Sauté di vongole
Sautéed clams with tomato sauce and toasted bread
La cucina
The menu
Tuscan recipes, handmade pasta and carefully selected ingredients. Italian names are kept beside concise English descriptions.
01
Appetizers
€20
Antipasto de La Buchetta
Prosciutto, salami, finocchiona, aged cheeses, marmalade, acacia honey, stracciatella, preserved vegetables, bruschetta and chicken-liver pâté
Estasi di mozzarelle
Fior di latte, buffalo mozzarella, burrata and stracciatella with salad and cherry tomatoes
Calamari in zimino
Squid with Swiss chard, tomato and garlic
Incanto di pecorini di campagna
Four pecorino cheeses with onion marmalade and acacia honey
Caprese di bufala
Buffalo mozzarella caprese
Carpaccio di filetto di manzo
Beef fillet carpaccio with rocket and Grana
Insalata di anguria e feta
Watermelon and feta salad with mint
02
Salads
Insalata Caesar con pollo
Chicken Caesar salad
Insalata di pera e pecorino
Pear and pecorino salad
03
First courses
Pici Special
Handmade thick spaghetti, Pienza pecorino, black pepper and truffle
Tagliatelle al cinghiale
Handmade tagliatelle with wild-boar ragù
Lasagna al ragù di manzo
Lasagna with beef ragù
Pici de La Buchetta
Handmade pici, spicy tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes and salty ricotta
Risotto gamberi e limone
Risotto with prawns, lemon and Tuscan herbs
Raviolone erborinato
Ricotta raviolone, blue-cheese sauce, caramelised shallot and fried sage
Gnocchi Angeli e Demoni
Handmade gnocchi, stracciatella, spicy red sauce and crispy pork cheek
Tagliolini al pesto
Tagliolini with house-made pesto
Linguine alle vongole
Linguine with clams and basil
04
Main courses
Tagliata di pollo
Herb-marinated chicken breast, rocket and Grana
Melanzana alla parmigiana
Layered aubergine, tomato, creamy mozzarella and basil
Scaloppina di vitella al limone
Veal escalope with lemon sauce
Bistecca alla Fiorentina
Dry-aged at least four weeks; minimum cut approx. 1.2 kg. Rare or medium rare recommended
Tagliata sulla costola
Approx. 700 g ribeye, radicchio and house onion marmalade
Filetto di manzo alla griglia
Grilled beef fillet
Filetto Special
Grilled beef fillet with fresh truffle
Tartare di manzo
Beef fillet tartare with salad
Filetto La Buchetta
Beef fillet braised with brandy, blue cheese and walnuts
Pescato del giorno
Catch of the day with crispy spinach
05
Side dishes
Patate arrosto
Roast potatoes
Spinaci freschi saltati
Fresh spinach with garlic and olive oil
Insalata di pomodoro sardo
Sardinian tomato salad
Insalata di patate lesse
Boiled potatoes, red onion and extra-virgin olive oil
Fagiolini in umido
Green beans in tomato sauce
06
Desserts
Tiramisù
House-made tiramisù
Mousse ai frutti rossi
Red-berry mousse, white chocolate and pistachio
Cheesecake
House-made cheesecake
Cantucci e Vin Santo
Tuscan almond biscuits and dessert wine
Panna cotta ai fichi
Panna cotta with figs
Ananas al naturale
Fresh pineapple
Gelato all’azoto liquido
Fresh gelato prepared tableside with liquid nitrogen
07
Kids
Pasta
With fresh tomato, butter or ragù
Pollo alla griglia
Grilled chicken with cherry tomatoes
Braciola con patate
Steak with potatoes
08
Beverages
Acqua minerale 0.75 l
Mineral water
Caffè
Coffee
Tè
Tea
Birra 0.33 l
Bottled beer
Bibite
Soft drinks
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Online reservations are accepted from 48 hours to 3 months in advance. For same-day tables, call the restaurant directly.
De’ Benci
Via De’ Benci 3a, 50122 Florence, Italy
Daily, 12 PM–11 PM
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Borgo S. Croce 11 R, 50122 Florence, Italy
Daily, 12 PM–11 PM