La Bottega del Buon Caffe, Florence, Italy

La Bottega del Buon Caffe is one of a few restaurants in Florence, Italy. The restaurant is run by Head Chef Antonello Sardi, who received is first Michelin star in 2015.

The entrance to the restaurant
La Bottega del Buon Caffe locally sourced organic food. The Michelin starred restaurant offers an innovative and inspiring 'Farm to Plate' experience where guests can enjoy the very freshest ingredients harvested from their kitchen gardens. The seasonal menus are designed to reflect the region's (Florence) unique gastronomic heritage and vibrant culinary culture. The restaurant do serve the best wine sauced from around Tuscan region.

We have booked a private room as the main room was fulled during our visits. I have booked the restaurant 1 months in advanced. We have arrived 15 minutes earlier than the booking time and the table was already ready. The server gave us a warm welcome and show us the table next door behind the hotel bar. She then collected our coats and show us the menu.

 The restaurant has provided few tasting menus and we have chosen the "Insights" Tasting Menu and pair with the excellent wines.

Complimentary duck pate filled faux cherry tomato

The duck pate filled inside

The taste was very unique. It looks like a tomato but it isn't a tomato.

Bread Sticks

Amuse Bouche

Leaves with sesame

Potato Bread, Plain Bread and Focaccia

The famous Olive Oil, only limited bottles per year

Roots and Spontaneous Hearts, carrots, chicory, sesame and pomegranate

The Spontaneous Hearts is the roots on the left

Cockscomb filled with pine nuts, light pork fillet ragu, raisins, cinnamon and chilled apple

Scallops with coral, liquorice and saffron

Risotto with purple cabbage from Borgo Santo Pietro, tangerine, rosehip, taleggio, cheese and liquorice

Amberjack with turnips

Braised pork cheeks with cauliflowers, chickpeas, spontaneous horseradish and blackthorn

Complementary dessert bites

Black forest – light cream flavoured with black cherry, milk chocolate mousse, hazelnuts sponge cake and grand marnier

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Overall It was a very good dining experience. The food was excellent and the waiter was full of knowledge of the food and a good selection of local wines provided. The services were very friendly with jokes in between.