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Bistecca alla fiorentina is a signature dish of Italy; we have verified places to eat it in Florence. The dry-aged Chianina T-bone, grilled over wood fire to a charred crust outside and blood-rare inside, seasoned only with salt and olive oil. Start with where to eat Bistecca alla fiorentina in Florence.
The dry-aged Chianina T-bone, grilled over wood fire to a charred crust outside and blood-rare inside, seasoned only with salt and olive oil.
The bistecca traces to the August 10 feast of San Lorenzo in Renaissance Florence, when oxen were spit-roasted on bonfires across the city for the public. English merchants in 16th-century Florence brought the word 'beefsteak' into Italian as 'bistecca'. The Chianina cattle, native to the Val di Chiana since Etruscan times, became the canonical breed. The Disciplinare della Bistecca alla Fiorentina from the Accademia Italiana della Cucina sets the standard: a T-bone 5cm thick minimum, dry-aged 21 days, grilled hot over charcoal or wood, never above 5 minutes per side, never sauced.
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Where to eat Bistecca alla fiorentina in Florence: the editor picks
Guided tour · 4 hours
Eat and drink your way through Florence on a guided tour of hidden trattorias, tasting cheeses, pasta, gelato, truffles, and wine, even sipping through a historic wine window.
1 hour
Enjoy a real Florentine dinner with coccoli, prosciutto crudo, and stracchino, a 1 kg Florentine T-bone steak with baked potatoes, and two glasses of Chianti wine.
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Discover Florence’s authentic Oltrarno neighborhood at sunset with a small group. Taste handpicked local specialties and fine wines while guided by passionate locals w...
