Le Fonticine Restaurant in San Lorenzo, Florence
Le Fonticine restaurant in San Lorenzo in Florence is named after the famous sixteenth century fountain near its entrance with the same name designed by Lucca della Robbia. The restaurant is situated quite close to the San Lorenzo market and the Central Market (Mercato Centrale) in Florence.
It is family run restaurant offering a warm ambience. The walls are filled with modern art collected over a period of over forty years. It is nice to sit at the tables at the back of the restaurant as you can walk past the open kitchen and grill which are a bit of a novelty?
The menu is quite extensive with a lot of pasta dishes. There are starters, first courses, second courses, sides, specials and of course desserts. There are hearty and filling vegetable soups, starters, many salads and a wide range of main dishes. It goes without saying that all the pastas are hand made and home made fresh daily. Different types of pasta are combined with mushrooms, vegetables, wild boar sauce, truffles, and vegetables like egg plant, spinach etc so you can order any pasta combination as per your favourite sauce? The famous Florentine Steak Bistecca alla Fiorentina, wild boar, tripe dishes and other traditional Tuscan food also form part of the menu.
I think Tuscan and Italian desserts are a very important part of any delicious Italian meal. Sublime desserts including different cheeses, mascarpone, meringues, fresh fruit, ice creams, crème caramel, fruit tarts and cakes give a perfect end your meal.
Le Fonticine restaurant in San Lorenzo is open both for lunch and dinner. It is better to make a reservation. There is a fairly good wine list so enjoy!!