Trattoria Anita

Simple homecooking made with love. Beef carpaccio, wild boar ragu and veal chop were all quality. So appetizing-​inducing that I ordered two desserts! I’m a fan!

Simply put: very affordable, with a friendly accommodating staff, and incredible food. Perfecto!

I love this place. The two brothers who own the joint truly make their prices student and working-​class friendly– exactly what a trattoria should be. If you’re studying abroad make sure this place is on your radar. Mi piace tantissimo la pasta con i funghi e tartufi, ed il vino della casa è sempre perfetto. Mi consiglio questa trattoria ai miei amici americani, ma anche per gli italiani perché è uno delle trattorie tradizionale italiane a Firenze.

For this one I have to thank Rick Steves. The Trattoria is tucked back in a side street near the Galileo museum– and so worth finding!
Stopped by for lunch and could not believe the prices: a three plate lunch with water for € 10 each? We both had the seafood pasta to start– mussels, clams and calamari in a good sauce. My son tried the rabbit and I had a pork chop. We decided to divide and conquer on the sides and got a salad and potatoes to share. Everything was flavorful and tasty. I also had a glass of the house white– light and a great accompaniment.
All told, I would certainly return if only this weren’t my last day in Firenze!

Some friends and I decided to go here for lunch after hearing it was pretty good food for a really good price. Have to say, that sums it up nicely! The 10 euro lunch special is great. The menu changes, but you can find a delicious pasta dish, a main dish and a side. The favorite part of my meal was my side (the eggplant) which was so so so good.
Wine and water were not included in the 10 euro price but it was still quite inexpensive, roughly 13 euro a person. Also, the restaurant is only open from 12 – 2:30 and then again from 7:00 — 10:00 so plan accordingly. Definitely a great find!

My friend, Carolyn, and I first discovered this magical Trattoria on our first trip to Florence 7ish years ago. Yesterday I returned to Florence and remembered this being one of my favorite casual/​delicious places, so I suggested to Carolyn that we check out «that trattoria with the name I’ll never remember by the old apartment on Via de’ Neri and in some tiny alley behind a main street.» This is the kind of vagueness that I’m famous for. With Unilocal not being around in Europe way back when, I wasn’t exactly checking into places when in Europe (how did I ever LIVE without the check-​in feature, I wonder from time to time?)
I was in the middle of Via de Neri when it hit me. «Anita!» I suddenly exclaimed apropos of nothing because we were at the same time looking for a shoe store I had once been obsessed with (7 pairs-​obsessed), which was gone, daddy, gone. I digress.
Consulted the Unilocal app and realized, yay, we were steps away, turned the corner and there it was… a dimly lit oasis in the middle of a slightly, um, dodgy alleyway (things aren’t really all that dodgy in Firenze, truth be told). We walked in and all three of the same waiters were there, which was really cool! Especially because they are nice in an avuncular way (hard to explain) and one of them clearly remembered us, in that, «these silly American girls are here again» way that’s actually nicer than it sounds.
The prices haven’t changed much in 7 years either, which is terribly refreshing! Like, you can still get a half litre of house wine for 4 Euro. And ribolitta (my favorite Tuscan specialty) for 6.
It’s a humble homey place with delicious food and the atmosphere is pretty unintentionally lovely too. You’ll be surrounded by large Italian families indulging in the typical long, late night dinners, and really, how can that ever be a bad thing?

Lovely.
All the good reviews are true.
The «rude» waiter is just a bit of a grouch but his service was impeccable.
We had Carbonara to start (plenty for 2) very rich.
Veal roll was tender and flavorful. The pork chop with gorgonzola was a gem. House red better than some bottles that cost me more than the whole meal.

Wow! What a gem! I’d totally recommend this place over almost any place I tried while in Florence. First off, it’s family-​owned and homey inside, and you don’t feel like you’re part of the tourist crowd. That’s particularly important in a place like Florence where there are so many tourist trap restaurants (or TTs as I like to call them).
For drinks, stick with the house wine – it’s super inexpensive and works well with their cuisine without breaking the bank. Plus, it’s locally made and stored in large barrels – how cool is that?!? =)
As for food, all of the menu items we tried were tasty. Particularly good were the ragu style pasta w/​bacon & peas (I forget what they called it on the menu but look at the picture I posted) and tortellini w/​sausage and truffle (again, look at my pic of this on Unilocal!). You can’t go wrong with either of those for sure!
Note that if you’re looking for a high-​end, gourmet experience, this is not it. This is just an unpretentious, ma & pa style establishment. If you go in with that understanding, you’ll have an amazing time!

Simple friendly place with a great lunch special. For the price, one of the best places I’ve eaten in Firenze. Great location just behind the Palazzo Vecchio.

This unsuspecting, traditional Tuscan trattoria served one of the greatest meals I had in Italy.
Three things that help ensure a restaurant will be good in Italy:
1) It should be filled with locals (avoid places aimed at tourists)
2) The menu should only be written in Italian (further proof that the restaurant is for locals and not tourists)
3) The menu should be handwritten (signifying a reliance on fresh, rather than stocked, ingredients)
Not only did Trattoria Anita possess all three of these traits, but I almost had to do a double take when I saw the prices: for lunch, you can get a first course, a second course. and a vegetable side dish for a mere € 10. Not only was this cheaper than anywhere else I saw, but the quality of the food was phenomenal, and portions were generous. (I came with a friend and we shared one € 10 meal between the two of us, and we were both still pretty full.)
When I went in for lunch, from the 6 primi, 6 secondi, and 3 vegetable dishes to choose from, I went with the Ribolleta, Roasted Turkey, and Potatoes.
Ribolleta is a traditional Tuscan stew consisting of vegetables, beans, and chunks of bread. You should definitely try this dish at least once while in Florence, and I’d say this is the place for it. Filled with spinach, peas, and carrots, theirs was deliciously savory, and salted to perfection.
You may have noticed that the bread in Florence has «no» flavor. This is because it is traditionally cooked without salt. During the Middle Ages, a tax was levied on salt which caused Florentines to adapt to baking their bread without it, and the tradition stuck – at least that’s what some claim. Others say that Tuscan food is simply salty enough, and that having salt in the bread would be too much. Eating their Ribolleta will make you a believer of the latter, as its flavoring mingled perfectly with the «tasteless» bread.
The turkey was roasted to perfection. The meat was so tender and tasty, rivaling good Thanksgiving turkey. The potatoes, cooked in butter and rolled in parsley, were thoroughly cooked and amazingly soft.
Service was friendly, prompt, and helpful, our waiter happy to explain the items on the menu that I didn’t understand.
As I was sitting at my wooden table, gazing at the rustic walls, and enjoying this delicious authentic meal, I came to the realization that this was a perfect Tuscan meal, without the slightest blemish. I assume this is how most restaurants were in the days before modern tourism. For most eateries, those days are long gone – but this is a timepiece that serves as a memento of when better eating was the norm.

The ravioli is a life changing and emotional experience!
Once every other year or so I will have an emotional experience while dining. The most recent was at Trattoria Anita. We stayed at a hotel nearby and the front desk was offering discounts to go to this restaurant. Initially this turned us off until we got on tripadvisor and did some other research on the place. We decided to give it a chance and were blown away. The bruschetta while basic was simply amazing. The real treat was the ravioli primi. We started with the ravioli with gorgonzola and it was quite simply, the absolute best pasta I have ever had. I’ve discovered in my time in Italy than anything on the menu with gorgonzola in it should be ordered and eaten. It was so good it brought me to tears. I was brought to tears again as I had to share the dish with my wife. She wishes she had ordered it. In fact, she did on the next night. We ended up going back to Anita on our very next night and both ordered the gorgonzola ravioli. Call us lame. But when something is so amazing, you don’t want to risk having worse on your next dinner in Florence.
Oh, and I didn’t even mention the 8 Euro LITRE (yes I said LITRE) of vino rosso della casa (house red wine). We didn’t expect it to taste good, but it was amazing wine! Keep in mind, your standard bottle of wine in the US is 750 mL so this was 250 mL MORE than a standard bottle and still just 8 Euros. What a steal!!!

Went here because of reviews but found it to be a complete letdown. Lunch 3 courses for 10 euro is reasonable but while the pasta was ok the rest of the meal was meh and the waiter was extremely nasty
I would never go there again if I had the oppty

So good. I still crave their food back at home in New York. The location is a bit tricky but def worth the trip.

Great food for an inexpensive price. They have a great selection of homemade pasta, and the place is full of locals and an occasional tourist. If i ever come to florence again, i will definitely come back.

Recommended to us by locals. Great food with good prices. The pork steak was so juicy and delicious. They carved the sole fish table side and was very tender and tasty. House wine is good and service is good. A hole in the wall with good food and warm service.

Defiantly one of the best meals we had in Florence. The filet with green peppercorn melted in my mouth and but the chicken in cream sauce and ham was awesome as well.
A little off the beaten path but well work seeking out.

We came to this restaurant on the recommendation of Rick Steves 2013 book, but to our dislike we found the waiter a bit sour.
The food was… Okay. I had the tortellini which wasn’t one of my top 30 best dishes. But my mother and my aunt had the spaghetti with meat sauce which they both said was good.
I’m sure it would’ve gotten four or maybe even five stars if not for the unpleasantness of the waiter.

Service is slow but very good food
Not elegant but all five found something to eat

Best food I had in Florence so far. The wild boar and tomato sauce scrumptious. Cozy little place very romantic and clean but not so friendly staff (not that’s any news, it’s pretty much this way in the rest of Italy when I comes to quality costumer service — almost inexistent)

Wonderful food, extremely friendly staff and the food was delicious ! Highly recommend trying this restaurant !

Taking a vacation in Florence, the owner of the B&B that we are staying at recommended it and I read the Unilocal reviews. It was great completely authentic. It’s away from the fancy piazzas and has no view of anything but food, service and value are an easy 5 stars. 4 of us were there had starter to share, 4 anti pastas (all good) and shared two portions of the Boar in tomato sauce, liter and a half of house wine and espressos all for 90 euros.
Service great very amiable. Definitely a way to get away from the hub-​bub and have a quality relaxing meal.
Highly recommended