Streets of Florence, Italy

Osteria Pastella, Italian restaurant Florence

I believe this restaurant is the best among all those I have tried in Florence, in terms of service and food quality.  The lady who served us is very elegant from the way she smiled subtly and gently spoke.  As when she knew we shared all the dishes, she asked for the waiter to split all the dishes in 2 plates for serving.  Very thoughtful indeed!  I really hope to come back here soon for another meal.

The Corner, Italian restaurant, Florence

Just like I mentioned in many earlier posts, I often notice the clientele of the restaurants.  This one caught my eyes.  Got a tuna orange salad - very nice as the zesty flavour goes with the tuna meat.  The other high light is the olive tomato pasta.  If the pasta is fresh, tomato fresh and some fine olive, this is the best pasta to be.  This shop made it.  Chose a grilled octopus (noticed quite many local restaurants serving octopus) and impressed me a lot.  The octopus wasn't tough in texture but rather soft but yet very fresh.   Since all the dishes are so nice that I have to get some dessert though very full.  The almond sponge cake and the choco. brownie.  Glad that the portion isn't big and it's good to remember this whole meal with this hearty dessert as a completed full meal.

At night, Florence, Italy

In summer time in Europe, even after 9pm, you can see the deep blue sky like these.

Ciro & Sons restaurant, Florence, Italy

Not only just one restaurant but also quite many other restaurants have served the dishes so quickly that you should enjoy it right in a minute (or second).  They do not study on how to garnish it.  I do agree that freshly made dishes are already a 50% better than those beautifully decorated dishes.  The pizza, salad and risotto are superb in this restaurant.  Noticed that it's getting crowded after 7pm.

Various cathedrals, Florence, Italy

Scent and art paved the road for Florence to become a famous place for not just museums but also many cathedrals.  Those are even some very artistic architecture - really make our eyes wide open and jaws down.