So today we are going to touch on a some what potentially delicated subject! We will do our very best to be tactful and discreet … L’Osteria di Giovanni has become rather famous in Florence. We are enjoying a share in the limelight as one of Florence’s renowned eateries and that does indeed come with …Continue Reading
Several weeks ago we were contacted by some people in the USA asking us if would agree to being filmed at work for their TV series called Food Paradise International for the Travel Channel. We have had a camera or two here before. Just last year we received Touring Club Italia recognition for our ribollita …Continue Reading
We are always trying to make things easier and more efficient around here. We have recently introduced onto our web page a booking function to allow you to make you booking online, quickly and easily. Here are the particular points to notice: don’t book today for today! We don’t have dedicated “booking staff”! and you …Continue Reading
It really couldn’t be easier: Telephone: +39 055 284897 Email: info@osteriadigiovanni.com Facebook: send us a private message and we will reply Our website: we have a lovely new Book Now page, and all you have to do is fill in the form and wait for a confirmation via email. Special tips for booking write the …Continue Reading
You might have noticed. We are a little bit “old-style“. Giovanni has firm ideas about how guests are to be treated, never put under-pressure and certainly never bothered at the end of a meal to write a review on TripAdvisor, or click “like” on Facebook. We have recently become very active on both. A very …Continue Reading
The secret staircase behind the bar Many of the wines stored are kept in their original wooden storage boxes. Sometimes guests ask to take an empty box away with them! Whoever would have thought that just a single room could provoke so many different reactions! Just down the “secret” staircase behind the bar, is …Continue Reading
