Florence

I am planning a twelve day trip to Italy with my family, kids aged 7 and 9. I would like recommendations on restaurants that offer high quality food and experience, price is not a concern. The ab...

We are going to Italy the end of June with 4 days in Tuscany, 2 cars and 9 of us. We will spend 1 day in Florence with 3 days left to drive around Tuscany. We are staying near Greve. We will be ...

by jen kalb 1 month ago

We succumbed on an impulse and bit on one of those incredibly cheap offseason deals for a week (well 5 days) in Tuscany, based in Montecatini Terme; our "real" trip to Italy will be a return to La...

We will be in Florence for 4 nights in late June (staying in the Oltrarno area). I’d love some recommendations for meal options…we’ll mostly be dining with our toddler and 1st grader, but will also...

We are travelling to Florence and Rome in mid November. Please provide some of your favourite restaurants.

by Multifoiled 2 years ago

Hello all. My husband and I are leaving for a two week trip this Sunday. The following is our itinerary gleaned mostly from CH with the help of Eater 38 and Elizabeth Minchilli for a few places. ...

In the second half of December, my husband and I and another couple are going to spend several days in Milan and Florence and would like to "eat like the natives." My husband and I will be spending...

I lived just outside of Florence for a year in 2014, and just returned for a month, which allowed me to update and refine my "golden list" of where to eat. This is a summary of the places we tried ...

Hi all, headed to Venice in 2 weeks (!!). Staying in an apartment close to St Marks, we have three nights. After obsessive reading of this board, we've made two reservations, Alla Frasca and Osteri...

Thanks to those who have helped me out with Venice! We're set on our two Florence dinners (Sostanza on Friday, and Osteria Tripperia il Maggazino on Saturday). On Sunday, we'd like to have a lunch ...

We are planning to go to Tuscany next month and are looking for for really, really great Tuscan restaurants and trattoria - not necessarily 5 star formal white glove service (and not any typical to...

Hi all! My husband and I are going on our honeymoon to Italy in April and food is a big part of the trip! I've put together an itinerary with a lot of the info here and on Katie Parla's site, b...

by Scagnetti 1 year ago

We're a 70 year old couple, first time travelers to Italy, enjoy a drink, good walkers so here is our 411. All of these choices were sourced from Chowhound, food websites and the book Italy for ...

I just got back from Florence and ate the best Italian food I've ever had in my life at Il Vecchio Cigno. Thought I'd share this little secret with my fellow Chowhounders! Not a big menu but everyt...

by GrumpyHusband 1 year ago

Near Santo Spirito. Basically a small bistro serving raw items. Fabulous atmosphere in a quaint store front. owner, Nicolas was engaging and fun. We asked him to choose plates for us. A spicy beef ...

We're going to be spending a few nights in Florence, before heading to Rome. Wonder if anyone has tried any of the following places: Essenziale La Bottega Del Buon Caffè La Cucina del Ghia...

Sorry for the long post but I could use some help. We are going on a Mediterranean cruise in June 2018 and have very little time to see everything once we leave the ship. It will be our first tim...

by concordcourtney 1 year ago

Thanks to all here who offered advice and also to the websites of Mss. Minchelli, Parla, and Fant we ate a lot of great food during our recent trip. In brief, we were a party of three: myself, my h...

We are off to Florence next week for 4 nights. We studied abroad there about 15 years ago and have been back a few time since. While we have our few favorites, we wanted to add some new destinati...