Does Il Guscio take reservations?

TrendEat doesn't hold tables here. Use the Reserve options to book through OpenTable or reach Il Guscio directly by phone or on their site.

How expensive is Il Guscio?

Il Guscio is an upscale spend, around €€€ on our scale.

What should I order at Il Guscio?

Regulars go for the Maltagliati ai Fiori di Zucca Gamberi e Scampi, Petto di Anatra all'Arancia, Tagliata di Tonno con Cipolle di Tropea and Bistecca di Manzo alla Fiorentina.

Il Guscio is in San Frediano, Florence. Tap Directions for the exact address and a map.

Il Guscio

Name: Il Guscio
Telephone: +39 055 224421
Price range: €€€
Rating: 4.5

Restaurant· Italian, Seafood· €€€· San Frediano, Florence

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A San Frediano trattoria opened in 1986 inside a former family tripe shop, pairing grandmother Sandra's Tuscan recipes with meat and fish plates and a deep, natural-leaning wine list.

Il Guscio took over one of Florence's oldest tripperie on Via dell'Orto in 1986, when Sandra Formigli and Francesco Gozzini turned it into a trattoria; today Francesco runs it with his son Brando while Sandra still oversees the kitchen. The menu balances land and sea: maltagliati with zucchini flowers and scampi, calamarata cacio e pepe with squid, tuna tagliata with Tropea onions, duck with orange and a proper Fiorentina. Wine is the other draw, with bottles lining the walls, niche producers and a growing natural selection. Book by phone or WhatsApp; it is closed Saturday lunch and Sunday.

Tuscan and seafood dinner with serious wine

Il Guscio

€€€ · San Frediano

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