Da Nerbone

Tucked inside the ground floor of Mercato Centrale, Da Nerbone has been serving market workers since 1872, making it one of the oldest food stalls in Florence. Its specialty is the panino col lampredotto, a sandwich of slow-cooked cow's stomach served in a roll dipped in its broth and topped with salsa verde, a dish rooted in the working-class "fifth quarter" cuisine that used the offal cuts wealthier households discarded. There is no table service; regulars eat standing at the counter or on nearby stools, and the line often stretches into the market aisle at lunchtime.