Alla Vecchia Bettola
A Florentine trattoria on the edge of Piazza Tasso serving home-style cooking since 1979, with long shared tables, wine in flasks and the house penne regulars book ahead for.
Alla Vecchia Bettola has been serving true Florentine home cooking since 1979 from a corner of Viale Vasco Pratolini at Piazza Tasso, just outside the tourist core of San Frediano. The dining room is all long communal tables, checked cloths and straw-wrapped fiaschi, so expect to share elbow room with neighbors. The menu changes with the day, but the house penne alla Bettola is the constant, followed by bistecca alla fiorentina for the table. It opens Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, and reservations by phone are the only sensible way in.













