Borgo San Iacopo

6 Florence Restaurants With the Best Views

"Executive Chef Claudio Mengoni, a Florentine with international chops, brings a youthful sophistication to this stronghold of his home city’s fine-dining scene. Part of the plush Hotel Lungarno , MICHELIN-Starred Borgo San Jacopo is more romantic than edgy, and its cuisine is a contemporary take on Tuscan and southern Italian flavors. The small terrace overlooking the Arno and Ponte Vecchio is the best seat in the house — and possibly the city — but if you don’t ask for it, you shan’t receive. The wine list here is legendary, with just under a thousand labels from Italy to Lebanon, and sommelier Salvatore Biscotti is on hand to guide your pairings." - Mary Gray