The best delicatessens, butcheries and fishmongers in Florence

Tasteful places to buy raw materials for festive lunches and dinners

Meat tortellini, fresh pasta for lasagne, liver pâté, quality meat. For festive lunches and dinners, traditional products are brought to Tuscan tables, and those who prepare to spend the holidays at home rely on products from the best producers in town. So if you are looking for the perfect Florentine addresses to set your table for Christmas Eve, Christmas lunch or New Year's Eve dinner, here is a selection of the best in our opinion.

To prepare quality crostini you can stop at the Gastronomia Boschetti in Borgo Ognissanti or stop at the historical Gastronomia Enoteca Galanti in Piazza della Libertà, to buy liver or fish sauces for crostini, but also ready-made Florentine-style crespelle or the famous classic chicken or truffle galantine. Tortellini for broth and stuffed ravioli in various flavours can be picked up at La Botteghina Dell'Augusta inside the Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio, while if you are looking for ready-made lasagne Deli 1891 Firenze in Piazzale di Porta Romana is just the thing for you (Here are all the gastronomies in Florence not to be missed).

If for Christmas Eve dinner you would like to prepare some seafood hors d'oeuvres, a good first course of fresh fish and a mouth-watering baked hake or oily fish, you can take a tour of the city's fishmongers to buy fresh, quality fish that will amaze all your guests. You will be spoilt for choice when it comes to meat to serve during the festive season: Macelleria Caterini Giorgio is especially recommended for its homemade cured meats and cotechini; Polleria Bacci is the perfect address for free-range chickens, rabbits and turkeys; Macellerie Soderi in the Mercato Centrale is a must for the best steaks, and Macelleria Saccardi is a cult address for tender and tasty steaks. Also try the Casentino lamb (All the best butcher shops in Florence here).

Bread and schiacciata are also a must on holiday tables, HERE you will find the best bakeries in town, with some goodies and even gluten free options.