L’Trippaio Fiorentino — Local services in Florence

This is a good place to get the traditional Florentine sandwich: the lampredotto. There are several other options more centrally located but this guy only sells lampredotto and trippa, the latter being cow stomach. It is the food that the working class in Florence used to eat and luckily it's still popular. While you can buy trippa all over Italy the lampredotto is a local specialty which you should try. It can be served with several sauces like a green hot sauce (salsa verde) but the traditional one is just booked in broth with salt and pepper. It's not particularly fat or hard to digest. Set aside your prejudice against organ meat and...

If you are going to have Lampredotto in Florence, it's worth the walk to taste the very best. They have a number of seasonal offerings for the tripe. My wife had tripe with leeks and I had tripe with beef cheeks. It is a food cart/stand so not a lot of seating options. Very...

This a great introduction to Florentine food for me. The lampredotto was absolutely delicious, soft and it genuinely fell apart in your mouth. The place was full with locals and everyone was nice and helpful. Might take a bit of time to order but it's...