Gluten free in Florence
Eating gluten free in Florence, without a worry.
At Boboli there is no separate menu for coeliacs: the whole kitchen is gluten free, in four places between the Oltrarno and Santa Croce. Everyone at the table orders from the same menu.
Why the whole menu is gluten free
In many restaurants gluten free is a line at the bottom of the menu: a couple of adapted dishes, cooked next to everything else. We made the opposite choice. Gluten free is where every recipe starts, from starters to dessert, bread included.
It means that if you are coeliac you don't have to ask questions, check ingredients or skip the best dishes. And if you are not, you eat the same Tuscan food without noticing the difference.
Part of the AIC eating-out programme
Our restaurants are part of Alimentazione Fuori Casa, the eating-out programme run by AIC, the Italian Coeliac Association. It is the reference Italian coeliacs look for before booking.
Bread and fresh pasta from our own workshop
Bread, sandwiches, fresh pasta, sauces and desserts are made in our own workshop, a few steps from Porta Romana. After years of trials we developed a gluten-free fresh pasta that holds its bite and its sauce like the traditional one: pici, pappardelle, mezze maniche.
That is why our ribollita is still ribollita, with its stale bread, and our pici al peposo follow the family recipe.
What you can eat
The cooking is Tuscan: a board of cured meats and crostini, ribollita soup, pici with peposo, pappardelle with duck ragù, T-bone steak on the grill, slow-cooked peposo beef with potatoes, and desserts from the workshop. See all the dishes on the menu.
Which one to choose
For lunch or dinner in a trattoria, a short walk from the Pitti Palace, go to Trattoria Boboli 1978. For a relaxed dinner between the Bargello and Santa Croce, Al Bargello. If you start from the wine, La Cantina. And for a sandwich to eat on the go, To-Go.
Not sure where you will be? See where to eat near the Pitti Palace and near Santa Croce.
Four places, all 100% gluten free
Trattoria Boboli 1978 Gluten Free
Lunch, family, easygoing, contemporary Tuscan cooking.
Via Romana, 45/R, 50125 Firenze · Oltrarno
Every day 12:00–22:00
Pitti Palace: about 6 min on foot
Duomo: about 22 min on footTrattoria Boboli Al Bargello Gluten Free by il Gatto e la Volpe
Dinner, couples, atmosphere, wine.
Via Ghibellina, 147/R, 50122 Firenze · Santa Croce
Every day 12:00–22:30
Pitti Palace: about 16 min on foot
Duomo: about 7 min on footTrattoria Boboli La Cantina Gluten Free
Wine selection, pairings, tastings.
Via Romana, 60/R, 50125 Firenze · Oltrarno
Every day 11:30–22:00
Pitti Palace: about 6 min on foot
Duomo: about 22 min on footTrattoria Boboli To-Go Gluten Free
Takeaway, a stroll, a quick break: bread from our workshop, to carry around Florence.
Via Romana, 52, 50125 Firenze · Oltrarno
Tue–Sun 9:00–16:00 · Closed on Monday
Pitti Palace: about 5 min on foot
Duomo: about 22 min on foot
Questions we often get
Is there a fully gluten-free restaurant in Florence?
Yes. At the four Trattoria Boboli restaurants the whole menu is gluten free: there is no separate menu, and bread, fresh pasta and desserts are made in our own workshop.
Are Boboli restaurants suitable for coeliacs?
Yes. The whole kitchen is gluten free and the restaurants are part of the eating-out programme of AIC, the Italian Coeliac Association. If you have other allergies or intolerances, tell the staff when you order.
Can I eat Florentine steak gluten free?
Yes. Grilled steak is naturally gluten free; with us so are the bread, the sides and everything else that comes to the table with it.
Do I need to book?
For dinner and at weekends it is a good idea. You can book online from each restaurant page; To-Go needs no booking.