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Buca dell'Orafo vs Trattoria Mario
Buca dell'Orafo and Trattoria Mario are both rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Trattoria Mario ranks significantly better than Buca dell'Orafo. Trattoria Mario comes in at #3 in Florence with endorsements from 7 reviewers like Afar Magazine, Rough Guide and Lonely Planet.
Buca dell'Orafo
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
Zagat
DK Eyewitness
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."
Trattoria Mario
Concierge
Fodor's
Frommer's
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
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Via Rosina, 2r, 50123 Florence
From $7 /night
Concierge
"Most of the menu is simple...ultra-cheap, classic Tuscan fare."
Fodor's
"A distinct cafeteria feel and genuine Florentine hospitality prevail."
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Frommer's
"This is down-and-dirty Florentine lunchtime at its best."
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DK Eyewitness
"This lively trattoria is always packed with a mix of stall owners, business people and tourists who all come for the good, traditional, homely food at very reasonable prices."
Rough Guide
"For earthy Florentine cooking at very low prices, there’s nowhere better then Da Mario, which has been in operation right by the Mercato Centrale since 1953."
