I' Brindellone
A neighbourhood trattoria in San Frediano where the room is loud, the tables are close and the Florentine steak is priced for locals.
- Area
- San Frediano
- Where
- San Frediano, Oltrarno
- Booking
- Recommended in the evening
- Checked
- August 2026
- Price
- €
- Go for
- A San Frediano trattoria where the Florentine steak is priced for the people who live on the street rather than the ones visiting it.
- Skip if
- You want quiet or space. The room is loud and the tables are close.
What everybody agrees on
Read across public reviews on Google and TripAdvisor plus Italian local writing in September 2026.
- Most
The fiorentina is the reason people book, and the price is what they mention right after the quality.
- Most
The crowd is local. Reviewers note how few other visitors are in the room.
- Often
The Tuscan standards are all done properly: ribollita, crostini, pappa al pomodoro.
- Often
Service is quick and informal, which suits the room.
- Some
It is small and noisy, and tables are close together.
What to order
The fiorentina, split between two. Start with the crostini rather than a pasta if you are ordering steak; the kitchen sends generous plates.
Before you go
- Getting there
- San Frediano, fifteen minutes west of Ponte Vecchio on the south bank.
- Booking
- Worth calling for dinner.
- Steak
- Priced by weight, as everywhere. Check before it goes on the grill.
Plain cream walls, no decoration to speak of, and a room small enough that turning up without a reservation usually means being turned away. Tuscan cooking without adjustment. The steak ritual is the thing people remember: the cut arrives at the table first, you agree to it, then it goes to the grill. Further from the centre than the trattorias people queue for, which is most of why it stays like this.