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IO osteria personale vs Trattoria Sostanza
Both IO osteria personale and Trattoria Sostanza are recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, IO osteria personale ranks slightly higher than Trattoria Sostanza. IO osteria personale comes in at #4 in Florence with endorsements from 8 reviewers like Michelin Guide, New York Times and Rough Guide.
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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Trattoria Sostanza
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Travel + Leisure
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Via del Porcellana, 25/r, 50123 Florence
From $0 /night
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."
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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)."
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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."
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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."
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Afar Magazine
"Not an upscale gourmet place, but popular with locals, and a place to practice my rusty Italian."
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