IO osteria personale vs Buca dell'Orafo
Both establishments are highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, IO osteria personale is preferred by most professionals compared to Buca dell'Orafo. IO osteria personale is ranked #5 in Florence with praise from 8 publications like Michelin Guide, Condé Nast Traveler and Afar Magazine.
IO osteria personale
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Borgo San Frediano 167r, 50124 Florence
From $55 /night
Concierge
"If you're a curious gastronome without the budget to splash out on culinary temples like Enoteca Pinchiorri, this is your place."
Rough Guide
"Run by a young and imaginative team, this is one of the very best restaurants to have opened in Florence in recent years."
New York Times
"The most remarkable thing about the menu at IO Osteria Personale may be what is missing."
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Condé Nast Traveler
Editor's Pick
"Set in a former butcher's shop now kitted out in artisanal-chic style, this inventive spot specializes in contemporary cuisine...at friendly prices. "
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Afar Magazine
"IO Osteria Personale is a small, elegant, and innovative restaurant in Florence. It's a foodie's delight, with an à la carte menu of meat, seafood, and vegetarian dishes, but no pasta! "
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Buca dell'Orafo
Via dei Girolami 28, Florence
From $7 /night
Frommer's
"A buca is a cellar joint with half a dozen crowded tables serving good, seasonal Florentine fare."
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Travel + Leisure
"This intimate restaurant is helmed by Giordano Monni, who selects ingredients at the nearby San Lorenzo market. Try the chittarini, angel-hair pasta with porcini mushrooms."
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Zagat
4.0
"The Monni family’s “elegant”, “old-style” standby is renowned for its “zesty” yet “unpretentious” “Tuscan specialties” made with “fresh, seasonal ingredients.”"
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DK Eyewitness
"This Florentine “cellar” restaurant is down steep stairs in an alley by the Ponte Vecchio. The fantastic Tuscan fare is prepared from fresh local ingredients."