florence: where to eat with severe fish/shellfish allergy?

[barbara k]

Travel to Florence in October, one member of our party has a severe fish/shellfish allergy. Where are good places to eat where no fish are prepared on the premises? He will have a severe reaction if even around the cooking of fish....Thanks!

[LotsC]

I am sorry to hear about that, that could be a headache for you and the rest of the party. Food in Florence is predominantly based around meat and although fish is gradually creeping onto menus this is taking a long time. The best places for you to look at are the traditional Florentine restaurants....I think it will be very difficult to ensure that no fish/shellfish are prepared in certain restaurants. Good luck though...and have a super time

[barbara k]

Do you know of any vegetarian places?

[jen kalb]

Honestly it seems to me that many of the traditional Tuscan places do not even serve fish except for the occasional baccala (salt cod) or maybe a seppie in zemino and maybe on a Friday. They are highly meat, bean and vegetable based. Am I wrong? Soes Sostanza offer a fish dish, for example? I Latini? Mario? Ocean fish is a luxury and highly appreciated in Italy, so the higher end you go the more you will see. Its hard to believe you will have to go to a veg place to avoid fish dishes and fish odors. I frankly do not remember them from Florence (relatively low end) at all.