Da Stefano, Florence
If you love sea food like I do don’t miss the opportunity of visiting Da Stefano on Via Senese, Galluzo in the southern part of Florence. This restaurant has a fairly extensive menu and the excellent seafood available makes this the reason why many diners especially seek out this restaurant.
Da Stefano is open only during the evenings as the motto of the restaurant is “only, fish, only fresh and only evenings.” The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly and in summer dining at the terrace is encouraged.
The menu at Da Stefano is simply yummy. All the dishes are popular and Stefano personally tells diners about the catch of the day and makes recommendations. Some of the more popular dishes include spaghetti with lobster, hot mixed seafood. All the fish dishes served are absolutely fresh and cooked with a lot of TLC tender loving care to enhance their flavours so that people keep coming back for more.
The starters include sliced fish, oysters, shrimp cocktail, smoked salmon and octopus. For main dishes you can choose from different seafood stews and fish combinations with pasta. For the second course you have fish fillets, scampi dishes, crabs or shrimps with vegetables. Do not forget to order at least one of what are called Stefano’s special dishes. Which ever sea food you choose whether it is lobster or shrimp, or fish or mixed sea food you definitely are in for a yummy seafood treat of the highest standard. There are a few sweet desserts including crème brulee, cakes, sorbets and fruit.
At Da Stefano the wine list is fairly extensive. There are many famous red and white Tuscan wines. Champagne, sparkling wine, rose wines and even some French wines are available.
As with other popular restaurants in Florence it is always better to book a table in advance.