SchiacciaMatta — Restaurant in Florence

My Italian girlfriend and I was searching for the best schiaccata in Florence and we found it here. Jesus Christ was this good! The truffle oil, burrata and prosciutto crudo was an absolutely fantastic fit. Top notch ingredients which is obviously essential in all Italian food. But wow, did that porchetta melt on every bite. Almost all ”Guides to Firenze” highlight All’Antico Vinaio, which is much closer to the center and the Duomo. We never made the queue at that place during lunch time since only an insane person would do that. So, we don’t know how well they actually makes the schiaccata. However, we saw people leaving the All’Antico Vinaio with some schiaccatas and we do know that you get three times as much for the same price at SchiacciaMatta and the taste is just amazingly good! My italian girlfriend, that doesn’t want to be mentioned in this ”cheesy” review, got so nostalgic after eating here, remembering here studies in Florence. All in all, a fantastic place for the traditional schiaccata that beats the rest in that side of Arno. I touched the nose of the boar so I will be back for another one....

You know that one scene in the movie 300 when Gerald Butler throws the spear at the rhino/elephant and it does and stops just before the feet of Gerald and all his glory? Remember the tears you shed at that moment? Well that is what eating at SchiacciaMatta was like.

Like meats? Come on down Like cheese? Come on down Like a good sammich? Come on down Want to avoid the long lines? Come on down Want to avoid the busy streets? Come on down Want to feel like you're in some Italian grandma's kitchen? Come on down Love a small family style place? Come on down Love beavers? ..well they dont have those but come anyway

The beer is cold, the wine is cold, the staff are friendly and loving, the food is amazing (so simple yet so good), everything is made fresh and to order, bread is baked daily, and if you're lucky the staff will even start dancing and singing to the radio tunes (I was lucky).

This was hands down the best place my wife and I visited while in Italy (and we went to the Colosseum) and I highly recommend you try it out. You won't be...

A great place for a quick bite. You order at the cashier. Usually theres no line for that but a bunch of people will stand around waiting for theirs to be made. We ordered Paradiso, one to share between the two of us and it still made us quite full.

The queue is long but they make each one quite fast. We probably waited 15 mins to get ours.

Not a lot of tables. If you are lucky you might get a small table in the front of the shop.

The schiaccia was still warm when we got outs. Crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside. It was very good.

PS. Did not try the other one with really long line though. So my review has no...