I normally stay in a friend's villa in the country near Florence. We eat in local trattoria and enjoy every mouthful! The local couple who look after the villa and the grounds are great and Lucia will make anything we fancy for dinner! Her husband is a dab hand with a grill, too!
The San Lorenzo area of Firenze has a lot of restaurants, bistro type tratorrias and even pizza places which are all worthy of a visit. There are also a number of good restaurants near the Pitti Palace.
I love Assisi and Pisa, but we usually get the train from Florence to those destinations - it is quick, efficient and means you can drink a bottle or two of Barolo whilst eating - without fearing the drive back, late in the evening. |