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Florence’s Most Romantic Restaurants

7 Restaurants

It’s no surprise that the splendor of Florence attracts honeymoon travelers, destination weddings and couples visiting for milestone anniversaries. The Renaissance-era city center provides picture-perfect dreamy backdrops and a plethora of special restaurants ripe for such celebrations. With so many options, we’ve taken the headache out of the decision-making with suggestions to capture your memories during your romantic Florentine escape.

Updated on 15 September 2025

Enoteca Pinchiorri

via Ghibellina 87, 50122 Florence

€€€€ · Italian Contemporary

For decades, Enoteca Pinchiorri has been the city’s Three-Star mainstay worth its distinction — and your best dress. The impressive dining experience is a symphony of affable, graceful service, enchanting ambiance and a well-timed parade of reimagined Tuscan and Italian dishes with traditional touches you’d expect from such a fine-dining icon. Its wine cellar is unparalleled and is what sets it apart from the vast majority of Three-Starred destinations around the world.

Atto di Vito Mollica

via del Corso 6, 50122 Florence

€€€€ · Italian Contemporary

Under opulent 16th-century frescoes by Alessandro Allori, you’ll find top-shelf cuisine with hints of southern Italy by prominent Chef Vito Mollica. This One-Star restaurant, located in the sumptuous corner of Palazzo Portinari Salviati, is ideal for a splashy outing enveloped in art, history and fine dining.

La Leggenda dei Frati

costa San Giorgio 6/a, 50125 Florence

€€€€ · Creative

For a hidden garden restaurant with an independent art gallery feel, the husband and wife chef duo at La Leggenda dei Frati plate up gastronomic bliss in Villa Bardini. During milder months, snag a table on the terrace for a sunset dinner overlooking the city surrounded by vibrant greenery, with rosy aromas and the subtle hum of cicadas as your soundtrack. Secluded in what feels like a hamlet cottage, you’ll forget all the tourists stomping around below.

Locale

via delle Seggiole 12r, 50122 Florence

€€€€ · Contemporary

What’s more romantic than dining in a former Medici residence with pieces of its underground dining rooms and wine cellar dating back to Roman times? Locale (which leans toward the trendy rather than white-glove stuffy) hits all the marks for a memorable celebration outing: fine dining, craft cocktails, juxtapositions between ancient Florence and cutting-edge design, with modern tasting menus served under original frescoes. Apart from the extraordinary space, the talent is evident with all hands on deck: Its kitchen team, mixologists and attentive waitstaff never miss a beat.

Winter Garden Florence

piazza Ognissanti 1, 50123 Florence

€€€€ · Mediterranean Cuisine

Perched above Piazza Ognissanti’s Baroque details, alongside the Arno River and away from Florence’s otherwise crowded squares, the elegance at The St. Regis Florence makes for an optimal prelude to any romantic evening. Its dining room was previously an inner courtyard of this historic palazzo and now serves a strong ingredient-forward Mediterranean menu with fresh foraged and botanical twists.

Cuculia

via dei Serragli 3r, 50124 Florence

€€€ · Contemporary

Cuculia in the Oltrarno district leans toward an upscale French bistro inspired by rustic bohemian decor like artistic ceramics and cookbooks. Though unfussy and casual, Cuculia’s gourmet concept is evident in its vibrant contemporary dishes that play with temperature and texture. It’s also perfect for traveling vegans and vegetarians without sacrificing creativity, thanks to Venezuelan Chef Oliver Betancourt, who cut his teeth in Starred kitchens in Spain and, notably, at La Licorne Royale in France.

Santa Elisabetta

piazza Santa Elisabetta 3, 50122 Florence

€€€€ · Creative

Come dine inside Torre della Pagliazza, a former Byzantine-era tower, with cozy ambiance serving seasonally driven avante-garde cuisine. The intimate space allows for attentive service and a secluded dining vibe. Santa Elisabetta is housed in the Brunelleschi Hotel, which is also a recipient of a MICHELIN Key.

By Coral Sick

Coral is a MICHELIN Guide contributor. A sommelier, culinary tour guide, and food writer with Italian and Persian heritage, she’s based in Florence, Italy. On the ground, she writes an Italian food culture blog and leads tours in Florence and beyond.

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