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💡 The Short Version: A bistecca alla fiorentina is sold by the kilo. Il Latini prints €58 to €120 a kilo and serves it rare only; Osteria La Bistecca prints €68 to €180 and Museo della Bistecca €90 to €130, both with a 1.2 kg minimum on a whole steak. Il Latini (Bib Gourmand) and Regina Bistecca are the two the English-language lists name most, and Trattoria Mario takes no reservations and opens for lunch only. A food walk that ends with one is the other way in: the Food Walking Tour with Local Steak and Tuscan Winead is from €69 for 3.5 hours.
⚠️ Check the day. Il Latini’s kitchen is closed on Monday. Buca Lapi and Buca Mario are closed on Sunday. Trattoria Mario is closed on Sundays and holidays and serves no dinner except on Fridays.
What a bistecca costs
The prices are those printed on each restaurant’s own menu. You pay for the weight on the scale. At La Bistecca and the Museo della Bistecca the minimum for a whole steak is 1.2 kg.
A raw fiorentina on display with cavolo nero and radicchio. Photo: Thomas Oboe Lee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
| Restaurant | What | Per kilo | Minimum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Il Latini | Rib | €58 | Not printed |
| Il Latini | Fillet | €68 | Not printed |
| Il Latini | Certified Chianina, rib | €95 | Not printed |
| Il Latini | Certified Chianina, fillet | €120 | Not printed |
| Osteria La Bistecca | Italian heifer, with fillet | €68 | 1.2 kg |
| Osteria La Bistecca | Prussian beef, with fillet | €85 | 1.2 kg |
| Osteria La Bistecca | Chianina IGP, with fillet | €96 | 1.2 kg |
| Osteria La Bistecca | Rubia Gallega, with fillet | €180 | Not printed |
| Museo della Bistecca | Chianina IGP | €90 | 1.2 kg |
| Museo della Bistecca | Regina delle Alpi | €105 | 1.2 kg |
| Museo della Bistecca | Maori beef from New Zealand | €105 | 1.2 kg |
| Museo della Bistecca | Retinta from Spain | €110 | 1.2 kg |
| Museo della Bistecca | Angus from the USA | €130 | 1.2 kg |
Chianina is a native breed of the Valdichiana, and the Museo della Bistecca writes that the famous Florentine steak comes from its meat. At Il Latini the menu says the bistecca is served only rare, “solo al sangue”.
A bistecca alla fiorentina, sliced from the bone. Photo: Kars Alfrink, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Which restaurants the lists name
The counts are the number of English-language and Italian-language lists that name each restaurant for the steak, among the 80 lists read for where to eat in Florence.
| Restaurant | English lists | Italian lists |
|---|---|---|
| Trattoria Mario | 3 | 3 |
| Il Latini | 4 | 1 |
| Regina Bistecca | 4 | 1 |
| Buca Lapi | 3 | 2 |
| Trattoria Sergio Gozzi | 2 | 2 |
| Brindellone | 1 | 3 |
| Da Burde | 1 | 3 |
| Perseus | 1 | 2 |
| Buca Mario | 2 | 1 |
| L’Antico Ristoro di Cambi | 2 | 1 |
The restaurants
Il Latini
Via dei Palchetti 6r · kitchen Tuesday to Friday 19:30 to 22:30, Saturday and Sunday 12:30 to 14:30 and 19:30 to 22:30 · Michelin Bib Gourmand · book on +39 055 210916 · latinifirenze.com
The steak is printed on the menu “al Kg” and comes rare. Around it sit ribollita at €13 and tripe alla fiorentina at €17. Closed on Monday. Bookings are also taken at prenotazioni@latinifirenze.com.
Regina Bistecca
Via Ricasoli 14r · daily 12:00 to 15:00 and 18:30 to 22:30 · reginabistecca.com
A steakhouse that cooks Chianina IGP over burning embers, in rooms that were an antiquarian bookshop for more than 140 years. The restaurant says it stands 200 m from the Accademia. Bookings go through OpenTable or +39 055 269 3772.
Osteria La Bistecca
Piazza della Repubblica 12 · osterialabistecca.it
On the square, with the whole steak sold by the kilo and the rib steaks “nella costola” by the portion: €40 for 600 g of Italian heifer, €56 for 600 g of Chianina IGP and €105 for 600 g of Rubia Gallega. That portion is the way for two people to try it without a 1.2 kg order. Phone +39 055 277 6364.
Museo della Bistecca
Via dei Lamberti 5 · museodellabistecca.it
A restaurant that calls itself the first steak museum in Italy, a few steps from Piazza della Signoria, with five steaks priced by the kilo. For one person the menu has a beef fillet at €38, a tagliata with rocket cream and Parmigiano fondue at €28 and a Chianina burger at €22. Phone +39 055 213381.
Buca Lapi
Via del Trebbio 1r · Monday to Saturday 18:45 to 23:00, kitchen to 22:00, bookings 18:45 to 21:00 · closed Sunday · request a table
A cellar restaurant in the Palazzo Antinori, which its site dates to 1880, with frescoes in the first room and an open kitchen. Phone +39 055 213768.
Trattoria Mario
Via Rosina 2r, behind the Mercato Centrale · lunch only, Monday to Saturday 12:00 to 15:30 · no reservations
The menu changes daily, but the site promises the bistecca alla fiorentina, the ragù and the ribollita every day. There are no bookings at lunch: staff take a name at the door and tables are shared. On Fridays, except in July, it also opens for dinner, by phone booking on +39 055 218550 between 7:00 and 11:00.
Buca Mario
Piazza degli Ottaviani 16r · 19:00 to midnight, kitchen to 22:00 · closed Sunday · book
A buca, the Florentine word for a cellar restaurant, and the site says it keeps to that tradition.
Trattoria Dall’Oste
Four addresses: Via de’ Cerchi 40r, Borgo San Lorenzo 31, Via Alamanni 3/5r and Via Orti Oricellari 29 · trattoriadalloste.com
A group of four trattorie that ages its beef and lists 12 types, among them Chianina, Marchigiana, Wagyu and Kobe. Phone for Via de’ Cerchi +39 055 213142.
Around the steak
Dario Cecchini’s Antica Macelleria, which appears in some Florence lists, is in Panzano in Chianti. For a walk that ends with a steak, the Guided Food Tour with Fiorentina Steak and Winead is from €83.30 for 4 hours, and the Oltrarno Sunset Food Tourad is from €109 for 3.5 hours: both are in Florence food tours. For what else to eat, see where to eat in Florence, Florence street food and the best gelato in Florence.
To fit a dinner into a day, see 3 days in Florence and Florence in one or two days. Hotels near the Duomo lists the hotels round Regina Bistecca and the Museo della Bistecca, and where to stay in Florence compares the areas.
Common questions
How much does a bistecca alla fiorentina cost in Florence?
It is priced per kilo on the restaurants' own menus. Il Latini prints €58/kg for the rib, €68/kg for the fillet, €95/kg for certified Chianina on the rib and €120/kg for certified Chianina on the fillet. Osteria La Bistecca prints €68/kg for Italian heifer, €85/kg for Prussian beef, €96/kg for Chianina IGP and €180/kg for Rubia Gallega. The Museo della Bistecca prints €90 to €130/kg.
How is a bistecca alla fiorentina cooked?
Rare. Il Latini's menu says the bistecca is served only rare, "solo al sangue". Regina Bistecca cooks Chianina IGP over burning embers.
Can one person order a bistecca alla fiorentina?
At La Bistecca and the Museo della Bistecca a whole steak has a minimum of 1.2 kg. La Bistecca also sells rib steaks by the portion, €40 for 600 g of Italian heifer and €56 for 600 g of Chianina IGP. The Museo della Bistecca lists a beef fillet at €38 and a tagliata at €28.
Do I need to book a table for bistecca in Florence?
Yes at Il Latini, Regina Bistecca, Buca Lapi and Buca Mario, which take bookings. Trattoria Mario, open for lunch only, does not take reservations: it takes your name at the door and seats you as places free up.
Is Dario Cecchini's butcher shop in Florence?
No. Dario Cecchini's Antica Macelleria is in Panzano in Chianti, outside Florence.
Where can I eat bistecca near the Duomo?
Regina Bistecca is at Via Ricasoli 14r, open daily 12:00 to 15:00 and 18:30 to 22:30, and says it is 200 m from the Accademia. Museo della Bistecca is at Via dei Lamberti 5 and Osteria La Bistecca is on Piazza della Repubblica.
