Il Vegetariano
Florence, Italy
The read// why locals go
Florence's oldest vegetarian kitchen has been feeding Via delle Ruote since 1981, and it still works the way it always has. You read the day's menu off the board, write down what you want, pay at the till and carry it to a table in the dining room or out to the back patio. The card changes daily: a team of eight cooks builds it around what the season and local growers provide, which is why regulars turn up without checking what is on. Vegan and gluten-free dishes sit alongside everything else rather than in a separate corner. Mains land around sixteen euros, and three independent local sources point here rather than to the trattorias in the centre.
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Via delle Ruote 30r, 50129 — Florence
The read// why locals go
Florence's oldest vegetarian kitchen has been feeding Via delle Ruote since 1981, and it still works the way it always has. You read the day's menu off the board, write down what you want, pay at the till and carry it to a table in the dining room or out to the back patio. The card changes daily: a team of eight cooks builds it around what the season and local growers provide, which is why regulars turn up without checking what is on. Vegan and gluten-free dishes sit alongside everything else rather than in a separate corner. Mains land around sixteen euros, and three independent local sources point here rather than to the trattorias in the centre.
