Ararat Restaurant Florence

Charbroiled Armenian meat

Francesco from Florence

About me I was born and raised in this town and, after spending an almost-two-year-long spell working in Bratislava, I settled back in my hometown, working first as a business consultant and then as an administrative in a large company. I am book-addicted, so I spend a lot of my free time reading. I also love to watch and play (but mainly watch) football, supporting the local t...
""Ararat Restaurant" Florence is definitely not somewhere I'd take a vegetarian friend for dinner, but this Armenian place is really hospitable - and tasty!"

Ararat -  Le Bracerie is a very small restaurant in a Northern neighbourhood of Florence called Novoli, situated not far from the centre. The place is run by a real Armenian, who really cares about hospitality and welcomes every new customer with a glass of strong bloody-looking Armenian red wine.

The food offer is not wide and does not include anything else but meat of different kinds. But the food tastes very good and the owner is always there, guiding the customers' choice like he did with me. He explained the difference between the dishes to me, which one was more traditional and which one was so.

Definitely, this is not the place where I would take a vegetarian friend for dinner, but if eating meat is not a problem for you and you feel like having an "exotic" experience, then Ararat, with its relaxed furnishing and the quietude of a tourist-free area, can be a good solution. At least, it was for me...I'm already looking forward to eating there again!

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About me I was born and raised in this town and, after spending an almost-two-year-long spell working in Bratislava, I settled back in my hometown, working first as a business consultant and then as an administrative in a large company. I am book-addicted, so I spend a lot of my free time reading. I also love to watch and play (but mainly watch) football, supporting the local team: Fiorentina. Why Florence? Florence, even more than other old towns, is a two-faced town: one face (nicely displayed) is for tourists, while the other one (often well hidden) is...

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