In the heart of the historical centre of Florence, 2 Michelin Star Restaurant Santa Elisabetta offers a minimalist, essential, pure cuisine.

The creative talent of Chef Rocco de Santis is expressed in a truly unique location: the ancient Byzantine Pagliazza Tower, inside the charming Brunelleschi Hotel.

The Chef chooses to experiment with minimalism, on dishes with a single product that is the protagonist and two or three others that act as a support. Each dish is based on a substance, on something that goes beyond ingredients, and is characterized by the contrasts between acidity and sweetness, cooked and raw, sapidity and lightness.

Restaurant Santa Elisabetta is on the first floor of the tower, with a particular circular shape, in an intimate atmosphere that only houses seven exclusive tables. Built around 541-544 AD, today it is part of the register of historical Florentine buildings. In the 12th century it was used as a women’s prison, hence the name “Pagliazza”, which comes from the straw (‘paglia’) beds of the prisoners.