My son, daughter-in-law and I are taking an early. morning train on March 20th from Rome to Florence. We have 9:45am tickets for the Accademia Gallery and then plan to walk to the Duomo. Anyone have good recommendations to pick up lunch nearby? We don't have a couple of hours to kill getting food so we want casual. Pizza is fine, sandwiches but if anyone has found a gem, please let me know.
We also plan to walk to the Ponte Vecchio, a must see for me!
Thanks for any foodie suggestions!
Try Eataly on Via de Martelli.
BEN Caffè is between the Duomo and Piazza della Signoria. I had breakfast there a few times and was great, I think they have quick things for lunch.
You can walk over to Mercato Centrale, go upstairs where there are lots of options for eating.
https://www.mercatocentrale.com/florence/
For sandwiches, you can try Panini Toscani, just steps away from the Duomo.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/panini-toscani-firenze
If you want to try a porchetta sandwich, try Antica Porchetteria Granieri 1916
Highly recommend the sandwich shop called Ino --- Via dei Georgofili, 3r/7r. It does have seats. Super fast. Excellent ingredients that make a simple sandwich great. A 15 minute walk from the Accademia, 2 minute walk to the Ponte Vecchio.
Another vote for Ino, we really enjoyed it.
I Fratellini is also great, literally a hole in the wall sandwich shop. It is closer to the Duomo than Ino, but no seating. The line was quite long but moved steadily.
Near the Piazza della Repubblica is a small neighborhood place. Tucked away so you have to know where you are going. Outdoor dinning available. Had both lunch and dinner there. Great service, good food, and reasonable prices (nothing is cheap in Florence). Have the prosciutto, burrito and the wonderfull fried dough balls (a specialty in Florence).
Here is a link to the restaurant
https://www.labussolafirenze.com/en
Enjoy your trip
Thank you all for your wonderful suggestions! I can't wait to go on our trip. It is only a week away!
