We had Florentine steak and various pasta for dinner at Trattoria Giovanni. The food was great and the service was excellent. We sat at the entrance where it was very warm which was not very enjoyable. It was cooler outside than in the restaurant. This restaurant needs proper air conditioning to be enjoyable. read more

The food is some of the best in Florence. Easy to walk to from any part of Centro and had tables available with little waiting. Highly recommend read more

Our favorite meals on our two week trip to Italy! We loved it so much we came two nights in a row. The service and staff were friendly and accommodating. We had the same server twice and he absolutely made our meal and gave us a wonderful experience, one we will never forget. The whole entire staff was amazing as well!! The ambiance was very local, friendly, and family oriented. Don't miss Trattoria Giovanni on your Firenze (Florence) visit!! You won't regret stopping by! read more

Delish!! This came highly recommended to us and they were not wrong. The place got pretty busy at 6, a constant stream of people. Either ensure you have a reservation or get there as soon as it opens. read more

What an amazing last meal in Florence! Such a quaint spot...not touristy at all. Bread tomato soup was delicious...so different and authentic! And the truffle pasta was absolutely amazing. Would have went back again if we had more time in Florence. read more

Trattoria Giovanni - Bread tomato soup n truffle pasta...Amazing! - Tuscan Near Me - Florence, FI

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Food is amazing and has a local favorite feel, not at all a touristy spot. We actually went here 2 separate nights for dinner and both meals were amazing. Their ribolitta is outstanding, the truffle pasta rich and delicious, loved their cheese plate, and their sliced beef in balsamic reduction was perfect. I'll definitely be going back anytime I'm in Florence read more

I went here with 6 of my best friends and it was FANTASTIC! Jean-Luc was incredible and gave us the best recommendations. It felt like eating a high class italian dish at your friends house. read more

Delicious! Great little indoor spot in Florence with good service. Highly recommend the bruschetta, beef tenderloin, and truffle cream pasta. We ordered a bottle of the house wine and it was great. read more

Trattoria Giovanni - Tuscan Near Me - Florence, FI

Very great establishment with lovely meal and lovely people. Especially safe for expats visiting the city center!

This restaurant was my favorite place that I ate in Florence. I ordered the truffle pasta and it was delicious. The tiramisu was also quite good and I would recommend it to anyone who stops by here. I ended up returning a second time to order the truffle pasta again. The staff was very friendly, clarified what some items on the menu were, and gave recommendations. read more

I'm writing this while on vacation because: 1. It's THAT good 2. It's Sunday and Giovanni is closed and I'm crying a bit We're in Florence for a few days, and came here a few nights ago because the infamous I'Brindellone was full. So glad we did! Trattoria Giovanni was super cozy, the servers were very friendly, and THEY SERVE THE BEST TRUFFLE PASTA EVER. And I mean EVER. It is literally the best thing I've ever eaten. We also had the antipasti (delicious, especially the liver pate - don't be a baby and give it a try), and the spinach and cheese ravioli (really very good too). But the truffle pasta...just to make sure I wasn't biased, we visited several top ranked restaurants in Florence, and this place still had, by far, the best truffle pasta. Get it and thank me later. read more

My lunch made me cry. In the US I've all but stopped eating meat ... the quality just isn't there so it isn't worth it for me. The steak Florentina....... is the sexiest, bloodiest hunk of meat on a plate I've ever seen. You see it and remember that eating is carnal, and so are you. I am mostly veg in the states because the meat is like the last call offerings at the bar. This 1/2 kilo steak is the brad pitt of red meat. The tomatoes taste like the sun. Seasonal vegetable blend is humble vegetables turned into gold. Rocks into the Duomo. Just beautiful. Wine is 9euro/glass or 3 euro for the house red. I have been too obsessed with carbonara to explore Tuscan food as much as I wanted .... for my last meal in town, my lunch here was a symphony. I literally had tears in my eyes. I'm not religious but when it was placed in front of me I found myself saying grace, thanking the animals and people and land that brought these beautiful beings to my plate to become part of my body. Cooking should be this way. Eating should be this way. What a pleasure to be alive, to pass my time with literal treasure. Thanks to the lunch chef, and thanks to the people who tended and brought these beautiful ingredients to me! 5 unequivocal stars. read more

Great atmosphere and friendly staff. The steak was excellent as well. If you're looking for traditional Fiorentina steak, this place is a must read more

Trattoria Giovanni - Tuscan Near Me - Florence, FI

Food: Truffle sauce pasta - The best pasta I have had in Europe so far. Not too heavy, very well made, fresh and light cream. Combined it was the typical Tuscan bread (without salt), again fresh and well baked. The icing on the cake was the Vin Santo local wine. Though it's a dessert wine to be combined with a dessert, I being a solo Traveller had it as a dessert because I had no space for a dessert. Location: Situated behind the Santo Spirito square in a quiet den. Not too touristy or crowded like the other places in the square. Rating: 5 stars from my side. Will return back to the place on this trip. read more

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This is my second day in a row coming for lunch. Some of the best pasta I've had. I got the lunch special for only 6€ and a 3€ white wine. The flavors were outstanding. Quality food for a great price alone with excellent customer service. read more

Trattoria Giovanni - Butter and sage gnocchi - Tuscan Near Me - Florence, FI

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Trattoria Giovanni is my go-to restaurant for lunch and dinner! Ask for the daily special for an assortment of delicious and affordable menu options. The hospitality here is incomparable and the food will have you craving more the second you walk out those doors. My favorite plate is the Linguini all'astice, if you're a fan of lobster - definitely consider! 10/10! Updated...2nd time here this week, this restaurant is the best in all of Florence! Don't take my word for it, come try for yourself. read more

Trattoria Giovanni - Tuscan Near Me - Florence, FI

most amazing steak balsamic steak we have ever had. Get it with spinach and roasted potatoes. The ambiance in this place is what really makes this place. It feels like home , like you're going to your uncles for dinner. Amazing. read more

Trattoria Giovanni - Tuscan Near Me - Florence, FI

Came here based on Yelp reviews alone...was not disappointed. I have eaten too much. Had the fonduta tartufo antipasti...delicious, then the gnudi with butter and sage, also very good. I do wish I had got the tagliatelle with tartufo but I liked the gnudi and was trying something new. My husband got the boar pappardelle (also delectable) and then we shared the balsamic steak w a side of fries. My husband and I both agreed one of our favorite steaks ever. My daughter got the pasta w meat sauce and son had the tagliatelle with just butter and I would have been happy with either of those as my meal!!! No pics of food because we didn't hesitate to eat and there was nothing left after!!! Writing this as we get ready to order dessert!!! Just had dessert...SO glad I got BOTH the tiramisu and the chocolate pear cake...the pear cake surpassed my expectations!!! After 6 nights in Italy this was the first place that really felt like the Italian pace for a meal...great service but took their time. read more

Truly the most magnificent meal I've had in Italy came from this unassuming little spot. Isn't that always the way it goes though? I don't know about you, but I like doing research on a city before I show up. Yeah sure, carefree meandering and plan free living is fun and all, but are you really willing to miss out on a great place to try a local dish because you're to busy relaxing to do a bit of work? That's not how vacations (or life) work hippy, you need to plan a bit to get the most out (just kidding, you do you). Anyway, we had this place bookmarked, but it wasn't on the short list of places to eat at, until the one night we happened to be over by it and though, why not. Happy we did. The staff was outrageously nice, and the food was (as you may have guessed from the accolades above), truly perfect. I had a homemade pasta dish with truffle butter that blew my mind, and my girlfriend had Tuscan beef gently coated with balsamic vinaigrette. The wine was as perfect as you'd expect from Chianti, and the bread was as bad (seriously folks, what is up with the bread in your part of the world - you do pasta better than anyone, but you can't seem to nail the other most important carbohydrate in my life). We spent what seemed like the most perfect few hours in the noticeably quiet dinning room (it was frigid out), not caring what was happening anywhere else. If you find yourself in this part of Florence, this Trattoria is worth checking out. read more

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Trattoria Giovanni was easily one of the more memorable meals of our trip. Our airBnB was located on the north side of the Arno so we did not spend much time on the southern bank. After one long day of walking all over the small but hilly city, we needed a good hearty meal. I particularly love beef and had heard that Tuscan beef was divine so I needed to test that out. Enter Trattoria Giovanni. After walking the quiet south side streets, we finally got to Giovanni. The curved ceiling, warm lighting and quiet ambiance were perfect for the chilly November night. We dined on a weekday evening. There were a few extra tables around 7-8. I knew that I wanted beef and landed on the balsamic reduction over sliced beef. They only serve it rare so suck it up (or get a pasta if you don't want to hear it moo). Chuck ordered the black truffle pasta. We settled in with our bottle of red wine and waited patiently for our meal. Once the plates were set before us, we noticed how well everything was put together. The meat was beautifully plated and drizzled. The pasta serving was quite large. We also got sides of potatoes and seasonal veggies (broccoli rabe). We happily went for our first bite then returned again and again until the plates were finished. The beef was very tender and the glaze was the perfect extra flavor. I am not a huge fan of the smell of truffle, but the pasta tasted heavenly and the smell was not overwhelming. I would happily return here today (about 2 weeks after the trip has ended) for another meal like this. The quality was apparent with top notch ingredients. To top it all off, our server was wonderful. She had a small command of the English language but was so friendly and willing to deal with our menu pointing. I strongly suggest coming here. read more

Trattoria Giovanni - Black truffle pasta, spinach, roasted potatoes, tagliata all'Aceto balsamico - Tuscan Near Me - Florence, FI

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I'm not sure why this restaurant has such high reviews. Nothing about my experience at this restaurant was pleasant other than leaving. My red flag signals were alarmed right away when no one in this restaurant was a local and half the workers were not Italian. The lobster pasta looked good in pictures, but my boyfriend brought up to me that Florence is inland and the seafood would not be that great. The server was annoyed at my sister when she had questions about what was good to order instead of being ready with her order. We also didn't order wine so the server was annoyed and gave us noticeably different attention compared to his other tables which ordered wine. When the server gave us bread he did not provide us plates or any condiments. Minutes with just this bread I just assumed they wanted us to eat this (stale) bread. The condiments came minutes later, but still no plates and the server was blowing us off. The 5 euro salad we ordered was equivalent to airplane salad, but with no dressing. Of all the great produce I've seen at Florence farmer markets, this salad consisted of head of lettuce, mediocre tomatoes, and carrots. The main issue with this place was the steak. They said the minimum you can order is 1 kg for 50 euros. We split that with 4 people, I am not sure how 2 people would be able to share that. The server did not ask how we wanted this steak done. This was the most rare steak I have ever encountered, even I don't make steaks this rare. I saw two tables return their steaks back which I've never seen happen at a resturant before. We too ended up asking the restaurant to recook the steak. The picture posted is the result of the steak once they recooked it...still super rare. This legit felt like I was in a kitchen nightmares episode. Save your money and go elsewhere. read more

Trattoria Giovanni - Florentine steak - Tuscan Near Me - Florence, FI

Trattoria Giovanni was perfect- great food, great service, and the owner Giovanni is very friendly. Everyone speaks english as well as Italian, and the ambience is lovely with the right privacy from one table to another. My favorite dish was all of them- anything from truffles to everything with boar. As an Italian I love the tuscan cuisine which is simple and rich. This trattoria has the wonderful tuscan touch. Enjoy!!! read more

Trattoria Giovanni - Tuscan Near Me - Florence, FI

Between a 4 and a 5. We had the truffle pasta and as every review has said, it was phenomenal. Seriously. Also had the cold cuts foi gras which was also excellent, the chicken, not bad and the massive porterhouse. Unfortunately, they will only serve this steak rare so my wife wouldn't eat it. Poor me. Delicioso! Very reasonable for a meal like this. I completely enjoyed this meal on our honeymoon and would absolutely come back read more

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This is one of my favorite spots in Florence! Darko, one of the owners, is super welcoming and makes me feel like a local! I highly recommend the linguine al'astice (lobster pasta) paired with their original white wine. I have been here multiple times already and I've only been in Italy for a week! The ambience is relaxing and doesn't feel touristy. Great service, great food, great restaurant!!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND read more

Trattoria Giovanni - Pasta with Lobster Sauce - Tuscan Near Me - Florence, FI

I'm not going to lie: I yelped the several Trattorias and Osterias right beneath our hotel EXTENSIVELY before coming here, so I had exactly an idea of what we were getting into, and I'm just paying that forward here on good ol' Yelp. [The reviewer may or may not have been given a complimentary shot immediately prior to whipping up this tasty review.] Between the family and I, we ordered an appetizer of prosciutto-wrapped-melon (10/10, juicy, fragrant, salty-sweet and delicious after a hot Italy transit), lobster pasta (10/10, buttery, olive-oil rich and choc-full of lobster tail), braised cheek pasta (made us want to stuff our heads inside of a cow's mouth and lick), veal of both lemon and mushroom dressings (10/10, we heard them pounding it into sweet, soft submission in the kitchen), and beef steak with arugula salad and parmesan (LITERALLY the best parmesan I have ever had in my life). Also had a Chianti, as is the regional tradition - highly recommended. Jeez, let me try ti COMPLAIN about something here...honestly, we were right next to the mobile air conditioning unit, so maybe other people would complain about heat, but we cannot. Salute! read more

Trattoria Giovanni - Prosciutto and melon appetizer - Tuscan Near Me - Florence, FI

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Very good and very quiet. Wife had Ragu and like it. I had the noodles and bore gravy, very tasty. Wine was great. Would go again to try other meals. read more

Small place with great food, and a very friendly owner, Gianluca. Pasta was delicious, and steak Florentine was so good I was chewing on the bone at the restaurant. read more

9 of us all had great meals. Try the steak with balsamic and roasted potatoes. Quiet and off the beaten path, lots of locals. Drinks and 9 meals with 4 desserts and coffees $242. read more

We got the lobster linguine. It didn't have enough lobster. It did get us full for just the two of us. I give 5 stars on their service and 4.5 on food. I guess if we ordered more, maybe it'll taste better. This is just for the lobster. I really like the ambiance and it was chill. read more

Honestly, this was one of my favorite restaurants during my Europe trip (5th week so far). I had the pasta with truffle sauce, and, like everyone else on yelp, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was creamy, and the truffle was great. It was a bit on the salty side, but I liked it that way. The best part was the steak with balsamic sauce--holy crap--it was AMAZING. They cook it to medium rare, like how it's supposed to be in tuscan cuisine, and it had the perfect texture. The balsamic wasn't overpowering but just enough to give it an acidic twist. Probably one of the best meats I've ever had. I was surprised they could seat 7 of us without a reservation, seeing how amazing the food was. I can't wait to come back soon. read more

food was good but the pace in this place is frantic and they serve you very quickly. the waiters are literally running around the restaurant full speed. which is great but not relaxing. food gets served extremely quickly so if you're looking for a nice relaxed dinner this isn't the place. if you want good food quick then this is the place. read more

Sidney and Family! Spectacular!! Easily one of the best dining experiences our family has ever had! After reading the Yelp reviews of Trattoria Giovanni we wanted to give them a shot. We were not disappointed. From the moment our family of seven entered the restaurant, we felt very welcome. Darko and Yoko gave us many suggestions, but we were sold on the Tuscan steaks! This Florentine speciality was one of the best steaks we've had. Simply put, this restaurant gets our highest recommendation. You will not be disappointed. read more

Awesome service! And great food. A very local spot and we enjoyed the food, white wine, caramel creme dessert and limoncello (on the house)!! Would definitely recommend! read more

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We loved this place - they were friendly and welcoming. I had the beef cheek pasta that was wonderful! Would recommend.

Delicious!!! Had the balsamic beef tenderloin and a side of white beans. SO GOOD,nothing left on my plate! Hubby had the pesto fusilli and it was outstanding. Owner super nice and treated us so well. Very genuine. We will definitely be back. Cute and casual setting. read more

What a disappointing experience. Right when we thought no place in Italy had bad food. We went there because it was late and we didn't make reservations anywhere else. The food was very mediocre, we were especially disappointed with overly salty steak since Florence is famous for its steak. The service was slow and the bill that came after was not only expensive but also had an extra item we didn't order, so we had to wait for the waiter to fix their mistake. read more

We visited here for dinner tonight and had a wonderful meal and great service. The truffle pasta was very delicious. We had the gnocchi with Gorgonzola cream, if you like gorgonzola it is fantastico. We then moved in to the balsamic filet which was cooked perfectly and tasted the same. Had a wonderful time in Florence. The food in this region is unmatched for sure. read more

What a sweet little spot! Kind and warm reception, our host/co-owner treated us like family, and the food was fantastic! The osso buco was out of this world (apparently a "mamma's recipe") and my vegan husband actually had a steak and loved it! read more

Excellent place to eat, high energy atmosphere, slightly tight quarters, intimate. Excellent service. So far we had a simple mozzarella and prosciuto, excellent. The papardelle with wild boar sauce... A MUST HAVE!! The Tuscan Oso Buco.. Excellent. Had wine by glass, very good. Strongly recommend, a block from Piazza del Carmine. read more

Amazing! The truffle pasta was so great as well as the risotto, and loved the whole ambiance. read more

Trattoria Giovanni - Tuscan Near Me - Florence, FI