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TIP-TOP PIZZERIAS
Expect to pay between €4.50 and €10 for a pizza at this trio of recommended addresses:
7-11pm Tue-Sun) This unpretentious pizzeria close to Piazza Santa Spirito gives new meaning to the
word 'packed'. Arrive early to grab a bar stool at a wooden-barrel table and pick from eight pizza
types.
(
www.osteriacaffeitaliano.com
;
Via dell'Isola delle Stinche 11-13r; pizza €8; 7.30-11pm) Simpli-
city is the buzzword at this pocket-sized pizzeria that makes just three pizza types: margherita, napoli
and marinara. No credit cards.
pastas €6.50-12; lunch & dinner Mon-Sat, closed Aug) Young Florentines flock to the Pizza
Maker to nosh Neapolitan thick-crust pizzas hot from the wood-fired oven. Bookings are essential for
dinner.
TOP OF CHAPTER
5
San Lorenzo &
San Marco
Trattoria Mario
TUSCAN
€
(
www.trattoriamario.com
; Via Rosina 2; meals €20; noon-3.30pm Mon-Sat, closed 3 wks Aug)
Arrive
by noon to ensure a stool around a shared table at this noisy, busy, brilliant trattoria - a le-
gend that retains its soul (and allure with locals) despite being in every guidebook.
Charming Fabio, whose grandfather opened the place in 1953, is front of house while big
brother Romeo and nephew Francesco cook with speed in the kitchen.
Monday and Thursday are tripe days, Friday is fish and Saturday sees local Florentines
flock here for a brilliantly blue
bistecca alla fiorentina
(€35 per kilo). No advance reser-
vations, no credit cards.
Da Nerbone
MARKET STALL
€
