San Niccolò
A quiet riverside village below Piazzale Michelangelo, the romantic low-key edge of the Oltrarno.
Tucked under Piazzale Michelangelo on the river's quiet edge, San Niccolò feels like a village that the rest of Florence forgot to develop. Zeb serves its small, exacting menu from behind a deli counter, Le Volpi e l'Uva pours nearby, and the climb to the terraces above delivers the dome at dusk without the coach park. It is the romantic, low-key corner of the Oltrarno, best discovered slowly and on foot.
Highlights
Restaurant
4 places
Michelin-starred farm-to-plate dining under the San Niccolo tower
Tuscan osteria in a medieval crypt off Via San Niccolò
Two-Michelin-star farm-to-plate cooking from Borgo Santo Pietro's organic estate
Bar
2 places
Gallery
1 place
The antiquarian's jewel-box museum, blue walls and the Devil's bronze