Trattoria Zaza

Zaza is a bustling trattoria right next to the Mercato Centrale (Central Market). The food is fantastic. Since I went on Good Friday, I ordered from their Seafood Only menu. The risotto con gamberetti e curry (shrimp curry risotto) was excellent, a combination of three foods very familiar and dear to me. But I've never had them all together like tht. Far more familiar were the steamed mussels. They were in a white wine, garlic, red pepper flake and parsley sauce that, although too strong to sip on its own, was perfect to enhance the mussel taste and dip bread in. I finished the basket nearest me. My friends finished all the remaining bread on the table by dipping.

Piazza del Mercato Centrale, 26 Red
Florence, Italy
+39 055 215 411
http://www.trattoriazaza.it