Osteria (Vini e Vecchi Sapori)

Osteria (Vini e Vecchi Sapori) - Florence
  • Cuisines: Italian

  • NileGuide Expert Says:

    Be sure to reserve a table during the weekends and busy tourist season.

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    • NileGuide Expert tip:

    A very popular local hot spot, you know it is good then.

    Description:

    • Within a block of the Palazzo Vecchio is an authentic osteria with a wood-beamed ceiling, brick floor, the end of a giant chianti barrel embedded in one wall, and a handwritten menu that starts Oggi C'รจ ("Today we got . . ."). As the sign proudly proclaims, this one-room joint is devoted to "wine and old flavors," which means lunch could consist of anything from a rib-sticking stewlike ribollita and a frittata rustica (a darkly fried omelet thick with potatoes and vegetables) to an excellent crostini assortment and scamorza e speck al forno (smoked mozzarella melted with ham in a bowl, to scoop out and slather onto bread). The paunchy owner will continue pacing back and forth, passing around the lone menu, and welcoming people in off the street until he feels like going home.

    • © Frommer's 2012

    User Reviews for Osteria (Vini e Vecchi Sapori)

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      Wow! The best food we had during our holiday

    • We saw from previous reviews that we should book in advance, and were so glad that we did. It's a wonderfully cosy little restaurant, just off the Piazza della Signoria (where...

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      Best food I had in Italy!

    • It's a small family run restaurant and it was fully booked for dinner for over a week! We had reservations before we left for Italy even and when we tasted the food, , we understood...

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      Best in Florence

    • Just returned from a fantastic night at Vini e Vechi. Really enjoyed our experience of this cosy little restaurant which we booked the night before (reservations highly recommended)....

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    • Details

      • Contact:

      • tel: 055-293-045

      • Address:

      • Via dei Magazzini 3r
      • The alley off Piazza della Signoria to the left of the Palazzo Vecchio
      • Florence

      • Neighborhood:

        • Historical Center

      • Hours:

      • Tues-Sat 9am-11pm; Sun noon-2:30pm

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