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FLORENCE FOOD GUIDE:
SLOW FOOD...

What better place than Florence to fight fast food and eat locally grown, healthier food? The Florentine restaurants below adhere to Slow Food principles... You can also enjoy the fight in Florence!

Florence Trattoria: Del Fagioli

Rating: Good typical Tuscan trattoria
Specialties: “Tortelli al sugo finto”, “bollito misto in salsa verde”.
Address:Corso Tintori, 47r; tel. 055-244285
Note:It is always a pleasure to eat wholesome, simple Tuscan food that is reasonably priced. Closed during August.

Osteria: Il Santo Bevitore

Rating: Good
Specialties: good wines, typical “antipasti”, good pastas and soups, “tartare di manzo”.
Address:Via Santo Spirito, 64/66r; tel. 055-211264
Note: good spot, much visited. Closed August.

Florence Trattoria: Mario

Rating: good!
Specialties: Very fresh ingredients, wholesome old peasant style, Florentine homely cuisine.
Address:Via Rosina 2/r, corner of Mercato Centrale.
Note: Noisy place, like a good trattoria is, full of people who eat very close to one another while enjoying their meal. It has won the Slow Food award of 2005 and 2006. Closed for dinner, Sundays and three weeks in August.

Florence Restaurant: Il Cibreo

Rating: Very good
Specialties: The “sformati”, “passati”, vegetables, perfectly, intensely and extremely tasty.
Address: Via dei Macci, 118r; tel. 055-2268410
Note: It is one of the best restaurants in Florence: a perfect match made by the gastronomic taste and the perfectly simple dishes. This is the first restaurant of the creator of the Teatro Del Sale. Cibreo is the name of an ancient dish. This restaurant has received the Slow Food award in 2005 and 2006. Closed in August and during Christmas holidays.

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