(updated August 2022)

Notes for 2023, I didn’t make time this year to give this guide a full update, I decided to take a vacation from mid July-mid August and am doing some remote work, but not on the blog. This is still a delicious guide if I may say but do not mind any dates listed in which each restaurants will be closed for a few or more days in August. Call ahead!

I did gloss over the addresses listed and I stand by them, and they should be open. I would call/make reservations ahead instead of just turning up to be on the safe side. The best times to call 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 

The last time I updated this guide was in 2020, and it was one of the oddest years to be writing anything about dining. Remember the dilemma we faced (or still do) to dine out and support restaurants? Contact tracing, sanitation, limited tables, etc?

And now maskless indoor undistanced dining and travel is back in full swing. And being someone who often experiences existential dread, who knows for how long this will be infinitely possible as it is very clear our planet is fighting back against us.

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. Continue Reading →