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Food San Lorenzo, Florence

Mercato Centrale

A place to eat in San Lorenzo, Florence, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Lunch.

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Mercato Centrale in San Lorenzo, Florence
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Why go

Historic market with butchers below and a food hall upstairs.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Florence, alongside 5 sights, 1 place for a drink and 1 place to eat. 6 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Florence Cathedral and Galleria dell'Accademia.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
San Lorenzo
Price
$
Time needed
1 hr
Best time
Lunch

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Florence, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Florence Cathedral

    Climb Brunelleschi's dome, 463 steps, for the city's defining view.

    Sight · 0.4 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Galleria dell'Accademia

    Home of Michelangelo's David and his unfinished Prisoners.

    Sight · 0.5 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella

    Historic pharmacy founded by Dominican friars, selling perfumes and soaps.

    Shopping · 0.5 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Ponte Vecchio

    Medieval bridge lined with goldsmith shops over the Arno.

    Sight · 1.0 km straight-line
  5. 5
    All'Antico Vinaio

    Huge schiacciata sandwiches stuffed with salumi and pecorino.

    Food · 1.0 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Uffizi Gallery

    Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael and the core of Renaissance painting.

    Sight · 1.0 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Mercato Centrale is a stop on our Tuscany Hill Towns route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Florence

Mercato Centrale is our only food pick in Florence; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Florence guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Florence run from 9°C in January to 33°C in July; November is usually the wettest month. For Mercato Centrale itself, we suggest: Lunch.

Modelled monthly averages for Florence from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Florence weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Piazza del Mercato Centrale, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
Coordinates
43.77647, 11.25283
Destination
Florence, Italy

Mercato Centrale: quick answers

How much time do you need at Mercato Centrale?

Plan on about an hour at Mercato Centrale. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Mercato Centrale?

Our pick: Lunch. Insider tip: Try lampredotto (tripe sandwich) downstairs at Nerbone.

Where is Mercato Centrale?

Mercato Centrale is at Piazza del Mercato Centrale, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy, in San Lorenzo. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Mercato Centrale?

Mercato Centrale appears on Tuscany Hill Towns, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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