Hosteria del Bricco — Restaurant in Florence

The BEST meal I’ve had in Italy. We had a friend find this place on TripAdvisor, and I cannot recommend this place enough. I ordered the Penne Al Coccio, and almost melted into my seat after one bite. If you are coming here, ORDER THIS!!!!! The pasta is perfectly al dente, with a generous helping of each topping (truffle, mushrooms, peas, bacon) and an amazing portion size. The flavor was out of this world, the second it hits your tongue, it is perfectly spiced, extremely flavorful, salty, I cannot stop thinking about it hours later. The best meal our group of 6 had, I shared almost a quarter of my plate because everyone could not get enough, and then cleaned the plate with a piece of bread because it was that good. Not too heavy, perfectly able to walk around in the hot sun afterwards.

Another friend ordered the Coniquio Ripieno Al Forno, and said it was perfectly cooked, the rabbit moist and tender. We also had someone order the Gnocchi Alla Fornaia Con Basilico e Noci - the gnocchi was the perfect texture, soft, pillowy, chewy, and the pesto was incredible. The Tagliata ti Manzo Alla Maniera tel Bricco con Rucola e Cicciolo was also beautiful- perfectly salty, light, quality meat (served rare, we saw some other diners be surprised by the serving style of this dish, so look at pictures beforehand!)

We ordered tiramisu, panna cotta, and a biscuit dish served with a dessert wine for dessert. The tiramisu was incredible, easily shared amongst 3 people. The panna cotta was the other star of this meal- the creamiest panna cotta all 6 of us had ever had. Sweet, creamy, delicious.

Prices are incredibly reasonable, the service was incredible, with handwritten menus, wonderful servers, and a beautiful interior. The location is right by the water, we were able to exit and enjoy a beautiful sunset on the bridge. Will be...

Situated at the quite end of San Niccolò neighborhood next to the 3000 euro a pair of custom made leather shoe Bremer, we wouldn’t have found it if not for our friendly concierge who told us about Bremer and this authentic Florentine restaurant he loves. Don’t expect your usual touristy Florentine T-bone steak but flavorful grandma recipes genuine Florentine food. The Chef/owner is a wine collector and probably also an art aficionado. It reflects on his dishes which has complex taste pairing of elements and yet down to earth and even a bit rustic. It’s a family run business with the sons waitering and running the front with gracious courtesy and friendly demeanor. Always so helpful with a smile, they speaks perfect English and makes you feel relax and at home enjoying not only the food, the unassuming ambience but also friendly small chats. There is a good mix of tourists and locals but it is obvious locals streamed in only after 8pm. When we left past 10pm (we were there since 7.30pm) they were getting really busy and there is a line of local customers out the door trying to get a table. Probably our best meal in Florence over the past four days and we would come back again if we weren’t leaving tomorrow. Do make a reservation if you are tired of the tourist food and wanted some authenticity that locals enjoy. Highly...

We visited this restaurant on our second night in Florence for dinner because I heard about this place on blogs. It's a small, family-owned restaurant, beautifully designed with art and white stucco walls. As starter, we had asparagus with caprino cheese and anchovies. The cheese was very fresh and creamy, and the asparagus was cooked just right. I ordered the vegetable flan with zucchini and the gnocchi with pesto and rucola. The zucchini flowers were really tasty but the highlight of the evening was gnocchi for sure! Gnocchi was well seasoned and cooked just enough, and the rucola based pesto was absolutely delicious! Rucola adds such a characteristic bitterness to the dish, it was unlike any gnocchi I had before. Although the plate was twice the size of my head and I already had 2 starters, I finished the whole thing 👌 To wash it down, we also had their dry white house wine which was a mix of trebbiano and chardonnay, if I remember correctly. It had nice acidity and I think it paired just fine with my gnocchi. Would highly recommend this place, I know for sure I'll visit them again next time I'm in Florence. Make sure you reserve in advance since there was a line of people waiting outside when we were having dinner. Also beware there is no...