Historic Venues — Firenze
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Caffè Gilli
Florence's oldest café, tracing back to a 1733 pastry shop under the Medici and now installed in a Liberty-style room on Piazza della Repubblica.
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Caffè Rivoire
Chocolate house opened in 1872 by the Savoy royal family's own chocolatier, its outdoor tables facing Palazzo Vecchio on Piazza della Signoria.
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Il Latini
Three-generation trattoria open since 1911 in a former fiaschetteria, its ceiling strung with hanging hams and its long communal tables built for strangers to share.
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Trattoria Sostanza
Founded in 1869 and nicknamed "il Troia," this tiny wood-fired trattoria is famous for its sizzling butter chicken, served straight from the pan it's cooked in.