Il Budellino
A tiny wine counter in the Oltrarno where the aperitivo happens on the street outside because the room holds about eight people.
- Area
- Oltrarno
- Room
- Very small. The evening happens outside
- Food
- Cheese, cured meat, simple plates
- Checked
- August 2026
- Price
- €
- Go for
- A glass of red and a plate of cheese standing in the street with everyone else, at prices that stopped moving years ago.
- Skip if
- You want to sit down or have a conversation at normal volume.
What everybody agrees on
Read across public reviews on Google and TripAdvisor in September 2026. A smaller sample than the better known enoteche.
- Most
Price is what people mention first. A glass here costs a fraction of what it does across the river.
- Most
The crowd spills onto the pavement because the room holds almost nobody, and that is the atmosphere people come back for.
- Often
It is local rather than visiting, which is unusual for somewhere this walkable from the centre.
- Some
No cocktails, no list, no seating. It is a wine counter and nothing else.
What to order
House red and a tagliere, standing. Trying to make this into a sit down evening misses the point of it entirely.
Before you go
- Best time
- Early evening, when the street fills.
- Paying
- Cash is easiest.
- Expect
- To stand.
Small, cheap and entirely local. A glass of red, a plate of cheese and cured meat, and a crowd that spills onto the pavement because there is nowhere else to stand.
This is aperitivo in its oldest form: no buffet, no cocktail list, no view. Just wine at a price that has not moved much and people you end up talking to.