La Martinicca — Restaurant in Florence

After arriving from Bologna on the train, our hotel was a very short walk away from the train station. Our hotel concierge recommended this family run place for lunch. It is located on a quiet street and could be easily missed! We walked in at 1:30. We were the only non-Italians there, no other tourists! Our host/waiter, owner? was lovely. We asked for a bottle of the house white, there were 2 and he had us taste both before committing. My husband and I shared the Bruschetta w/ pecorino cheese & black truffle AND the Tuscan mixed appetizer (3 kinds of meats, 2 cheeses and green olives with pits-my fav). Then we shared the Ravioli filled with prawns w/ butter, black garlic fermented with Bottarga sauce AND the Taglionini w/ black truffle. For dessert there were 2 different tiramisus, we got the traditional one with coffee. Everything was delicious. The service was excellent. I would happily return to try the other dishes! We had no cell service in that room, so we couldn't look up some of the words we were unfamiliar with, but the waiter happily explained everything. The atmosphere reminded my husband of his childhood Italian family parties in...

La Martinicca ranks somewehre at the top of our dining list on our recent visit to Italy, which this time around focused on Tuscany and Amalfi. We booked a table ahead of time after a friend recommended the restaurant, but on the night we noticed that there were pleanty of available tables so walkins should be ok as well. We decided to go all out and ordered the following dishes: carpaccio flavoured with burrata and truffle, lamb with herbs and patatoes, gnocchi with bacon and pecorino, ravioli with truffle and asparagus sauce, napoleon cake, and a bottle of chianti classico. At the end of the meal we could not find a single fault with the food even if we tried. Everything was exquisitely prepared and bursting with flavour. The interior of the restaurant was quite classic and the service was overall very good. The quality and authenticity of the food is however what sets this place apart. It is simply put a hidden culinary gem in the back streets...

The best authentic Italian restaurant you will ever try. Not tourist trap. It is simple restaurant.most of customers were Italian.

Prices are reasonable.

The service is excellent .thanks to Pasqualino.

Funghi porcini fritti Was recommended by hotel concierge.it was fried mushrooms .delicious ,must try.

Beef slice is a must try too.

Tagliatelle ai funghi porcini is another heaven.good option for vegetarian. Ravioli with spinach was delicious too .

Tiramisu is another piece of heaven.

My choices was limited because it do not eat pork.

Definitely...