medieval style, at a time when Florence was rediscovering its Gothic past, and it became a meeting place of musicians and writers.
Antico Ristorante Paoli: common questions
- Where is Antico Ristorante Paoli?
- At Via dei Tavolini 12r, in the old centre, Florence. The nearest station is Santa Maria Novella, about 850 metres away.
- Which museums and sights are near Antico Ristorante Paoli?
- Palazzo Vecchio is 200 m away, Bargello National Museum is 200 m away, Florence Cathedral is 250 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
- What is Antico Ristorante Paoli known for?
- The painted room, The guests, The middle of the city. 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.
- When did Antico Ristorante Paoli open?
- In 1827, by its own account. The house gives 1827 as its year, and calls itself the oldest restaurant in the city.
What visitors say about Antico Ristorante Paoli
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Tickets and tours near Antico Ristorante Paoli
Things to do near Antico Ristorante Paoli
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 4Walk the halls of the Palazzo Vecchio200 m awayMonument, 1.5 to 2.5 hours, square free, ticket for the palace
- 9See Donatello's David at the Bargello200 m awayMuseum, 1.3 to 2 hours, ticket
- 3Climb Brunelleschi's dome on the Duomo250 m awayChurch, 2 to 3 hours, cathedral free, ticket for the dome
- 12See the real Gates of Paradise at the Opera del Duomo Museum300 m awayMuseum, 1.5 to 2 hours, ticket
Artists to see near Antico Ristorante Paoli
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
Palazzo Vecchio, 200 m away
Bargello National Museum, 200 m away
Hotels near Antico Ristorante Paoli
The five-star hotels closest to it, of those this site lists in Florence. Distances are in a straight line.
- Palazzo Portinari Salviati4.8Five-star hotel, Via del Corso150 m away
- Hotel Savoy4.7Five-star hotel, Piazza della Repubblica150 m away
- Hotel Bernini Palace4.7Five-star hotel, Piazza della Signoria250 m away
- Helvetia & Bristol4.7Five-star hotel, Palazzo Strozzi300 m away
Where to eat near Antico Ristorante Paoli
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in Florence. Distances are in a straight line.
- Perché no!4.6Gelateria, Orsanmichele50 m away
- Giubbe Rosse4.0Literary café, Piazza della Repubblica150 m away
- Rivoire3.8Café and chocolate maker, Piazza della Signoria150 m away