Giusi > wrote:

> www.divinacucina.com has a very reliable list
> for all the neighborhoods of Florence and is written by a chef friend of
> mine whose expertise I know. So far we've disagreed about one restaurant,
> but we haven't ordered the same things.

I have looked and I see that Buca Lapi is still there! I have eaten a
very nice bistecca alla fiorentina there once.

> I also like to adventure a bit and poike my head into places not mentioned
> anywhere.

Yes, sometimes just looking at the menu can tell one a lot. One of the
keys is the presence of regional dishes. And, of course, an absence of
any translation into foreign languages is a good sign, too.

[Düsseldorf and Meerbusch]
> > Not the Weinhaus Tante Anna, by any chance?
>
> I haven't any memory of its name. Lots of sausages, anyway. I had seen
> hundreds if them at the supermarkets but none I could get my hands on, so
> that's what I wanted. It was in a Medieval part and there were lots of
> business travelers in it. A big place.

Definitely not Tante Anna, then. Probably one of the beer halls/brewery
outlets, of which there are several in the Old Town, namely Zum
Schiffchen, Zum Schlüssel, Im Füchschen, Im Goldenen Kessel, etc. They
are indeed a good choice if one is looking for German regional food.

Victor