The Rossini Restaurant or Ristorante Rossini to call it by its Italian name is one of the best and is highly recommended among all the restaurants in Florence. For fine dining, it offers a good deal in terms of tasty food, ambience and an extensive wine list.
 
Ristorante Rossini is a part of the historic Gianfigliazzi Palace. This elegant building is situated in downtown Florence in Lugarno Corsini very near Pont Vecchio. Ristorante Rossini is a refined restaurant with beautiful wood interiors and subtle lighting giving it an atmosphere of subtle class.
 
Andrea Mazzoni the chef is both innovative and inventive in recreating traditional Tuscan and Italian dishes. Yet he manages to add a little extra something to create both traditional and new surprises. The best part of the menu is that it seasonal. Hence there is a year round guarantee of the best and freshest of delicious and traditional Tuscan ingredients forming a part of your mouth watering meal.
 
The menu at Ristorante Rossini offers both Italian tasting gourmet menus as well as a la carte. The cheese tray is delicious. The most interesting part of the meal according to many is the imaginative range of desserts. This is where you can be in for what I hope is a pleasant surprise as you can enjoy all the lovely traditional Tuscan pastries and sweets as well as indulge in the chef’s extremely innovative dessert combinations.
 
The wine list is fairly extensive. All the best Tuscan wines as well many international wines are available.
 
The Rossini Restaurant in Florence is open for both lunch and dinner. It is better you reserve a table as many others may have the same idea as yours –to go out for a fine dining experience to Ristorante Rossini.

It is difficult to describe Gustavino as only a restaurant as it combines very smoothly to become a three in one place. It is a wine shop; it is a lovely restaurant with wine as well being a wine bar.

Gustavino is situated on Via della Condetta, Florence. It is close to Piazza della Signoria. The chef has the reputation of being both creative and innovative so you may be in for a few preferably pleasant surprises.

The ambience at Gustavino is very different as it has glass topped tables and metal chairs. The ambience is very relaxed and contemporary just like the menu. The food is both traditional Tuscan as well as what one may perhaps terms as innovative Tuscan.

In this restaurant there are some excellent starters including various salads and goat cheese. The first courses including ragouts, a variety of home made pasta and potato tortelli. The main course is also quite extensive but the best dishes are the fish ones especially the salmon. Lamb chops, beef fillets and venison (deer) also come highly recommended.

The desserts at Gustavino are simply yummy some of the best ones being chocolate soufflé and cheesecake with various jams. There is also a wide selection of cheeses with fruit.

It goes without saying that the wine list is extensive and excellent. Gustavino boasts of having over 800 wines in its cellars.

Do visit Gustavino restaurant in Florence if you have a sense of adventure and would like to try a combination of tried and tested Tuscan cuisine as well as new innovations. When you visit us we will go out of our way to see that you enjoy Florence as much as we do.

Alle Murate is an elegant Florentine restaurant situated in a fourteenth century palace. It is a beautiful building with eye catching frescoes. It is situated on Via del Proconsolo, near Santa Croce Florence.

The menu at Alle Murate is traditional Tuscan with a few innovative and creative twists. Thus though the ambience and service is always excellent it always get mixed reviews for its menu.

Some of the dishes we recommend at Alle Murate include the typical Tuscan bean soup, especially zuppa di fagioli e gamberi, tagliatelle all’olio nuovo, macaroni with cinta senesi sauce, tono fresco and all the sea food dishes. Duck and the steaks especially the Florentine steak are preferred by some.

Chef Montano is the owner and chef at Alle Murate. His desserts are to die for and whatever you try you will get a glimpse of confectionary heaven. Try the signature dessert which is a humungous chocolate torte with whipped cream. Ummmmm delicious. The wine list is fairly extensive and you can be sure of getting the best Tuscan wines from their extensive cellar.

The prices at Alle Murate are on the higher side and larger portion sizes would be definitely appreciated by many. Alle Murate is definitely one of the better restaurants in Florence. It is ideal for an intimate dinner with its beautiful ambience, subtle lighting and tasty food and excellent wine. It is better if you make prior reservations. Come join us in Florence and we can give you the best of Florence in all its diversity.