Read on for a handy guide to the different types of restaurants you’ll find in Italy. Related: Best Time to Visit Italy Historically speaking, an osteria was a spartan, no-frills establishment ...

To ease the burden on its citizens, the Austrian rulers at the time granted it an exemption from VAT, a tradition that continued once it became part of Italy, and has carried on into the 21st century.

Right. Few cities offer food like this town in the center of Italy, and putting together a list of the best restaurants in Florence is one of the greatest and most savory parts of this job.