Kosher Restaurants in Florence
Florence has a Jewish community dating back to the Renaissance, centered on the grand Moorish-style Great Synagogue (Tempio Maggiore) in the Sant'Ambrogio district. The kosher dining scene is small but well established, with a meat restaurant and a longstanding dairy/vegetarian restaurant near the synagogue, plus Chabad-run Shabbat meals for visitors. Kashrut is overseen by the Jewish Community of Florence and Chabad of Florence.
Kosher eateries cluster around the Great Synagogue on Via Luigi Carlo Farini in the Sant'Ambrogio neighborhood. Chabad of Florence offers Shabbat and holiday meals for travelers by reservation (contact in advance).
Kosher restaurants by neighborhood
Showing 1 to 7 of 7. Filter by type using the menu above.
Ba'Ghetto Firenze
Jewish-Roman and Middle Eastern · Sant'Ambrogio
Ruth's Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant
Kosher dairy and vegetarian, Mediterranean · Sant'Ambrogio
Chabad of Florence Shabbat Meals
Traditional Shabbat and holiday meals · Sant'Ambrogio
Gelateria Ambrosia (Ambrosia Gelateria e Yogurteria)
Gelato / frozen yogurt (ice cream) · Sant'Ambrogio (Santa Croce quarter), east-central Florence
Osteria Seta (Terra di Seta)
Tuscan / Italian (dairy, seasonal farm-to-table at the winery) · Vagliagli, Chianti Classico countryside, Siena province (~70 km south of Florence)
Macelleria Falsettini (kosher butcher)
Kosher butcher shop (chicken and beef) · Sant'Ambrogio (Santa Croce quarter), east-central Florence
Lulav
Kosher grocery / specialty food shop (packaged wine, dairy, frozen meats and cold cuts, ice cream, sweets, tahini) · East Florence (Mattonaia / Campo di Marte area)
The kosher scene in Florence
KosherAtlas lists 7 certified kosher restaurants in Florence. They break down into 3 meat and 3 dairy restaurants, and each listing is tagged so you can filter to what you keep.
The densest kosher clusters are in Sant'Ambrogio, Sant'Ambrogio (Santa Croce quarter), east-central Florence, Vagliagli, Chianti Classico countryside, Siena province (~70 km south of Florence) and East Florence (Mattonaia / Campo di Marte area).
Supervision in Florence is led by Jewish Community of Florence and Chabad, and all 7 carry a named hechsher on their listing.
Frequently asked questions
How many kosher restaurants are there in Florence?
We list 7 certified kosher restaurants in Florence (3 meat and 3 dairy), each verified against its certifying agency and shown with its kosher type.
Are the restaurants on KosherAtlas actually certified kosher?
Every listing shows its certifying agency (hechsher) where we have confirmed it. Florence's scene is dominated by Jewish Community of Florence and Chabad.
Which neighborhoods in Florence have the most kosher restaurants?
The densest are Sant'Ambrogio (3), Sant'Ambrogio (Santa Croce quarter), east-central Florence (2), Vagliagli, Chianti Classico countryside, Siena province (~70 km south of Florence) (1) and East Florence (Mattonaia / Campo di Marte area) (1). You can browse each neighborhood, with its Shabbat times, from the city page.
Compiled from the certifying agencies and public kosher directories. Where the specific hechsher is unconfirmed, a listing is shown as "Kosher". Kosher status can change, so always confirm the teudah on site.