We'll be at each place for three nights. Looking for 15-20 Euro range...

Thanks!!

is that per person, or for the whole party? [sorry, feeling frivolous]
Seriously, where are you staying in each town, what do you like to eat, are you veggies? we need to know!

It's for my mom and Aunt, yes per person is fine. Want good italian food, trying to avoid the tourist traps, staying near the Dumo in Florence, in the town of Sorrento, and cannaregio in Vencie and near Vatican in ROme.

Thanks

My two ‘not to be missed’ include:

Venice:
Tavernetta San Maurizio (San Marco 2619 – phone 041 5285240)

Florence:
Leo’s (Via Torta 7R – www.florencerestaurant.com open for lunch and dinner – closed Mondays – phone 055 210829).

There were menu items within your budget limits.

Enjoy!

Giorgone's (sp?) on Via Garibaldi in Venice.

Can't remember the name, only the food! And, they make their own wine...at Via Mezzo 24 in Santa Croce area, Florence.

Yum!

Hey hipvirgochick ~ Good to see your restaurant rec, did you ever get a trip report out??? How was your journey?

smiley525 ~ Thanks for allowing me to say hi to HVC on your thread!

In Florence, The Yellow Bar on Via Proconsolo -great homemade pasta, very busy, noisy, fun & friendly place.

Hi Tiff - I was afraid someone would catch me here and ask about my trip report It will be coming soon! I started typing it up with links and stuff. Better late than never I guess!

We had and ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, AMAZINING AND FANTASITIC TIME! And yes, I did have to scream it

LOL, you're busted, baby!

Seriously, take your time, trip reports are always welcomed, no matter how long it takes!

So glad you had such a GREAT time!

ANyone else have any recs, my mom leaves Sunday...

In Venice: Osteria da Carla - at Sotoportgo and Corte Contarina - near St. Marks. Rick Steves' book gives good directions; he calls it a "hole in the wall" but we found it tasty and pretty trendy.

Also, Piccolo Martini at Via Sambughe (you pass it on the Rick Steves St. Marks to Grand Canal walking tour) was pretty good for lunch; it's inexpensive and "tourist friendly" in that we were able to grab lunch at about 3 pm. The pasta was decent, but what we remember is my husband's side of roasted zucchini and egg plant. I've tried to reproduce it at home, but it just gets soggy.

Thanks for the tips, missy - my DF and her family with whom i am travelling to Venice in about a month are going to be looking for restaurants that serve meals at strange times, as the rehearsals for the concert we are in are at strange times too!
ann

In Florence try Il Contadino. A real locals place. Small white formica tables and for 11 euro you get 2 entrees, vegtable and a 1/4 liter of the house wine

Il Contadino
Via Palazzuolo 69/71r 055/2382673

Tom

I second Osteria da Carla in Venice - we had a good lunch there.

In Florence, we liked Il Sasso di Dante, near the Duomo. For a quick and cheap lunch, we liked I Fratellini.

In Rome, try L'Orso 80 (antipasti only), Armando al Pantheon, Il Baccaro (may be a little over your budget but not if you just stick to the primi), and Trattoria del Pallaro.

Ristorante Alla Madonna near the Rialto Bridge (on the Dorsoduro side) was reasonable, fun, and very high quality. And the prices weren't bad. Their web page is:

http://www.ristoranteallamadonna.com/eng/locale.htm

KC

annhig, I don't know what your agenda is, but don't count on a lot of restaurants being open late at night in Venice. In Rome, we got used to being able to nap after a day of touring and then have dinner at 9 or 10 pm. In Venice we went to a Vivaldi concert; I ASSURED the kids there would be plenty of places open for dinner when the concert was over (maybe 10:15) and I was so wrong. We ended up with badly warmed over pizza. Don't get me wrong - there ARE places that are open late; just get a recommendation from your hotel, because there aren't all that many of them.

In Venice, Alle Testiere; in Florence, La Giostra; in Rome, Tullio, Nino's,
La Piazzetta; in Sorrento Il Buco.
Just looked at your price range - these may be a bit above. Had good pizza at Da Baffetto in Rome - very economical at about 20 euros total for the two of us.

We thought Da Buffetto in Rome was good, too. There is a second one (Buffetto Due?) just off the Campo dei Fiori. We had heard that the pizzas are so thin that you need to order a whole one for each person. We did that and it was way too much food (esp. if you want the tartuffo (sp?) for dessert). The only one of us who finished her/her pizza was our 15 year old son.

In Sorrento, I highly recommend Pizzeria di Franco. It will ruin you for all non-Franco pizzas.

Tre Scalini at Piazza Novona in Rome. You must have a tartufo.