216215, Via dei Tavolini 12/r) twice in their short stay. I have recently read a great review about La Giostra (055-241-341) (Borgo pinti 10r) sounds great. I would love to hear of other great place that you know about. FLORENCE...

ravioli at Quattro Leoni—such a unique flavor! In addition, another great restuarant is La Giostra. For lunch, Mario’s Trattoria (right next to Zaza’s!) is wonderful—there’s always a line out the...

: Florence: We spent only about 36 hours in Florence, but managed to get to two restaurants: La Giostra (near the Duomo) and Il Santo Bevitore, for a quick lunch. La Giostra is a lot of fun and the food is good. It is decorated in...

La Giostra- casual but romantic (also ok for families). Really really good food. Family-owned and feels like it. (Happens to be Hapsburg.) You meet the entire family during dinner. Used not to be touristy, I hear that the...

, but in my opinion not many great restaurants. We have had a great meal at La Giostra (on Borgo Pinti). Also a great Bistecca Fiorentina at Cafe Italiano (near Vivoli Gelateria). Also delicious, and in the end where I would send...

I am sure you will find plenty of alternatives, maybe even restaurants patronized mainly by local florentines, not tourists. The hotel looks lovely.. In any event, my Red Michelin book map shows the well regarded (by Chowhounds)...

Mesopotamia is a great choice to break up all the others and my pick for the best donner kebab in the city. By the same token, do eat a sandwich at the Mercado Centrale for lunch one day. Another place with some different items is...

yielded the least satisfying meal of the trip – its not a good idea to go against the grain of a place. Do a search and you will find reviews of some of the more recommended places – as I recall, La Giostra was one.

it. I get stick from my kids about all the lamb I eat, so I’ll gloss over that. Both were great. LA GIOSTRA, Munras Ave in Monterey. I read about this in a recent Chowhound post, so we went there. Its Wendy’s roots are...

was fantastic and the food was really very good. A little bit of twist of traditional Tuscan cuisine, I liked it very very much (and the atmosphere is beautiful)- for 3 courses, dessert and a bottle of red was $140 euro La...

Hello Everyone! My boyfriend and I are going away in March to Florence and Venice and I was hoping for some restaurant reccs in each city. I have heard some good things about La Giostra in Florence? Any suggestions on a nice and...

earlier this month I had a wonderful meal at La Giostra —-just terrific—- owned by a prince and his twin sons. Just amazing. the next night I ate at Cibreo ( great reputation)—was disappointed. call for...

Just in case you haven’t already left for Italy! In Florence my favourite restaurant is La Giostra. It’s small and family run "(by some local nobles) http://www.ristorantelagiostra.com/inglese/frameset.html they have...

for another dinner. I think Tre Soldi and Il Cibreo are pretty casual, so it might be nice for the other dinner to be a bit fancier. We could splurge somewhat, but we’re not really interested in hyper-touristy (I know,...

during the beginning of July. Not the height of gastronomic abundance I know ... So is there something, like a balsamic producer in Modena or a bakery in Siena, or somewhere, like La Giostra (not even sure if I got the spelling...