Le Mossacce
4.5(1,331 on Google)Logged by Murray
- Getting there
- A block from the Duomo, in Florence's historic center
Why it’s in the log
Le Mossacce has been run by the same family for four generations, a block from Florence's Duomo — a rare thing in a neighbourhood this saturated with tourist-priced restaurants. Long shared tables and a short, classic menu — ribollita, bistecca alla fiorentina — keep the turnover fast and the food honest.
It's proof a restaurant can sit in the most walked-past square footage in Florence and still be a real trattoria rather than a photo-menu tourist trap: over 1,300 reviews, still run the same way.
Go at an off-peak hour — the shared-table setup and central location mean it fills fast at standard lunch and dinner times.
“A real family trattoria surviving on the most tourist-trafficked block in Florence — that alone says something.”