Jewish Florence

The Synagogue is just around the corner from the Mercato di San Ambrogio. Ruth's has always been a place to go to get a taste of "international" foods which are also vegetarian and kosher. They also have a meat restaurant on Friday and Saturday. Shabbat dinners also are offered.

Beautiful restaurant with a large menu. Also features some Roman specialties.

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Historically,this is where the jewish cobblers worked. There was a secret passage way where they escaped to what is now the Teatro Del Sale... when the Nazi's invaded.

The heart of the city of florence, Beautiful on the inside as well.

A very simple vegetarian restaurant near the Mercato Centrale.

When people speak of the Mercato San Lorenzo, they mean both the outdoor leather and goods open air market as well as the indoor grocery market. The indoor maket is. also known as the Mercato Centrale.The downstairs is the old original market. The downstair market is open from 7-2pm,longer on Saturday and closed on Sunday. The upstairs was built after the 1966 flood and then redone recently and turned into an Artisan Food Court called "MERCATO CENTRALE" Owned by my friend Umberto Montana. He has opened several of them now in Rome, Milano and Torino. It is also restaurant dining, and is open from 10am until midnight daily except for Christmas. The open air leather and goods market is open all week from 8am until 8pm ( usually) There is a cooking school upstairs now for one day classes, run by the local language school, Lorenzo dei Medici.

The inner courtyard near the Piazza is filled with frescoed walls. Be sure to go and look.

Large beautiful palace with multiple museums, but most of all a wonderful park, Boboli Gardens.

Located past the Church of Santa Croce, this market is still used by the locals. It's a great neighborhood as well. This is on the far side of the city, but an easy walk. There is an outside part of the market, with some clothing, flowers and house things and inside is all food. Being nearby to the Synagogue, there is also a Kosher Butcher inside. There is a small trattoria, Rocco and now you can also eat above one of the Butcher's shops, Luca Mennoni.

A beautiful church and lively piazza filled with bars and restaurants. Often holds weekly markets.

This is a favorite stop for me, I was a baker. Lovely spot with all sorts of baked items and places to also stop and eat. They also act as a local grocery store for a curated selection of products.

This is our go to restaurant for meeting up with friends in Florence. My husband has been going here since it opened. Entire family works here.

this is the famous cibreo restaurant's smaller trattoria. The same food and almost half the price! Adore the tomato gelatin! no pasta.. They also have several places right there. The restaurant has a larger menu and wine list. The Caffe across the street serves pasta and meat as well.

This has always been my go to trattoria when Mario's is so crowded. The owner Anna has a lovely menu. Look for the daily specials on the blackboard.