Eating near the Pitti Palace
Where to eat near the Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens.
Via Romana starts at Piazza Pitti and runs along the Boboli Gardens down to Porta Romana. That is where you will find us: a trattoria, a wine cellar and a sandwich counter, a few minutes on foot from the museum.
Via Romana, the street behind the Pitti Palace
The Oltrarno is the Florence of craft workshops and squares where locals still live. Via Romana is one of its oldest streets: it leaves Piazza Pitti and within minutes takes you away from the Ponte Vecchio crowds, between the Boboli Gardens and Santo Spirito.
Here people still eat the old way: short menus, seasonal dishes, and tables where Florentines sit down for lunch too.
Lunch after the museum, or an unhurried dinner
After the Palatine Gallery or a morning in the Boboli Gardens, Trattoria Boboli 1978 is open all day: ribollita, fresh pasta from our workshop, grilled meat and a glass of Tuscan red.
If you would rather start from the wine, a few doors down is La Cantina, with pairings and tastings. And if you have museum tickets and little time, To-Go makes sandwiches with bread from our workshop, to eat in the gardens.
All gluten free, also for those who are not coeliac
At all three the menu is entirely gluten free and part of the Italian Coeliac Association eating-out programme. It is not an "alternative" kitchen: it is proper Tuscan cooking the whole table can share. Read more about eating gluten free in Florence or see the menu.
Our places on Via Romana
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
Santo Spirito: about 6 min on foot
Ponte Vecchio: about 12 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
Santo Spirito: about 6 min on foot
Ponte Vecchio: about 12 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
Santo Spirito: about 6 min on foot
Ponte Vecchio: about 12 min on foot
Questions we often get
Where can I eat near the Pitti Palace?
On Via Romana, the street that starts at Piazza Pitti: Trattoria Boboli 1978 Gluten Free at 45/R, Trattoria Boboli La Cantina Gluten Free at 60/R and Trattoria Boboli To-Go Gluten Free at 52. All a few minutes on foot from the palace.
Is there somewhere to eat near the Boboli Gardens?
Yes. Via Romana runs along the gardens: our three places are on the street, between Piazza Pitti and Porta Romana.
Where can I get a quick sandwich in the Oltrarno?
At Trattoria Boboli To-Go Gluten Free, Via Romana 52: sandwiches made with bread from our own workshop, to take away. Delivery is available too.
Can I eat gluten free near the Pitti Palace?
Yes: at all three Boboli places on Via Romana the whole menu is gluten free.