Bistecca alla Fiorentina at Del Fagioli

Few dishes are more quintessentially Tuscan than bistecca alla Fiorentina, the thick, perfectly grilled T-bone cut from the region’s highly prized Chianina cattle breed. So if it’s melt-in-your-mouth steak you’re after when in Florence, Del Fagioli is one of the best places in town to get it.

Established in 1966, this family-run trattoria in Santa Croce specializes in authentic home-style Florentine classics, served in atmospheric wood-paneled dining rooms, along with delicious house Chianti.

The menu is bursting with staples of Tuscany’s cuccina povera like ribollita (traditional bread soup), penne strascicate (scrambled pasta), and bollito misto (mixed boiled meats), but locals are particularly fond of their signature fagioli all’olio (white beans drizzled with olive oil) and the flawlessly done bistecca alla Fiorentina, which is among the best in Florence.

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