VerdictDestinations 🛡️ Independent — no pay-to-rank🔎 Graded for who you are✓ Verified 2026-06-17How we grade → The verdict
Worth the table for…
Great for
- Travellers on a budget
- If you've only got a day
- Couples
- Solo travellers
- Local-life seekers
- Foodies
Worth it for travellers on a budget, if you've only got a day and couples.
What to order
The plates that decide it
Pollo al burro (butter chicken) — the signature — outrageously rich and the reason most people come
Tortino di carciofi (artichoke omelette) — the other house classic, when artichokes are in season
Bistecca — competent but you'll find better steakhouses for this specifically
The meringue cake — an over-the-top whipped-cream finish; split one
Why we say this
Insider secrets & local vibes
A genuine Florentine institution that's barely changed in a hundred years — the kind of room that's vanishing fast.
Not independently verified — estimatedCash only, tight communal seating and fixed sittings mean you book ahead and eat on the house's schedule, not yours.
Not independently verified — estimatedWhat it feels like
Reading the room, traveller by traveller
Couples
Cosy in a packed, knees-touching way; go early in the first sitting if you want to actually hear each other.
Foodies
A bucket-list classic — order the butter chicken and the meringue cake and don't overthink the rest.
Good to know
Before you go
- Best time
- First sitting, around 7:30pm
- Booking
- Reserve ahead; bring cash
- Accessibility
- Cramped communal tables; limited vegetarian range
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