Last year, my husband and I spent a month in Italy, slowly eating our way from Venice down to Naples and finally Rome. We started our mornings with coffee and pastries and ended our days with aperitivo and pasta. It was everything we hoped it would be: beautiful, relaxing and delicious. But one of the foods we still talk about the most is the sandwiches. Article content

Italy’s panini are on a whole different level. Crusty bread, high-quality ingredients, and that balance of simple and indulgent that Italians do so well. In Florence, especially, the sandwich scene is huge. Article content Article content

The most famous spot, thanks to a million viral Instagram posts, is All’Antico Vinaio, known for their warm schiacciata bread, bold fillings and unapologetically overstuffed panini.

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