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WHERE TO EAT The best Panini in the world (according to food experts)
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Recommended by Lonely Planet and 31 other food critics.
"Push your way to the tables at the back to taste cheese and salami in situ (reservations recommended). Or join the queue at the deli counter for a well-stuffed focaccia wrapped in waxed paper to take away – the quality is outstanding."
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Recommended by Lonely Planet and 27 other food critics.
"Scan the blackboard for the day's wines and pair them with bite-sized panini, stuffed with freshly shaved cured meats and combos like pancetta and artichoke."
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Recommended by Lonely Planet and 27 other food critics.
"Wash your pick of 30 different types of panini down with a beaker of wine and leave the empty glass on the wooden shelf outside."
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Recommended by Elizabeth Minchilli and 20 other food critics.
"Top Five Panini in Florence: ‘Ino - Since the day he opened his doors, his gourmet panini have been flying out those doors. The day I was there I had a ciabatta filled with grilled zucchine, robiola and ‘nduja (a spicy sausage spread). Truffles often figure prominently. Nothing wrong with that."
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Recommended by Elizabeth Minchilli and 23 other food critics.
"Make your way to the glass case atop the bar, where you’ll find small platters of what you’ve come here for: tiny soft rolls, gently spread with truffle butter."
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Recommended by Elizabeth Minchilli and 21 other food critics.
"Barely bigger than a closet, this tiny storefront serves some of the best panini in town, and maybe in Italy."
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Recommended by Cibo di Strada and 13 other food critics.
"Best Lampredotto Shops in Florence: Il Trippaio del Porcellino - A historic kiosk founded at the end of the nineteenth century, just a few steps from Piazza Signoria. In the very center, without forgetting the tradition, they play with some digressions such as the lampredotto alla puttanesca, cooked by Orazio Nencioni."
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Recommended by Lonely Planet and 14 other food critics.
"This beloved street vendor makes some of Palermo's best pane e panelle (sesame bread with chickpea fritters). Add some crocchè (potato croquettes), fried eggplant and a squeeze of lemon and call it lunch!"
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Recommended by Lonely Planet and 12 other food critics.
"Palermitan street food doesn't get any better or cheaper than the delicious panini (sandwich) hawked from this hole-in-the-wall sandwich shop just off Piazza Marina. Options range from the classic panino triplo (with chickpea fritters, potato croquettes and eggplant) to the owner's trademark panino vastiddaru (with roast pork, salami, emmental cheese and spicy mushrooms)."
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Recommended by Giorgia Cannarella and 9 other food critics.
"Lampredotto is DOC in Florence, and of course, you should try it at the trippaio di Porta Romana."