These are the restaurants in Florence & Tuscany that the major lists rate, plus the local institutions the press keeps returning to, on one map. Filter by list, tap a pin for the details, and follow the links on each card to the award or article behind it.
Key takeaways
- Strongest list standing: Enoteca Pinchiorri, Caino and Il Piccolo Principe.
- 26 places: 6 with MICHELIN stars, 3 Bib Gourmand, 12 from other guides, 5 local institutions.
- Best-covered local institutions: Osteria Vini e Vecchi Sapori, Buca dell'Orafo and Il Santo Bevitore.
- Every award and article is linked on its card, so you can check it yourself before booking.
Places are ordered by list standing, then press coverage. This is not a ranking of our own. Last checked October 26, 2026.
Photo: sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Florence · Contemporary Italian
3 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Italy 2026Tre Forchette (93/100) · Gambero Rosso Ristoranti d'Italia 202694/100 · La Liste 2026Florence's three-Michelin-star restaurant occupies a 17th-century palazzo on Via Ghibellina. It also holds Tre Forchette from Gambero Rosso.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler
Via Ghibellina 87, 50122 Florence
Screenshot of dacaino.com Caino
$$$$Montemerano · Tuscan, Maremma
2 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Italy 2026Tre Forchette (91/100) · Gambero Rosso Ristoranti d'Italia 202690/100 · La Liste 2026Valeria Piccini's two-Michelin-star restaurant in a Maremma hill village. Michelin describes her cooking as rooted in the Maremma, Tuscany and family.
Via della Chiesa 4, 58014 Montemerano
Screenshot of principedipiemonte.com Viareggio · Creative
2 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Italy 2026Tre Forchette (90/100) · Gambero Rosso Ristoranti d'Italia 202691.5/100 · La Liste 2026The gourmet restaurant of the Grand Hotel Principe di Piemonte in Viareggio, on the Versilia coast. It holds two Michelin stars and Tre Forchette from Gambero Rosso.
Piazza Giacomo Puccini 1, 55049 Viareggio
Screenshot of arnolfo.com Arnolfo
$$$$Colle di Val d'Elsa · Creative
A two-Michelin-star restaurant in Colle di Val d'Elsa, between Florence and Siena. Michelin notes the modern iron-and-glass building, designed so guests can take in the views.
Viale della Rimembranza 24, 53034 Colle di Val d'Elsa
Screenshot of rosewoodhotels.com Campo del Drago
$$$$Montalcino · Contemporary Tuscan
The fine-dining restaurant of the Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco estate near Montalcino, reached along Tuscan white roads through vineyards. It holds two Michelin stars.
Località Castiglion del Bosco, 53024 Montalcino
Screenshot of saporium.com Saporium Firenze
$$$$Florence · Creative, fermentation
Florentine chef Ariel Hagen's restaurant on the Lungarno holds a Michelin star. Eater notes tasting menus built on fermentation and Italian biodiversity.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini 63r, 50125 Florence
Screenshot of pizzeriaapogeo.it Apogeo
$$Pietrasanta · Pizza
Massimo Giovannini's pizzeria in Pietrasanta, in Versilia, ranks 22nd in 50 Top Pizza Italia 2026 and 63rd in the world list.
Via Pisanica 136, 55045 Pietrasanta
Screenshot of pizzeriagiottofirenze.it Florence · Neapolitan-style pizza
Marco Manzi's pizzeria on Via Panzani ranks 28th in 50 Top Pizza Italia 2026 and 88th in the world list. The guide lists two more Florence branches.
Via Panzani 57, 50123 FlorenceLa Fenice
$Pistoia · Pizza
Manuel Maiorano's Pistoia pizzeria ranks 18th in 50 Top Pizza Italia 2026 and received the guide's Best Customer Satisfaction award in the 2026 world edition.
Via Dalmazia 73, 51100 Pistoia
Screenshot of trattoriamario.com Florence · Florentine trattoria
A lunch-only trattoria in San Lorenzo near the Mercato Centrale. Eater calls it one of the few central trattorias still cheap and unfussy, and Time Out notes the daily-changing menu and hard-won tables.
Via Rosina 2r, 50123 Florence
Screenshot of giovannisantarpia.com Florence · Neapolitan-style pizza
Campania-born pizzaiolo Giovanni Santarpia's pizzeria ranks 44th in 50 Top Pizza Italia 2026. Eater describes it as combining new-wave creativity with tradition.
Covered by Eater
Via Senese 155r, 50124 Florence
Screenshot of lo-scugnizzo.it Arezzo · Neapolitan pizza
Pierluigi and Gennaro Police's pizzeria in Arezzo ranks 33rd in 50 Top Pizza Italia 2026.
Via de' Redi 9/11, 52100 ArezzoAtman - Villa Rospigliosi
Vinci
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 79.
Via IV Novembre, 20, Vinci, 50059 Vinci
Screenshot of ilvecchioeilmare.com Florence · Pizza
Pasquale Naccari's Florence pizzeria ranks 46th in 50 Top Pizza Italia 2026.
Via Vincenzo Gioberti 61n, 50121 FlorenceLorenzo
Forte dei Marmi
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 84.5.
Via Carducci, 61, Forte dei Marmi, 55042 Forte dei MarmiLux Lucis - Hotel Principe Forte dei Marmi
Forte dei Marmi
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 83.
Viale Ammiraglio Morin, 67, Forte dei Marmi, 55042 Forte dei MarmiRomano
Viareggio
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 82.5.
Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 122, Viareggio, 55049 ViareggioSanta Elisabetta
Firenze
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 80.5.
Piazza Sant'Elisabetta, 3, Firenze, 50122 Firenze
Screenshot of cibreo.com Florence · Tuscan trattoria
The simpler trattoria next to Ristorante Cibrèo in Sant'Ambrogio, sharing its kitchen. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and Condé Nast Traveler warns diners may share tables at busy times.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and Time Out
Via dei Macci 122r, 50122 Florence
Screenshot of vinodaburde.com Florence · Florentine trattoria
A food shop and trattoria on the western edge of Florence with more than 125 years of history, according to Michelin, which gives it a Bib Gourmand. Eater calls it one of the city's finest family-run institutions.
Covered by Eater
Via Pistoiese 154, 50145 Florence
Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Florence · Tuscan
Michelin calls Il Latini a Florentine institution serving uncompromising traditional Tuscan food, and gives it a Bib Gourmand.
Via dei Palchetti 6r, 50123 FlorenceOsteria Vini e Vecchi Sapori
$$Florence · Tuscan osteria
Local institutionA small osteria close to the city centre. Time Out describes cluttered walls, fast and friendly staff, and locals competing with visitors for the few tables.
Covered by Time Out, Condé Nast Traveler and Eater
Via dei Magazzini 3r, 50122 Florence
Screenshot of bucadellorafo.it Florence · Florentine trattoria
Local institutionA small basement trattoria near the Ponte Vecchio. Eater lists Florentine mainstays such as ribollita and braciole rifatte.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and Eater
Via dei Girolami 28, 50122 FlorenceIl Santo Bevitore
$$Florence · Modern Tuscan
Local institutionA mid-priced Oltrarno restaurant that Condé Nast Traveler says has been among Florence's most popular since it opened, with a wine list focused on Tuscany and Piedmont.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and Time Out
Via di Santo Spirito 64r, 50125 FlorenceTrattoria Cammillo
$$Florence · Florentine trattoria
Local institutionA trattoria on Borgo San Jacopo in the Oltrarno. It tops Time Out's 2025 list of the best Florence restaurants and is reviewed by Condé Nast Traveler.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and Time Out
Borgo San Jacopo 57r, 50125 FlorenceTrattoria Sergio Gozzi
$Florence · Florentine trattoria
Local institutionA lunch trattoria in San Lorenzo that Eater says is more than 150 years old, with fried dishes that change with the seasons.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and Eater
Piazza di San Lorenzo 8r, 50123 Florence
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A place gets in one of two ways. It holds an award in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition of a recognised list, or it is a local institution that at least two established outlets have covered. We do not rank, and nothing here is paid for. The order on the page follows list standing first, then press coverage. The full method is in the note at the end.
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Methodology
How we did this comparison
This guide aggregates; it does not rank. A restaurant in Florence & Tuscany is included if it holds a place on a recognised list in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition (MICHELIN Guide Italy 2026, 50 Top Pizza Italia 2026, 50 Top Pizza World 2026, TasteAtlas Awards 24/25: 100 Most Legendary Restaurants, La Liste 2026 and Gambero Rosso Ristoranti d'Italia 2026), linked to the list publisher's own page, or if it is a local institution covered by at least two established outlets, each linked on its card. A single blog post or a review-site rating is not enough.
Places are ordered by list standing (MICHELIN stars, 50 Best, Tabelog Gold and Black Pearl three diamonds first, then other awards and Bib Gourmand), then by how much press they have. Summaries paraphrase the cited sources. Map positions come from OpenStreetMap. Price bands run from $ (casual) to $$$$ (tasting-menu fine dining) and are our reading of each place's menus and sources; places without one had no price source.
Every entry was checked against its sources on 26 October 2026. Lists change every year and restaurants close, so check opening days and book directly before you travel.
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Last updated: October 26, 2026