A preponderance of more taciturn Americans and multiple rooms help keep this place remarkably quiet for an Italian restaurant—an impression the spare decoration only adds to.
But this can only help you concentrate better on the well-prepared dishes, from cannelloni Mamma Gina (prosciutto, ricotta, and spinach stuffed into thin pasta crepes, swimming in melted cheese) or gnocchi verdi al pomodoro (spinach gnocchi in tomato sauce).
For the more adventurous, they offer Florentine tripe and several preparations of cervelli (brains) as secondi, or you can stick with something more classic like scaloppine di vitello al limone (veal lightly flavored with lemon) or the less refined but tasty salsicce alla griglia con fagioli (grilled sausage with Tuscan beans).
Mamma Gina
Borgo Sant'Jacopo 37 (near Ponte Vecchio)
(Duomo/Uffizi)
tel. +39-055-239-6009
Mammagina.it
Mon-Sat noon-2:30pm and 7-10:30pm. Closed 2 weeks early Aug
€€€
Bus: 11, 36
Hop-on/hop-off: Frescobaldi (A)
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English (Inglese) | Italian (Italiano) | Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun |
Good day | Buon giorno | bwohn JOUR-noh |
Good evening | Buona sera | BWOH-nah SAIR-rah |
Good night | Buona notte | BWOH-nah NOTE-tay |
Goodbye | Arrivederci | ah-ree-vah-DAIR-chee |
Excuse me (to get attention) | Scusi | SKOO-zee |
thank you | grazie | GRAT-tzee-yay |
please | per favore | pair fa-VOHR-ray |
yes | si | see |
no | no | no |
Do you speak English? | Parla Inglese? | PAR-la een-GLAY-zay |
I don't understand | Non capisco | non ka-PEESK-koh |
I'm sorry | Mi dispiace | mee dees-pee-YAT-chay |
Where is? | Dov'é | doh-VAY |
...a restaurant | un ristorante | oon rees toh-RAHN-tay |
...a casual restaurant | una trattoria un'osteria |
oo-nah trah-toar-RHEE-yah oon ohst-air-EE-yah |
I would like to reserve... | Vorrei prenotare... | voar-RAY pray-note-ARE-eh |
a table for two | una tavola per due | oo-nah TAH-voal-lah pair DOO-way |
...for 7pm | per le sette | pair lay SET-tay |
...for 7:30pm | per le sette e mezzo | pair lay SET-tay eh MET-tzoh |
...for 8pm | per le otto | pair lay OH-toh |
I would like | Vorrei... | voar-RAY |
...some (of) | un pó (di) | oon POH (dee) |
...this | questo | KWAY-sto |
...that | quello | KWEL-loh |
chicken | pollo | POL-loh |
steak | bistecca | bee-STEAK-ah |
veal | vitello | vee-TEL-oh |
fish | pesce | PEH-shay |
meat | carne | KAR-neh |
I am vegetarian | sono vegetariano | SO-no veg-eh-tair-ee-YAH-no |
side dish [veggies always come seperately] | cotorno | kon-TOR-no |
dessert | dolce | DOAL-chay |
and | e | ay |
...a glass of | un bicchiere di | oon bee-key-YAIR-eh dee |
...a bottle of | una bottiglia di | oo-na boh-TEEL-ya dee |
...a half-liter of | mezzo litro di | MET-tzoh LEE-tro dee |
...fizzy water | acqua gassata | AH-kwah gah-SAHT-tah |
...still water | acqua non gassata | AH-kwah noan gah-SAHT-tah |
...red wine | vino rosso | VEE-noh ROH-so |
...white wine | vino bianco | VEE-noh bee-YAHN-koh |
...beer | birra | BEER-a |
Check, please | Il conto, per favore | eel COAN-toh pair fah-VOAR-eh |
Is service included? | É incluso il servizio? | ay een-CLOU-so eel sair-VEET-zee-yo |
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Mamma Gina
Borgo Sant'Jacopo 37 (near Ponte Vecchio)
(Duomo/Uffizi)
tel. +39-055-239-6009
Mammagina.it
Mon-Sat noon-2:30pm and 7-10:30pm. Closed 2 weeks early Aug
€€€
Bus: 11, 36
Hop-on/hop-off: Frescobaldi (A)
Walks & Seminars
Wine tastings
Cooking classes
Special meals
Vineyard excursions
» Chianti
» Other Tuscan wine regions