A restaurant I ate at for three days in a row!

**A restaurant we loved so much, we ate there three times in Florence!** Our affection for this place is so deep that we would make a special trip to Italy just for it. So, a post is definitely in order! ❕❕ 👉 **Quick Summary:** 📍 **Restaurant Name/Address:** Ostaria dei Centopoveri, Via del Porcellana 41 (10-minute walk from the Florence Cathedral) Google Rating: 4.5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Average Cost: 15-20€ 🍕 **What's Really Awesome:** - Red Wine Steak - Any Pizza - House Wine - The Owner 👨🏼‍🍳 (An incredibly warm and sociable Italian gentleman, and all the staff are handsome). So if you love pizza and wine, you have to go! 👉 **Detailed Version:** My partner and I arrived in Florence late at night, and by the time we checked in, it was already after 10 p.m. (We had a particularly harrowing check-in experience, which I might share later). Still shaken and very hungry, we found that the restaurant we wanted to go to was about to close. However, a kind-hearted waitress, seeing our plight, recommended this place to us. 🍷 First and foremost, as a wine enthusiast, I highly recommend their house wine. It's smooth on the palate, with a subtle smoky flavor and a refreshing sweet and sour taste. And it's not just delicious but also affordable at 6 euros per liter, with a slightly higher alcohol content than bottled wine! 🥩 Then there's the Red Wine Steak! It truly cured our homesick Chinese stomachs. It has the texture of home-cooked braised pork + authentic Tuscan seasoning and local ingredients, a perfect combination. 🍕 Pasta and Pizza are also safe bets, no misses here. We've listed what we ordered. For pasta, you can also ask the staff for some chili sauce, which makes it the most delicious and comforting pasta I've ever had. 🍽️ The restaurant is located in a bustling alley in Florence's city center, popular with both locals and tourists. Every mealtime, there's a queue of 10-30 minutes, and they don't accept online reservations. You can start lining up 10 minutes before they open for lunch, and the lunch set is a great deal—just 10 euros for two main dishes + two glasses of house wine🤌. 🎊 The place is very low-key, clearly a high-quality, high-value, authentic restaurant full of life and Italian romance. Maybe it was just a good vibe, but we felt right at home as soon as we walked in. We got to know the owner well after visiting so many times. He's very warm-hearted and loves to joke around. Before leaving, we even took a special photo with him (pic). Ps. Sharing a lazy ordering tip we loved using in 🇮🇹: Just ask the waiter for their most recommended dishes/wine. It's foolproof and never fails. #ItalianCuisine #RestaurantRecommendation #FlorenceFood #HiddenGemRestaurant #GlobalEatingSquad #WineRecommendation #FlorenceRestaurant #ItalyTravel #ItalianRestaurant #Florence