Tamerò

Best pizza ever. The pasta was good, amazing flavour, to be honest, it felt a little undercooked. But the pizza was amazing. The crust was soft and the flavour was so good. And for quite cheap as well. On Sundays there is also a really nice market. The atmosphere was so nice. 10/10 recommended, we will be coming back next time we're in Florence.

Great food. The pizza was huge and light. The crust was so fluffy which was great. My partner had the ragu pasta - it was nice but came out a bit cold. The service was slow but other than that, it was a great night in the square listening to live music

Eat the Pizza! all the rest we tried are was just ok. The restaurant has a modern design lots of room inside . The pizza was perfect and was well done the crust was perfect and was a good balance of flavors with the toppings and the cheese. The ravioli was not well balanced on both of the dishes we tried. The ragu did not have much sauce . The pasta itself was very good.

I had never visited this restaurant but had only been to the neighbouring restaurants, but on a pasta craving we visited to see how the food tastes. Overall I’d say it was pretty good, not the best pasta I’ve ever tasted, but I wasn’t disappointed by what we got. The ravioli sauce was a standout as well as the unique take on the carbonara with large, thick slices of pancetta. The Cacio Pepe was also delicious but not a standout.

+ delicious pasta + good ambiente - super slow and unattentive service (waited 20 min despite reservation and available table, waited additional 10 min for menu and over 1h for food) —> Could be a nice spot if they significantly improve their service quality as food was good

We ordered a Buffala Pizza and a Ragú tagliatelle. The pizza was really good but the tagliatelle had no flavor. Would come back but only for the pizza and the service.

Pasta was good, caprese salad was terrible - got the ends of the tomatoes and some mozzarella, no seasoning, no basil. Service was slow. Paid a lot for what we got.

This place is a hidden gem. The pasta is fresh and tasty. The pizzas are perfect, thin, fresh, and cooked just right. They are thin but not floppy, the pizza options are unique and not to be missed. We ate here and my son left a small trinket. Hours later we called and found they had set it aside for us.

While on a dinner food tour our guide took us to this restaurant for our stop for pasta (during our 4 course dinning tour) and each pasta we tried was so good. Pasta is made in house so very fresh and of course cooked perfectly with just the right amount of bite in the al dente finish. We had a pappardelle pasta with pesto, spaghetti with red sauce and a ravioli and all were excellent. I wish I had time to come back to this restaurant and enjoy a full meal but our time in Florence was limited.

This is a hidden gem. The staff makes you feel appreciated and loved. A group of girls and I went on our first night studying abroad and fell in love! When we kept returning they noticed and gave us free champagne to start and complimentary desert and lemonchello to finish off our meal. Matilda is the best! The bartenders are nice and fun and offer us espresso to end our meal. A true experience and the food is to die for. My favorite order is the margarita pizza and a Hugo spritz. Best in Florence.

Our class took us here and it was such an amazing experience! From the fried dough balls to the fruit for dessert...everything was so flavorful and amazing!!! So glad I got to try the food here and would definitely recommend to anyone in the area! High quality food and not the long lines like other places in the city

Excellent food, fresh pasta with delicious sauces. The shrimp appetizer was insane, one of the best we've ever had! So crispy and perfectly cooked on the inside! Also the staff was wonderful! So kind and patient and helpful

My boyfriend and I came here after our hotel manager recommended it and told us it's the best place in the city for pasta. We left pretty disappointed. I had the cacio e Pepe and my boyfriend had the spaghetti carbonara. Both were really dry. We did not finish our meals. I also had an aperol spritz and it was honestly the worst spritz I've ever had. Up until this point I thought it was impossible to mess up on an aperol spritz. It was extremely flat and tasted like drinking straight cough syrup. Service was lacking, seems like they were understaffed.

Poor service. Came here with the wife for aperitifs and dinner while on vacation. Ordered our drinks, they hassled us for the rest but no snacks showed up, they kept pushing us to order dinner, while everyone else wasn't being pestered, and kept getting their little snacks. Finally just put an order in and the plate was out before I'd finished my negroni. Food was ok, not really worth the price, meat had a lot of gristle and was overcooked. Plus they tried to charge me for a water they never brought out.

Cute little pasta bar in the heart of Santo Spirito. Got the cacio e pepe and thought it was delicious!! Not the absolute best cacio I've ever had, but still very yummy (and at an awesome price). It's a great place to try out if you're looking for an easy bite, and the staff were incredibly friendly as well!

TL;DR yummy yummy in my tummy got a sage butter ravioli, fan Effin tastic. soak your bread in it after you're done. tomato based pasta something. de effin licious. btw, did you know you can get half portions?!?!?

I can't give this a full five stars because I came on a food tour and it's hard to judge, but did really enjoy what we had. We tried the chestnut pasta with a pumpkin sauce, and two raviolis...one included potatoes and had a leek sauce. That was probably my favorite. It's much more grunge in vibe, so if you're looking for some old school Florence experience, this is not that. Our tour guide, who is a sommelier in training, said it was her favorite pasta place, even before she started working for the company. Table next to us had pici pasta, which looked DELICIOUS.

Accidentally walked into this place and we were so glad we did! You walk in and can see them making the pasta then there are a bunch of tables in the back you could not see from the front. Food was good and they had live music which was a great vibe

Don't be fooled by the Vogue Italia review, curated photos, or stylish decor. This place is BAD. We ordered the tortelli with octopus ragu, pici caocio e Pepe, the carbonara, and a pizza. I did not know that octopus could taste so foul. It was truly wretched. We took two bites and had to set it aside, it was so disgusting. The caocio e Pepe was edible, but also extremely disappointing. It was under seasoned, the pecorino was tasteless, and the pici definitely did not seem homemade as they claim in the review. The carbonara was scrambled eggs. I make better as a novice home cook in the US. We cancelled our pizza order after one bite of the other dishes. It was so bad, my friend (who herself is a professional cook) wanted to ask the chef "would YOU eat this??" I doubt they would. We stopped at McDonalds after and had a far more satisfying meal. Please avoid this place. If you do take the risk, be nice to the poor waiters when you are inevitably disappointed. They're doing their best.

We tried to eat here tonight. We came in and were seated. After we sat 2 other tables of people came in. The waiters went to them first and got their drink orders, then came back and served both tables drinks. We waited another 5 minutes and still didn't have menus and no one asked us for our drink orders. All in all we waited 15 minutes without speaking to anyone and walked out. It's really unfortunate because we were hungry and really wanted to try their food but the service was horrible.

Food 5/5 the only reason for not giving it one more star is due to the service. We had to keep asking if we could sit at an open table outside, we then had to keep trying to get their attention to order and for our bill at the end. Otherwise, the food and drinks were outstanding. The fried dough, prosciutto and truffle cheese was bomb, and the homemade pastas were amazing.

We didn't make dinner reservations, so we searched around Piazza Santo Spirito for a dinner spot. Tamerò had no open tables outside, on this gorgeous crisp night (note did anyplace else). We had an entire room to ourselves for a while, & as you have to show your vaccination card to get inside anywhere, we've felt safer eating inside here. Sam & Talia started with a huge charcuterie board they enjoyed but couldn't finish. I had a salad with avocado, lamb's ear (?) lettuce, turmeric eggs, & soy sprouts. Then Sam had ciao e Pepe (thick spaghetti with black pepper), Talia hand spinach ricotta ravioli with butter sage sauce, & I had prawns in a type of pastry with curry aioli. Everything was absolutely delicious!! Nice room, good service, & great food!

Best gnocchi! I would def come back to eat the gnocchi again. Absolutely delicious. Pizza was good too, also tried the ravioli which was good as well.

We went to the Sunday market in santo Spirito on a Sunday and at noon randomly picked this restaurant for lunch. When you peek in it looks like a lunch counter-deli style restaurant, but it has dining rooms in the back. We didn't have reservations but were there right a noon and were seated right away. Immediately they brought bread and a spinach appetizer to the table. The atmosphere was fun-great music was playing 70's&80's American tunes. We ordered a carafe of the house red and two different pastas-the thick pasta with Parmesan and pepper (which they're famous for evidently) and a mushroom pasta dish. Both were great but the pepper pasta was amazing. Like the best Mac Nd cheese you've ever had! They make their own pasta and it's cooked perfectly. I love the whole area where the restaurant is-great shops and trattorias that are out of the touristy area. Our bill for two pasta dishes, 2 carafes of wine, bread,appetizer water was 37 euros.

I was recommended here by my airbnb host. Decided to give it a try. Service was friendly and thats why it is acceptable even though it may be slow. Due to the NY Times article apparently, demand is more than supply. You couldn't get seats indoors or you might have to wait 30 mins if you're lucky to get a seat inside. On the Saturday night I visited, I volunteered to sit outdoors where there were ready seats available. Boy was it cold in the early April. I sat out in the cold while I envied the neighbouring restaurants providing heaters to their customers on their outdoor set-up. The food finally arrived. The menu does change so Yelp wouldn't be a good guideline for it. Plus it is seasonal so it's good news because it meant that the ingredients were fresh. I also think the Spring menu I had was much shorter than what others posted on Yelp. The sausage ragu I had with Spinach was fine, the spinach sauce were rather dry in my opinion and left a slight aftertaste like you've just brushed your teeth with Colgate. The pasta also stuck together. Most of it does. For a thin pasta that stuck together, it doesn't taste half as good as one slice of thick pasta imo. The squid ink potato ravioli my wife had with octopus was not bad. The octopus wasn't too hard. It got cold too quickly on the outdoors and the bread they served was left untouched. There were no sauces left on the pasta anyway and there weren't condiments like olive oil served. Can't bear and can't bother to bother the waiter again. Yea the food were reasonably priced, but with the unusually cold Chardonnay they served me and the aviation cocktail and cover charge, it added to about 38 euros for two pax. The 3 waiters really looked way too stretched and underpowered. I wouldn't fault them really. But I'd think you should consider other fine options like Casalinga nearby. As we sat outdoors, there were no eclectic atmosphere whatsoever anyway. Yes they serve fresh pasta. But there are many good places that serve fresh pasta as well. Pasta isn't something that will taste bad even if its not fresh from that day itself either. I've had better pastas that weren't advertised as "fresh pasta". They might do better in the summer, I hope.

Super authentic and amazing Italian food across the river. Some of the best pizza I've had in Florence. Went on a class field trip here to do a small wine tasting with a light dinner and it was one of the most fun experiences I have had in Italy. really nice and fresh ingredients too!!

I waited three days in Florence before getting my favorite, cacio e pepe. I really only enjoy pasta while in Italy, and this place didn't disappoint. They have a lunch special that also includes bread, water, and espresso for €12. The service is just a bit on the slow slide but not terrible. I do wish they had a little outdoor space though. I took a break from wine for lunch and this was just what I needed.

Tamerò was the first stop on our Florence food tour by Curious Appetite (I highly recommend booking the food tour next time you're in Florence!). The restaurant is situated in Piazza Santo Spirito. You can seat outside facing the Piazza or inside. The music was great and the restaurant had a wonderful vibe. We learned from our guide that the restaurants around Piazza Santo Spirito and surrounding Piazzas offer some of the best food in the city and tend to be less touristy as they are across the Arno from the city center. We started with an antipasti of meat and cheese which was quite delicious! This was followed by a pasta course where we sampled four handmade pastas. The chef is Sardinian and offered a range of pastas which included: ravioli stuffed with ricotta and spinach, dumpling stuffed with potato, cheese and mint served with shrimp and bacon (Sardinian specialty), noodles with pesto and tomatoes and finally a Pici Cacio e pepe (pici is a thick chewy spaghetti like noodle). This is definitely a restaurant we would come back to on another trip to the city!

I've eaten it to Tamerò twice during this trip. The cacci e pepe is excellent! I also tried the ravioli filled with peas, and I did not like it quite as much. It was just a little bit too much pea inside.

We went here as part of a tour and it was amazing. This was a food tour guide and she said it was the pasta in all of Florence which is probably true bc it was amazing. So flavorful and not typical of most pasta restaurants. It's also a converted mechanics garage and sits right where all the locals go out on the piazza de santo spirita. Cool vibes and outdoor seating

Came here as part of a walking private food tour for the pasta portion of our tour. Got to try 3 pastas - the ricotta ravioli which is a regular on their menu, a special Easter lasagna and a coffee tagliatelle with a boar bolognese. All were outstanding - we went back another night for a takeout order of the ravioli. Nice wine choices as well. A funky, almost grungy place I might have never tried on my own but there were lots of locals eating here. Try it.

Great food. Service is lacking though. Seriously, just be patient when you're here and ignore all the bad service. I came on a Sunday at 12:30pm for lunch and was lucky enough to get an outdoor table right away. Apparently everyone else that came after us had to queue in an area, which confused everyone. The staff was too busy hoarding the people in the area than attending the people actually dining. To be fair, it's confusing because the tables are open, so people just sit down. This is not actually the case because the tables are reserved. A simple "reserved" sign would save everyone so much pain. Onto the food. The pasta serving sizes are American sized. You get your money's worth here, and the food is very good as well. We opted for the fresh tagliatelle pasta with tomato sauce and basil. We were expecting a basil leaf, like in other Yelp photos, but got a heap of pesto on top. Not complaining. Their menu is seasonal, so it changes very often. Use the photos as guides to the type of foods you may be eating, but definitely don't expect exactly what's in the photo. The grilled octopus was one of the best grilled octopus dishes I've had. It's tied with a grilled octopus dish I had in Santorini. The octopus is super tender and served with what seems to be endless mounds of chickpeas, olives, and tomatoes. The dish is served with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, so you can season to taste. I added just a tad of olive oil and salt. Everything else was perfect.

Ok--I heard super great things about their aperitivo--but this review is only for the dine-in menu (had lunch). I had Pici Cacio e Pepe which is for "cheese and pepper" on pici (imagine thick chewy spaghetti noodles with creamy cheese sauce). I kinda expected this, but it was heavy. Like really really buttery heavy, overwhelmingly so. The pici was on point though, it's my favorite pasta and they did it well, nice and chewy. I mean, no wonder since they hand-make their pasta so it's super fresh! :) The desserts here... were pretty expensive and weren't that good. I think I'd trust other reviews and go to their aperitivo, enjoy the fresh pasta, but get your dessert fix at a bakery or a gelateria!

I know this place may be famous for pasta and desserts, but of course I had salad. It was the only one on the menu and I almost felt bad ordering something that healthy in an Italian pasta resto. The surprise when I got it! Big fat portion and the ingredients.. OMG amazing. The autumn salad with dry fruits, black cabbage and pecorino cheese just made my night, it was delicious and satisfying, well presented too. As for the place it's very big and I like the setting, the fact that is very central and that they play live somethings. The wine we ordered wasn't that good though, but the service was super kind and at the counter we were offered limoncello as the Italian tradition wants. We also liked the blues playlist in the background! Do not order more than one dish unless you are very hungry, portions are generous!

Walked over here for dinner with my friends and we wanted to get a seat outside. It was pretty packed, so we had to place our name down and wait for a table. We waited inside and as we walked in, we saw their huge bar for apertivo. The options were quite large and I was tempted to have apertivo here instead. We through around the suggestion of coming back on another day and have it, but unfortunately we didn't. Once we were seated, we placed our orders for just a regular dinner. I ended up ordering the Sardinian special pasta with red spicy mussel soup. The pasta was very different from what I'm used to since it was little bits of pasta in this soup dish. The food was good, but I didn't feel all that satisfied sadly. I also shared a large plate of appetizers with my friends and it had variations of cheese and cured meats. That was definitely worth the price. Sitting outdoors was quite nice and we had music performers playing the accordion and guitar. It was a good experience.

My partner and I stopped in here for a late lunch around 2:30pm, and we very much enjoyed our food. Got the ravioli (filled with ricotta and spinach, covered in a light sage cream sauce) and the swordfish dish to share. The bread they bring to the table is also delicious - chewy and fresh! Dishes aren't too expensive, but the portions also aren't huge. It was perfect for us since we didn't want to eat something too big in the middle of the afternoon, but if you're starving when you come to Tamerò you will prob need to order more than just an entree. The cocktails looked really good too though we didn't try any this time. Our total bill was 30€. Heads up: there is a 2€/person cover charge to eat in, and water served at the table is also 2€. Also good to know: if paying with cash, you can sit and the server will take care of you; if paying with card, pay on your way out at the register.

This was probably my favorite restaurant to sit at. It was full of art, very calm place. One of the first places I went to when arriving. Best ravioli ever, was cooked perfectly, as well as served.

Food is delicious. They hand make the pasta, when you enter you see them preparing it. I went for dinner and they had live music. Nice environment, a lot of options to choose from. A lot of wine options. I found out about this place from a New York Times post and I'm not disappointed. Great price, great food, great environment, great location, can't beat that!

3.7 stars We went here after trying to get into 'O Munaciello where we weren't able to get in without reservation. However the people at their front desk recommended we tried this place. Their pizza was pretty good, the one with the salame was specially good. Thought it was a bit pricey though.

Quite disappointed considering this is a pasta bar... Their pasta is mediocre, sauce is ... interesting. We also tried their grilled octopus dish, octopus was cooked well but seasoned... weird and a bit salty. This would be a place to go for people with a budget as they have a happy hour from 5-7PM(?) with all you can eat special appetizers at the front with a glass of wine.

This place was amazing. Fresh pasta was to die for, octopus had a perfect spicing and flavor. Located on a beautiful piazza - outdoor seating was so nice. I would highly recommend this place!!

A really great "subway" feel with very nice seating and artwork with a grunge-ish wall decor. Great food, great coffee, great service.

Great location. Came in for an apertivo-they had a buffet set up with a fair selection of items. However, most items were just ok-nothing amazing. Lots of rice and couscous dishes and cheaper pastas.

Stopped by for their lunch menu. They got me right off the bat with their bread. Very flavorful and great texture. I had their daily special of lentil soup and pork ball and was blown away with the preparation. Very simple but balanced. So perfect with the rainy weather. My husband had a pizza and the portion was huge and delicious. Lovely food.

During a stroll to find some pizza, I came across Tamerò Pasta Bar. It was off the beaten path, but still looked busy, so I was immediately intrigued. When I got back to my coffee shop, I began my all important Google and Yelp recon. Reviews were promising, the New York Times even did an article on it. So when it reopened at 7pm, I was there waiting. They have have two dining rooms: one just for people interested in pizza, and another for those desiring pasta. I wondered what happened if one person wanted pasta and the other pizza, so I'll have to go back and do another post. We were in for the pasta and were quickly sat in a very cool, almost too American dining area. After perusing the menu, the wine list was good and pretty inexpensive and I wanted 95% of the food menu (5% that I didn't want is dedicated to the mushrooms that will kill me). I tried the Soave Classico as I thought it would pair well with the Cacio e Pepe and Culurgiones con Gameri Pancetta E Crema di Zucchine. FINALLY a pasta dish that did not disappoint in Florence! The pasta was obviously fresh and made by hand that day, although you kinda figure that out as you walk in and see the women in the window making the pasta. The pasta was cooked perfectly al dente and finished in the sauce that it would be served in because the sauce clung beautifully to each noodle/dumpling. The Cacio e Pepe had a nice thick creamy sauce, although I would have liked slightly more pepper. The Culurgiones were expertly pinched and folded, anyone who has made hand folded dumplings of any kind, knows how much of an art that is. They also change the menu seasonally which I love. During my Google search, I found the Autumn menu which included a Wild Boar Ragu, which I would love to try. Anyone who follows me knows I'm more than willing to fly half way around the world for a delicious bite. I highly recommend Tamerò to anyone looking for authentic fresh pasta while visiting Florence.

This place isn't very good. We had two starters and they were pretty good. First starter we had was the fried bread, cheese, and prosciutto which made us think we were in for a treat. Second starter was the grilled veggies and cheese, decent but nothing that special. By the time our pasta came, we had what I guess where dumpling with ricotta cheese and then prosciutto (which seemed more like bacon) and shrimp. This was awful it tasted like a Fish-fillet from McDonald's. We had to ask them to return it and we got the ravioli with sage instead, it was extremely bland (this still charged us half price for the dish we didn't like). Are final dish was grilled octopus which isn't what we asked for but the server insisted that we get this. The dish didn't work at all, the octopus was good but it was on a piece of bread with salsa (I think it was trying to be Mexican salsa but the chef had never tasted salsa before) and with random pierces of lettuce all around. I honestly feel like this restaurant doesn't know what it is doing. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

This restaurant was featured in a New York Times article and close to our hotel, so we figured we'd give it a shot on our last night in Florence. We didn't have a reservation but luckily the wait for an outdoor table was only 20-30 minutes. Once seated, we ordered the seasonal summer salad which was delicious. However, the pasta entrees we had after that were mediocre at best. Everything was overly salty and the service was slower than most Italian restaurants. We understand that the service culture is much different than the USA, and we enjoy a long meal, but it was clear our waiter had forgotten about us. This place is all hype and there are much better restaurants in town.

Great area, great food, and superior service. We planned to eat at another restaurant here but it was going to be 2 hours wait. They were kind enough to recommend this place and we were not disappointed! The entire staff was prompt, courteous, and very friendly. They let us taste several wines before we choose. The kitchen is right out in the open for you see everything. They have live music inside. If we go back we will go earlier for the aperitivo which looked bountiful.

Disappointing. Placed in the center of Santo Spirito I was excited to try authentic Italian pasta. The host greeted us and brought us (without a wait) to a table near the back of the house. They then left us there to wait for nearly 30 minutes without asking us our drink or food orders. When the waiter finally came he was abrupt. The drinks were either a hit or a miss, with a majority of table unhappy with their drinks. Then the food came out (rather quickly) which was very good not great. We got the fried Vegetable app which came out without the sauce as described on the menu; and the Cacio e Pepe which wasn't very flavorful- nothing special. We then waited for about an hour before the waiter even checked on us. Maybe this was due to the fact that it was Valentine's Day and they were busy but overall disappointed.

My girlfriend and I came across Tamero via the Times, and were not disappointed. The service was fantastic and welcoming, we had a great bottle of chianti with our dinner out on the patio in the piazza. For food, we shared the burrata salad and she had the pappardelle with short ribs and I had the fresh pesto pasta with cherry tomatoes. We loved all the dishes and would definitely return. Best parts: outstanding service, homemade pasta, solid wine menu Tip: make a reservation on the weekends, as with most places in Florence

Good food. The cocktails are okay, but the tiramisu is to die for. It comes in a little bowl and is so very creamy. Highly recommend. Also really nice to sit outside but beware they only serve pizza inside.

I had the pleasure of finally trying out Tamero this past week with a friend of mine. I heard about it from Kristina and a few other friends and I knew it would be at least pretty good. I like the idea of a 'fresh' pasta bar where the menu is short but the options are good. There were some things I really liked about it and some a little less. We ordered an appetizer to share - nachos with chili con carne and polenta which I honestly didn't see any polenta. 'Nachos' is always a very liberal word in Italy. In this case it was a bowl of chili con carne with a few nacho chips, for the price it was a little too expensive if I am honest. I think you are way better off ordering a tagliere which is what they are most famous for besides the pasta. We ordered a bottle of pinot bianco with our meal which I wouldn't recommend, I think go for the pinot grigio or another white because this one smelled a little off to be honest! Those were the only negative things. The pasta that we ordered was amazing. I got pici con cacio e pepe which I adore and my friend got a black tortelli pasta with octopus which I wanted to steal it was THAT GOOD. The ambience is very very cool, we both really loved it. Think 'shabby sheek'. We got a bottle of wine, water, shared an appetizer, each got a pasta dish and two coffees which came out too 57 euros. A little pricey for what we got but I did really enjoy the night so I would probably leave this for a special occasion kind of place!

Fantastic little place on the "other" side of the Arno. Very few tourists here, in fact the whole square had the vibe of a local hangout. It's a bit trendier and more modern than many of the other restaurants in Florence, so was fun for a change. Funky decor, young crowd, and just felt like a very "cool" hangout. Not packed to the gills, but it was a Tuesday in February so no promises for what it's like in July. We shared roasted cuttlefish filled with tabbouleh, and pici with duck sauce. Oh mah god. The cuttlefish was fine - very well cooked, served with a nice bulgur salad inside, blah blah blah THE PICI WITH DUCK SAUCE. That stuff was magic. If I knew duck could be this delicious I'd spend more time feeding them by the riverside...to fatten them up and then eat them. Soft, tender, succulent meat in a complex and rich sauce, good lord. Can this be my last meal? We were nearly fighting over it. I think we had dessert, and wine, but all else is forgotten. Service was a bit slow. I know it's Italy and that's normal but it was hard to get her attention at the beginning (I know it's always hard at the end when you want the bill). STILL. Brave the crowds, wait for service, do what you need to do - get the pici with duck sauce and be happy.

Service was not great. Pesto pasta was bland, tasted more simple than one I would make at home. Salad with fruit and nuts was very tasty. I liked the neighborhood the restaurant was in, but would choose another restaurant if your stay in Florence is short.

This restaurant, located right on piazza santo spirito is ok but nothing great or special, neither about the food or the atmosphere. If you are in a hurry, you can stop there but it is maybe worth walking a bit more for better food. The ham and cheese we shared as appetizers were good but average. The pasta cacio e peppe that i had after were a bit sticky and again nothing special, nothing very tasty in it: not enough pepper? Not a good pecorino? Something was missing and I did not even finish (but it is true that portions are very large). Judging from the choices of my friends this evening, I would suggest you to stick with Italian recipes as apparently the Indian chicken was really not so good. As a dessert we had a chocolate mouss with some biscotta and.. olive oil. Besides the food which is overall ok but a bit disappointing for Florence, I did not like very much the somehow very cold atmosphere inside. I found the design a bit fake and not warm at all. This is very personnal of course but well this is a personnal review so yes I did not like it, especially the metal tables and chairs.

if you're looking for good pasta this is your place! We went for dinner and were able to make a reservation ahead of time so were seating quite quickly. It is set in a plaza with a view of a cute fountain and some interesting buildings surrounding it. If you arrive by cab they will have to drop you off outside of the plaza. They change their menu based on the season so everything is new and fresh. We ordered a round of their cocktails (Moscow mule and mint julep). The drinks were good but I have had better signature cocktails at other establishments. The food however was too notch! I ordered the spaghetti special, which are a bit thicker spaghetti noodles in a cheese sauce, and my friend order the spinach and ricotta ravioli. Melt in your mouth good! Good for a dinner prelude to a night out. There were some bars nearby that we walked to afterward. I do wish we had tried the pizzas, the ones that came out while were there looked great! If you try the pizza let me know what you think.

We ordered their house made pasta from the menu, the tortellini, one featuring wild boar and the other colored with squid ink, filled with citrus potatoes with a "spicy sauce". The sauce was far from "spicy". It was very fishy tasting. The homemade tortellini was very dense rather than a pillow. We've had many beautiful delicious caprese salads while in Italy. The tomatoes here were hard and not ripe. Something that you could go find at the hard rock chain. The service was very poor. However, the greeter, maybe the owner was very nice and helpful. The server not so much. I would keep walking past this spot.