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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.
MARKET STALL
€
Da Nerbone
(Mercato Centrale, Piazza del Mercato Centrale; 7am-2pm Mon-Sat)
Forge your way past cheese,
meat and sausage stalls in Florence's Mercato Centrale to join the lunchtime queue at Ner-
bone, in the biz since 1872. Go local and order
trippa alla fiorentina
(tripe and tomato
stew) or follow the crowd with a feisty
panini con bollito
(a hefty boiled-beef bun, dunked
in the meat's juices before serving). Eat standing up or fight for a table.
La Forchetta Rotta
( 055 384 19 98; Via San Zanobi 126r; lunch/dinner €7.50/25; lunch & dinner Mon-Sat)
The res-
taurant arm of the dynamic duo behind Santa Croce's Monkey Bar, this place is stagger-
ingly good value - and tasty to boot. Its kitchen caters predominantly to workers from sur-
rounding offices and the result is superb: the pick of three or four homespun
primi,
secondi
and
contorni
(side dishes) for €7.50. The nibble banquet, laid out from 7pm on-
wards, for
aperitivo
is equally generous.
TUSCAN
€
Clubhouse
MAP
AMERICAN, PIZZERIA
€
GOOGLE MAP
( 055 21 14 27;
www.theclubhouse.it
; Via de' Ginori 6r; pizza €6-12, meals €20; noon-midnight)
This cavernous American bar, pizzeria and restaurant is handily close to
David
and makes
for the perfect dining-drinking hybrid any time of day (including Sunday brunch). Design
buffs will appreciate its faintly industrial vibe. Foodies will love its pizza-making courses.
Gluten-free menu and €7 cocktail
aperitivi
from 6pm.
Antica Trattoria da Tito
( 055 47 24 75;
www.trattoriadatito.it
; Via San Gallo 112r; meals €30; lunch & dinner Mon-Sat)
The 'No well done meat here' sign, strung in the window, says it all: the best of Tuscan
culinary tradition is the only thing this iconic trattoria serves. In business since 1913, Da
Tito does everything right - tasty Tuscan dishes like onion soup and wild boar pasta,
served with friendly gusto and hearty goodwill to a local crowd. Don't be shy to enter.
TRATTORIA
€€
La Cucina del Garga
TUSCAN
€€
