Vini e Vecchi Sapori, Florence

This is located very near the Piazza della Signoria at Via dei Magazzini 3r. You need to have a reservation and it is well worth loggin onto Skype before you go and setting up your dinner before you leave for Florence. You might want to consider a couple of nights here, as the menu changes daily and the prices are very good--as is the food. the thing about recommendations from Trip Advisor is that they really focus on food and getting value for your money. Atmosphere is a distant third in the reviewers consideration, in my experience. But we love sharing a table--if you can't muster enthusiasm for that, eat elsewhere, because the restaurant is very small and you definitely will not be able ignore your fellow diners. The house wine is reasonably priced and goes well with the food. And the food is fantastic. We opened with a salumi antipasto. The selections for the plate were sitting on the counter at the back of the restaurant, and were literally cut to order as we watched. For a primi I had fettucini with artichokes (cooked--for the first time of the trip)--it was rich and delicious. My spouse had pappardelle with a tomato rabbit sauce that was rich and full flavored. If we lived in Italy, we would have stopped there. The portions are very large and we would have been sated at that point. But I went on to have a segundi--stuffed cabbage--which was a blend of Parmesan, veal, pork, and spices encase in a cabbage leaf that had been reduced to a melt in your mouth consistency. Perfection. Our neighbor had a pumpkin soup started that had some olive oil drizzled on prior to serving, and looked divine. The other thing I saw that looked delicious was the stuffed artichoke. My only regret was that we ate here on our last night and we had no chance to go back--until next trip.