10 Best Bistros in Italy

Very good prosciutto Crudo pizza. Service was fantastic, we sat upstairs where the ac was. Very comfortable and friendly place.

Oliandolo Caffè Ristoro offers a great ambiance for starting your day with a delicious breakfast and enjoying coffee and snacks. However, the higher prices and relatively small portions might leave some customers wanting more value for their money. The variable quality of service also adds to the mixed feelings about the place. With a bit more attention to portion sizes, pricing, and maintaining a consistent level of service, Oliandolo Caffè Ristoro could truly become a standout dining destination in Florence.

Very luxurious simple & clean room with balcony..
Very delicious breakfast & sweet
Friendly staff
Deserve 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The dinner super delicious 🤤

Allegria e spensieratezza sono il punto di forza di questo bar!

Excellent food for not big money & very warm atmosphere. Visited twice

I would not recommend staying here: Looks good in pictures but service, details and thus experience lacks. The standard is very low. However, maybe swing by for breakfast or a drink to enjoy the park (if it is not too busy - it's heavily understaffed). Don't get me wrong: I appreciate the design, the interior and the greenery. However the service was worse than I would expect from a hostel and not appropriate for the price point.

We arrived and rooms were not ready but we were not really welcomed either. At no point were we told what facilities there are or what we can do (yoga, sauna, bar?!). Nothing. We were asked for passports twice (yes, you already scanned them), staff didn't communicate at all and the check-in was a mess. Reception staff did not know anything that was communicated up front (number of people, breakfast inclusion, car park (it's not included!!). One of the rooms was still not ready 45 minutes after check-in time which is unacceptable. We had to wait around, no one apologised or offered us a drink for the wait. At no point were we offered help with bags which would have been nice. No one showed us the room. There was an event downstairs which kept going until after midnight. The windows were not sound proof and I could not sleep. It would have been appropriate to ask the noisy guests to move inside after a certain time or to provide free earplugs to hotel guests.

I inquired for standard services like the steaming of a dress to get crinkles out before an event and the staff at the reception had no understanding of this. They said they only had a regular iron with no steam which I said was not suitable for my garment but the very inexperienced staff didn't seem to understand my request. They also didn't offer alternative services in town.

Be aware that there also only is one key per room and no option to get an additional key. Room are stylish (great colour scheme), but lack amenities, cupboard space and walls were already heavily scratched.

It was close to impossible to order a drink outside, because there were way too few staff. Many drink options were not available anymore. The food was not so great either: The Caesar salad was an unwashed mini romane cut it half with some dressing that would have been small as a starter. DJ was good however and the outside setting was beautiful and a vibe.

Conclusion: Hotel feels more like a photogenic hostel but maybe come for just the bar instead. Breakfast foods were very good (much much better than dinner) so I would still recommend that. Location is very good. The hotel should look for some properly trained staff.

One of the earliest cafe that opens when we were walking around at 7.30am. Great coffee and helpful staff. Food was served quickly with many locals

Great service, friendly staff..location ok

Io e il mio ragazzo abbiamo consumato poco fa due semplici e ottimi piatti di carne, cotta in maniera eccellente.
In particolare, in foto lo spiedino alla trapanese, molto delicato, e la cotoletta di manzo.
Buone anche le patate.
Consiglio il contorno misto, squisitamente condito (in foto la porzione ridotta).
Servizio veloce.
Ottimo il rapporto qualità prezzo.
Certamente consigliato.

A very nice room with comfortable bed. Great breakfast in the beautiful hotel park. Attentive and courteous staff. City bikes that you can borrow for free and explore the city. All around a wonderful stay.

I had an hamburguer and onion rings and it was really good!!! The hamburguer was huge and delicious, and the onion rings very crunchy. My husband also had the triangole potate and was great.
The price it was also very fair. Would definitely recommend.

Quaint bistrot just a few steps from the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral. Service was fast and food was great! Commendation to our waitress Viola who is really fantastic! We were a group of 12 people and everything went perfectly well!

Esperienza fantastica, cocktails particolari e di buona qualitá, il tagliere sfizioso fenomenale (nella foto una porzione per 2, come vedete le porzioni belle abbondanti e i frittini cotti alla perfezione). Tanti prodotti vengono direttamente dalla sicilia.
Location comoda, a due passi dalla stazione.

Ho preso un aperitivo con gli amici, era già la seconda volta che tornavo e mi piace sempre questo posto. Drink + 7€ il costo del tagliere, abbondante e perfetto come cena. Un po’ delusa che questa volta in abbinamento al pesto ci fosse del pane, anzichè la focaccia come l’altra volta, peccato. Inoltre, non mi è piaciuto molto il fatto che dopo 1h di aperitivo ci hanno portato moltissime patatine che a quanto pare erano incluse nel tagliere, è un peccato perchè a quel punto eravamo pieni e non ce le aspettavamo, un po’ sprecate cosi. Peró ci ritornerei!

Delightful stop for delicious light fare of a perfect croissant with salami and cheese and a delightful tort for desert ordered from items in the sumptuous counter display. They also offered an attractive full dinner menu. Hospitable waiter made the place welcoming and comfortable.

Finalmente sono riuscita ad andare 😅! Ero con amici.. taglieri ottimi così come il vino! Personale alla mano e simpatico.. aspettiamo ke prolunghino l’orario di chiusura 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Bar di cinesi. Tabacchi super forniti. Bei panozzi per pasto veloce. Cassiere sempre molto caline.

We loved coming to this place! The family that runs it are all very sweet. Great prices for quality food. We went enough that we got to see the relationships with the regulars which really added to the vibe. Especially when the football game was on.

Mostly a tourist trap. The food was low quality and over-priced. I ordered a caprese salad and it was just 3 slices of a tomato which was not fresh at all, a bad quality mozzarella and one very tiny leaf of basil. This cost around 10 euros. The pasta itself was well made but the sauce and the meat were terrible. Also, they charge too much on coperto and it doesn't offer quality at all. The place and the furnitures are very old or cheap for a restaurant that charges that much. The bathroom was in very bad condition.
The only positive thing is that the lady that served us was nice.
I strongly do not recommend.
Please avoid it. It ruined our day.

And no, I am not confusing the place as the owner says in the reply ( I uploaded the photo that I took with its name after I left the restaurant in order to give it a review later because I was so disappointed). He just picked on the fact that at first I wrote at the ending that "it ruined our dinner". Dinner, lunch, meal, it doesn't matter. Yes, it was during the daylight and I should have said lunch.
It seems he can't handle the reviews that actually uncover the bad things that are happening there. This says a lot about why some things are in this way if the owner replies in such manner, doesn't take accountability or even worse, as I saw in other replies of his, insulting the customer that made the review.
Thank you.

I've been to Il Calandrino a handful of times during my visits to Northern Italy, always during downtimes so it's never that busy and it's easy to find parking, and tables for groups of 4 haven't been difficult to find either. I almost always order the same thing - hazelnut brioche. It is my absolute favourite and pairs well with an espresso to counter the sweetness. The staff are patient and helpful, and the restaurant/cafe itself is well-kept/styled and always clean with a nice outdoor area as well.

Absolutely perfect. Great coffee, huge selection of pastries, very nice and English speaking staff. Thank you! Looking forward to come back :)

Locale ben curato aperto dalla mattina alla sera, fanno bar, apertivi, fanno i cornetti da loro, sono decenti, pedana esterna,buon personale e non sono italiani, hanno il bagno, molto pulito

Cibo di ottima qualità a prezzi decisamente concorrenziali, il personale gentile ed accogliente.
Chef Stella prepara i piatti con passione usando ingredienti di prima qualità.
Una menzione particolare per i dolci, veramente squisiti.
Consiglio vivamente!!

Il posto giusto per un ottima pausa pranzo, personale fantastico, solare e molto accogliente, il cibo è di alta qualità ed eccellente, i dolci sono più che fantastici e tutto con prezzi molto competitivi rispetto ad altri posti. Consiglio di andarci.

N.B. La pasta e i dolci sono tutti fatti in casa dalla Titolare Chef Stella!

Cool place for a coffee. There are wide range of sweets and salty food that you can choose. The interior design was cool, especially in the Xmas season. They sell also some panettone for the Xmas and new year. Staffs are friendly and the price is pretty good.
Highly recommend.

Such a lovely place 💕
Stopped here for aperitivo and was surprised that they offer gluten free options.
I had no time even to take a picture how delicious was everything.
Thank you for your kindness and great great service.
We will be back definitely

I stayed in Marghera for a few days to visit Venice. Every morning I went to the shop and afterwards walked to La Piazza Cafe for a very good cup of coffee.
Fast service and nice staff.

People don't speak a word of english and the cocktails don't have a lot of alcohol... But the sandwich was good !

Incredibile! mi meraviglio che non ci sia la fila fuori h24. Siamo andati ieri per caso , tornando dal mare , dar cornettaro , abbiamo preso 1 cornetto semplice, 1 alla crema, una bomba al cioccolato ed una ciambella, il tutto per euro 2,80 ! si avete letto bene, 2,80 euro scontrino incluso :-))) . I cornetti 🥐 sono squisiti, li fanno come quelli di una volta che trovavi ai Bar! C’è da rivedere un po’ la ricetta della crema a mio avviso, nel complesso buona comunque. Bomba buona con ripieno di nutella, ciambella buona. L’unico difetto di questo posto è che sono laziali ma, personalmente quando si tratta di cibo , non ci facciamo caso🤣🤣🤣🥐🥐🥐🥐 🍩🍩🍩

Kindly, good quality, medium price

A breath of fresh air compared to the hasty and overprized atmosphere of restaurants in the centre of Rome. The staff is friendly and the food and drinks are good and have a normal price. You actually have all the time in the world to enjoy the food here. Also when you come alone you get a good table (something which should be normal, but often isn't in the centre of Rome).

It's is wonderful place to holiday trip for who like to ply 🎿 and tracking all so

They serve drinks food, ice cream and also sell cigarettes! Big beer is around 6 euros and a cocktail 7 so drinks are pretty expensive, food is averagely priced. Service is ok

Prices are good. Service is perfect and the ice creams are handmade and very good.

Top!!!!

Small bistro next to le calendre Michelin star restourant. Share some of the menu. Great wine list.