Osteria Lavagnini has opened its doors inside The Social Hub Lavagnini as a new culinary destination for locals and travellers alike.
Through a carefully curated redesign, the restaurant breathes new life into the ground-floor spaces opposite the Fortezza da Basso gardens, complete with panoramic wheel. The osteria offers simple traditional dishes in a sociable setting that is Florentine and internationally inspired, in keeping with the signature style of the upmarket student hotel.
A striking deep green bar counter stands at the centre of the plant-filled space with a dual identity: a wine bar with curated labels and a deli counter. A thoughtfully arranged gallery of framed artworks line the walls, while archival photographs of the building and iconic Florentine symbols are displayed alongside pieces celebrating wine culture.
On the evening The Florentine visited, we were enticed by well-presented grazing boards (18-25 euro) laden with Slow Food-protected Grigio del Casentino prosciutto from Le Selve di Vallolmo in Poppi and scrumptious cheeses matured by De’ Magi, featuring specialties such as Briacacio sheep’s milk cheese aged in alcohol with raisins. At the cosy table surrounded by greenery, we enjoyed a roasted pumpkin with garlic-forward sauteed dandelion leaves (9 euro), followed by a moreish plateful of mixed pasta shapes in a cacciucco seafood sauce (18 euro), which was skillfully paired with a winter warming glass of Barco Reale di Carmignano wine. Other tempting menu highlights include Mugello-style tortelli (16 euro), maltagliati with guinea fowl ragù (15 euro) and skirt steak tagliata with salmoriglio sauce (22 euro).
Make sure you chat with Valentina, the kitchen mamma who looks after the young travellers in the community kitchen at The Social Hub Lavagnini and adds extra personality to Osteria Lavagnini.
Osteria Lavagnini
viale Filippo Strozzi
Open daily for lunch and dinner, except Sunday
+39 055 0621855
