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Where to Eat in Florence for Easter (Pasqua and Pasquetta)

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sorry, bah babes. You’re what’s for lunch and dinner this weekend

(UPDATED April 2025)

Unless you will be munching with your family or friend’s family on Easter Sunday (Pasqua) and Monday (Pasquetta) in Florence, then you might find this post useful. If you happen to be going to someone’s home for Easter, don’t forget to pick up a chocolate egg- preferably from Vestri in Piazza Salvemini or Urzi on Via Gioberti if at all possible. For colomba cakes, buy from a quality bakery. You can never have too much cake or chocolate on Easter, right?

Not all restaurants in Florence are closed on Pasqua or Pasquetta, in fact some of them drum up really special menus for the occasion. And not all will have special Easter menus- but are still worth the meal if you happen to be in Florence during Easter holidays. Depending where you are in your planning or research, I can provide personalized one on one travel consulting or you can join one of our food tours in Florence!

Like what you see ^? These are some tastes from past Easter-themed social dinners we host!

Book a seat on our annual Easter Sunday’s progressive dining crawl if you’d like to partake in something social with a curated menu with festive specialties so you don’t have to make any decisions. Plus an expert guide and sommelier to explain everything along the way.

The following include a top list of sure fire bets plus add-ons as this guide gets updated annually (first written in 2017, but I republish every year as to not confuse people on the date in URL). As always, keep in mind this is a free blog (no ads) and my paid work takes precedence so there might be typos, funny formatting, some extra legwork you’ll need to do on your own (i.e. google’ing the unlinked leads) and tolerate some awkward phone photos.

Here are 20+ ideas for where to eat in Florence on Easter worth considering for your Easter Sunday and/or Monday meal. 

Also- since Pasqua and Pasquetta fall on Sunday and Monday- try this guide I built for restaurants in Florence open Sunday and Monday– call to make sure they are open when reserving.

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Where to Meet & Eat in Florence for Solo Travelers

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“How to become an explorer of the world” Via food, of course!

(first published in 2017, I have left the original photos and commentary, because it serves as a sentimental piece of how Florence felt and what blogging used to be like <3. Updated & republished in 2025 for necessary practical details and additional suggestions) 

Traveling solo, huh? Well, first I’d like to give you a proverbial high five in light of my high five anxiety because #1 it takes guts to travel especially these days. Not because travel should be or is scary, but travel seems scary mega thanks to irresponsible governments and people (understandably) misinterpreting what the media reports out of proportion.

And high five for #2: traveling on your own- this is one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences on planet earth. Since I write about food, I hope this post for where to eat alone in Florence proves helpful for solo travelers- both as a guide to where to eat in Florence but also tips & insight for meeting others during your travels around Italy.

Before I get to the tea….did you know I offer social dining experiences? While biased, they might just be perfect for solo travelers, like this progressive dinner crawl of Florence where we visit 4 restaurants and eateries in one evening. Love Negronis? My (Conde Nast Traveler recommended!) aperitivo tour explores craft cocktails, bites and boutique wine tasting with other food & drink loving visitors. 

In the spirit of transparency…supporting my work keeps this blog ad and paywall-free. There are a lot of costs in keeping the blog running and updated. It is important to provide honest recs for you and others, without needing to resort to sponsored or paid content. So you signing up for a tour or a travel consult keeps it real. Grazie mille in advance! Happy reading:)

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Where to Eat on the Cheap & Budget Dining in Florence, Italy

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  (Updated in 2025, always call restaurants in Florence ahead. Google listings are usually unreliable as well as online booking. Florence is modernizing reservations, but slowly.)

An important FAQ I get, whether friends or social media followers, is “can you recommend a restaurant in Florence dove si mangia bene ma per poco. (where you eat well but paying little).”  

I decided to respond with a curated, quality round-up of frill-free eats & budget restaurants in Florence. Continue Reading →

Top Picks for Where to Eat & Drink in Florence in August (including Ferragosto)

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Pasta in Florence tomato pappa al pomodoro
All things summer tomatoes at Osteria de’ Pazzi

(updated Aug 2025)

Notes for 2025, this is still a delicious guide if I may say but dates in which restaurants close may change on a dime. Call ahead! We are offering our Progressive Dining Crawl during select dates in August as well- this would be an excellent way to save the headache of finding places open for at least one evening of dining while in Florence!

The best times to call restaurants to book are Tuesday-Saturdays and around 12-1pm or 7pm-8pm right when they open or a little bit before if you want to make sure someone picks up. I wouldn’t relying on booking online but instead messaging on Instagram if they have a page. Good luck and happy eating- Coral 

This post (originally written in 2017, I believe!?) is updated to be your guide to eating and drinking well in Florence during August (specifically, for one of Italy’s most important national holidays, Ferragosto, the 15th of August (Assumption day) with the hopes someone will find it useful. If you know the Ferragosto cultural song and dance, feel free to scroll to the listicle juice. Continue Reading →

Articles on Food, Wine and Florence (Italy) for the Michelin Guide

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in 2020 at 3 starred Pinchiorri (pre-pandemic/no grey hairs)- an appropriate leading photo!

Apart from this food blog I have been tending to for over 15 years (since 2010!) and leading food & wine tours in Florence as a sommelier, I’m also a freelance writer.

The TLDR of this post links to my latest bylines for the prestigious Michelin Guide! Very proud of the articles filed as part of a guide compiled alongside fine local talent with exceptional editors. Read on for the tea and link cookies! Continue Reading →

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