The Lowdown on Florence, Italy.

Culture, Food and Drink, Living Abroad, Where to Stay

April 20th, 2005 | The lowdown by Jillianne Salaver

2 in Italian is Due.

The best food in Italy is always tucked within a dark and lonely backstreet that only the locals know how to get to, while all the restaurants within view of the tourist areas are almost guaranteed to be overpriced and basically glorified ravioli out of a can. For those of you who don't want to navigate too far into the empty backstreets of Florence to get to the good stuff, Acqua al 2 has become a popular spot for anyone wanting good food.

You'll get bread out of a brown paper bag and some of the best table wine I've ever had. It's a slightly more hip, Italian restaurant that isn't too far from the beaten path, but far enough that their menu isn't in English and they won't rip you off. It's recently grown in popularity with tourists, but it's still very much frequented by the locals who come for the blueberry steak.

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