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Enoteca Pinchiorri vs Trattoria Sostanza

Both establishments are endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Enoteca Pinchiorri ranks significantly better than Trattoria Sostanza. Enoteca Pinchiorri comes in at #1 in Florence with accolades from 11 reviewers such as Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Zagat.

Enoteca Pinchiorri
Enoteca Pinchiorri
9 / 10
via Ghibellina, 87, 50122 Florence
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Concierge Concierge
"This elegant, high-class temple to culinary excellence is Florence's best restaurant by a long chalk."
Fodor's Fodor's
"A sumptuous Renaissance palace with high frescoed ceilings and bouquets in silver vases provides the backdrop for this restaurant, one of the most expensive in Italy." Full review
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"One of Florence and Italy’s most prestigious restaurants, in a 17th-century palace, with a delightful courtyard for dining in the open air."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"At this Florentine institution near Santa Croce, sit in the rose-colored, gilt-laden dining room and sample Tuscan staples like chickpea soup with pasta." Full review
Zagat Zagat
4.5
""Mortgage your house" if you must to dine at Annie Féolde's "stunning" Renaissance "beauty" "at least once in your life" assert acolytes of this "luxurious" Croce Italian." Full review
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Trattoria Sostanza
Trattoria Sostanza
8 / 10
Via del Porcellana, 25/r, 50123 Florence
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Since opening its doors in 1869, this trattoria has been serving top-notch, unpretentious food to Florentines who like their bistecca fiorentina very large and very rare." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"The primi are very simple: pasta in sauce, tortellini in brodo (meat-stuffed pasta in chicken broth), and zuppa alla paesana (peasant soup ribollita)." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Sostanza is also known as Il Troia (the trough) because its long, wooden communal tables are always packed with diners enjoying the same signature dishes." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"This full-of-charm hole-in-the-wall—a Florence classic for nearly 150 years—offers just six tables (so do book ahead) and has had the same staff for the past two decades." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Not an upscale gourmet place, but popular with locals, and a place to practice my rusty Italian." Full review