Trattoria da Ruggero
A wood-panelled family trattoria near Porta Romana, cooking slow Florentine classics like ribollita, bollito and thick-cut arista for a loyal crowd of locals since the 1980s.
Trattoria da Ruggero is the kind of room Florentines guard: 35 to 40 seats, wooden beams and paneling, and a few steps from the Boboli Gardens on Via Senese. Since the 1980s, first Ruggero and then his children have run it, cooking a seasonal menu built on patience, with braises, boiled meats and soups. Ribollita is always on, the bollito comes with salsa verde, and the arista is cut thick. Fridays bring the sea into the routine with salt cod, calamari in inzimino and seafood risotto. Book by phone, since the dining room fills with regulars.
Best for: Old-school Florentine comfort food













