All'Antico Vinaio
The wildly popular Via dei Neri schiacciata sandwich shop, with lines snaking down the street most of the day.
The call
Worth it if you only have one day and you are traveling with kids.
Why
- 01
A loud, fast, cash-and-go counter slinging enormous stuffed flatbread sandwiches.
Our read - 02
A genuinely great cheap eat if you can stomach the queue and the crush.
Our read
Is it a fit?
Go if
You only have one day
Even on a tight schedule, All'Antico Vinaio earns the hours.
You are traveling with kids
With kids, All'Antico Vinaio works.
You are traveling as a couple
As a couple, All'Antico Vinaio works.
You are traveling solo
Solo, All'Antico Vinaio works.
Think twice if
You are watching the budget
On a budget, weigh it — All'Antico Vinaio isn't cheap for what it is.
You prefer local life to spectacle
For local authenticity, All'Antico Vinaio is hit or miss.
The plates that decide it
- La Favolosa schiacciata — the famous one — sbriciolona salami, pecorino cream, artichoke cream and spicy aubergine; the reason to queue
- Add a glass of house wine — cheap and fitting for a stand-up lunch
- Anything fancier than the sandwich — keep it simple; the flatbread is the point
Plan it well
- Cost
- Cheap eat
- Timing
- Off-peak, mid-afternoon, to dodge the worst queues
- Booking
- No reservations; order at the counter
- Allow
- 30 minutes incl. queue
- Accessibility
- Standing/street eating; long lines at peak
Sources and method (2)
- The flagship is on Via dei Neri near Piazza della Signoria; the signature 'La Favolosa' schiacciata is sbriciolona salami, pecorino cream, artichoke cream and spicy aubergine. firenzemadeintuscany.com ↗
- Daily lunchtime queues are a fixture; Saveur called it 'home of the world's best sandwiches' and it has expanded internationally (incl. New York). allanticovinaiousa.com ↗