Da Nerbone

The best lunch stall in Florence's central market

* Da Nerbone
In the Mercato Centrale (near San Lorenzo)
tel. +39-055-219-949
Closed dinner and Sun
No credit cards

Sights nearby
Mercato Centrale [food market]
*** San Lorenzo leather market [market]
** Medici Chapels [sight]
* San Lorenzo [church]
** Santa Maria Novella [church]
* Palazzo Medici-Riccardi [sight]

Other places to eat nearby
* Trattoria Za-Za [meal]
* Trattoria Da Mario [meal]
Trattoria Antichi Cancelli [meal]

Hotels nearby
Reid Recommends Hotel Nuova Italia [moderate]
Hotel Collodi [cheap–premier]
Reid Recommends Albergo Azzi/Locanda degli Artisti [cheap]
Hotel Berna [cheap-moderate]
B&B La Residenza dell'Orafo [cheap-moderate]
Hotel City [cheap-premier]
Reid Recommends Hotel Mario's [moderate]
Reid Recommends Ostello Archi Rossi Hostel [super cheap]

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A stand-up lunch at Nerbone is something of a rite of passage into true Florentine dining. Since 1874 it has occupied the corner stall inside the Mercato Centrale food market (itself a limitless supply of picnic goodies). Many market workers and other regulars wolf their food down standing at the bar; those without a stall to return to often stand there for an hour, nursing a small beer.

The menu is simple: trippa alla fiorentina (diced tripe stewed with tomatoes and sage), panino con bollito (a boiled meat sandwich that's bagnato,dipped quickly into the bubbling vat before being handed over), pappa al pomodoro (a thick bread-and-tomato soup), or salsicce con patate (sausage atop a mound of boiled potatoes). More leisurely diners try to grab one of the few tables set in an alcove across the corridor.

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