*POST UPDATED OCTOBER 2026
Hi friends! As you know, Boyfriend – who has subsequently become Fiancé!! – and I visited Italy recently for a week long trip to celebrate a big birthday with his family. Naturally, we tacked a few days on to each end of the week for a little holiday time to ourselves – three days in Florence beforehand and three in Bologna on the way home. Now, my love for Florence is already well documented on the blog – here and here – but there is always something new and wonderful to discover in the Tuscan capital! Most recently, we spent our three days in the city trying out as many new eateries as possible. And by ‘new’, I mean new-to-us, because often the best restaurants are the oldest. You know, the ones filled with bickering locals, a never-changing menu, and perhaps a grandparent leading the way in the kitchen.
I could barely wait to start writing this guide and share everything we loved, so there’s heaps of information below – maybe too much. Where we stayed / had coffee / ate all the things / drank / and tourist-ed. If you’re looking for information on getting to and around Florence, this post here might help you. If you only take one recommendation away with you, please let it be the butter chicken from Sostanza – aka: the chicken of dreams!
Enjoy!
