Restaurant recommendations in Florence
I recommended a bunch of reasonably priced ones in the post below
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/top-restaurants-in-florence
Many restaurants recommended in Condé Nasty Traveler above are mostly on the expensive side and several offer innovative cuisine that is “based” on tradition but largely “nouvelle cuisine”. The ones with one $ they recommend are good choices for the wallet too. Cibreo and Vini &Vecchi Sapori are good too, and not overly expensive (Cibreo has a low cost version in the back street from the main restaurant.
My favorite is Osteria Santo Spirito. I get to Florence regularly and head there first.