Trattoria Sergio Gozzi (Florence)

Let’s go for lunch at a place called trattoria Sergio Gozzi in Florence! This is a great restaurant where you can also try the world famous bistecca alla Fiorentina…

I am so glad that you found my review about Trattoria Sergio Gozzi in Florence!

And that is because it is a such great place to eat.

So after our lampredotto breakfast adventure we roamed the streets of the San Lorenzo neighborhood some more. Also to shake off the necessary calories before lunch.

Our tourist guide sent us to the Michelangelo library, the pharmacy (well worth checking it out) and numerous little corners and piazzi.

Lunch

But it is also hard to walk around here without having your appetite put to the test all the time.

Because lovely Italian food is just everywhere.

Savory looking and sounding lunch menus are put up, ice cream specialties (I stumbled upon a cantucci and vinsanto ice cream one day), salami, cold cuts, excellent take-away pizza, dolci and also the sweetest dessert pastries.

This city truly never sleeps.

So we are back at the piazza San Lorenzo around 1:30pm.

We sneak in between the dull tourist stalls and the facade and enter Italian trattoria Sergio Gozzi after scanning today’s lunch offers near the entrance.

The waitress gives us a table in the second part of the restaurant near the kitchen. A bread basket is put on the table together with a ½ liter caraf of red house wine (€6).

We sip, we munch but choosing our food proves to be much harder.

Because all of their dishes look amazing.

Veal & Liver

OK, so the gentleman sitting at the table in front of us has just ordered the lombatina di vitella alla griglia (€12,50) or grilled veal chop and a plate of fagioli all’olio (€3), the most gorgeous and smoothest looking white beans in olive oil.

His friend goes for the fegato di vitella alla salvia (€9,50) or veal liver with sage and beans.

I love liver.

It has been a while since the last time I had liver so I go for the liver. And also a portion of cauliflower or cavolfiore strascicato (€3). No idea what that might mean.

We will see.

Trattoria Sergio Gozzi works like a well oiled machine because plates fly out of the kitchen in an almost frightful tempo. All look spotless, huge, sizzling…

Veal Chop

Also the most amazing fragrances fill the room.

We receive our ordered food not even 10 minutes later. The veal chop is huge. It is grilled beautifully. The fat glistering on top also makes it look so juicy. And it is juicy, we find out seconds later when we tuck into it.

Nice smokey flavor from the grill as well.

Delicious!

Cauliflower

The cauliflower side dish is cooked in a light tomato sauce. Fennel seeds are also present. Nice flavor though. Nevertheless we find the cauliflower a little too smooth. It lacks texture.

A pity.

Veal Liver

My slice of pan seared veal liver is cooked very well.

Nice liver flavor.

Not grainy or rubbery.

Good. Just the way I like it. The slightly vinegary sauce matches perfectly with the fresh sage and garlic in it.

Beans in Olive Oil

The lukewarm white beans taste just the way they looked: earthy, natural, smooth texture. There is some soft garlic and sage in it as well. What we love the most about this dish is the total lack of pepper and salt.

The beans are swimming in a good-quality olive oil.

Plain and simple (check out my copycat recipe for these beans!).

Trattoria Sergio Gozzi

We order a second caraf of red wine halfway through lunch time.

Lampredotto or not, we don’t have a problem polishing off each and everyone of our plates.

What a feast!

Trattoria Sergio Gozzi is buzzing and cosy.

All the tables are taken and the clients are a healthy mixture or locals and tourists.

Bistecca alla Fiorentina

The young German-speaking couple next to us has just ordered the bistecca alla Fiorentina.

Literally everyone follows the beast when it makes its way to their table, because it is huge. The lucky bastards divide the sliced steak. We can see that the steak is cooked perfectly: bright red and juicy on the inside.

As thick as a brick.

Even the French fries on the side look great.