Vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Florence for healthy eats

vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Florence

If you are looking for the best vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Florence, here you will find my top tips about it. Traditional Florentine cuisine is rich in dishes without meat and animal derivatives, such as ribollita. But in recent years they have also opened vegetarian restaurants offering different types of cuisine, with influences from other countries or with innovative

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Best gelato in Florence. A tour guide’s favorites (with map!)

best gelato in florence

Gelato is a serious matter. Especially in Florence, and especially for me as a tour guide and a gelato lover. It is here, in the cradle of the Renaissance, that the best dessert in the world was invented (in 1600, by Bernardo Buontalenti, but that’s another story). I searched for unique flavors, fresh ingredients and craftsmanship in the best ice

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Where to eat in Florence on a budget: cheap restaurants and trattorias

where to eat in florence on a budget

People often ask me for advice on where to eat in Florence on a budget, particularly typical florentine cuisine, and I could talk about this for hours. So I thought to collect some suggestions in this post, but firstly it’s necessary to constrict the criteria. Here you will find some advice from both myself and some trusted foodie friends; in restaurants,

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