RESTAURANTS
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RISTORO L’ANTICA SCUDERIA 34
The restaurant is located in the Florentine Chianti countryside, next to the Abbey of Badia a Passignano. Housed in the building’s former stables, the restaurant is run by Maria, the executive chef, and her husband Stefano, who is in charge of the wine cellar stocked with one thousand wines. The menu is a celebration of the most traditional, authentic and genuine Tuscan cuisine.
Via di Passignano, 17 Tavarnelle Val di Pesa ph. + 39 055 8071623/957 ristorolanticascuderia.it
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RIVOIRE
Established in Turin, Rivoire developed the art of chocolate-making there and became the official chocolate supplier to the royal family in the city. Enrico Rivoire followed the Savoy family to Florence before deciding to offer the whole city the fruits of his art in 1872. Now as then, his famous chocolates and other specialities are skilfully made on the basis of original recipes by master pastry-chefs and chocolate-makers. The restaurant is a recent addition, offering a refined menu and a prestigious selection of wines.
Piazza della Signoria, 5r ph. +39 055 214412 rivoire.it
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SABATINI
The city’s biggest restaurant, with more than 1200 square metres of space in four large halls, Sabatini is a landmark in Florence dishing up quality classic Tuscan cuisine. Designed by the architect Stigler, who furnished the restaurant in 1955 with items from a deconsecrated sixteenth-century church, Sabatini is also Italy’s only restaurant constituting a protected heritage site.
Via Panzani, 9A ph. +39 055 282802 sabatinifirenze.it
