A buca is a cellar joint with half a dozen crowded tables serving good, basic Florentine fare. Orafo's years in the guidebooks have made Americans its base of customers—Florentines aren't willing to give this place up yet, though, and you can still find it packed with locals if you reserve a late seating.
However, the heavy tourism has jacked its prices above what you'd expect for peasant food. That food is still very well prepared, however, and the location can't be beat.
You can't go wrong with the thick ribollita. If it's on the menu, go for the paglia e fieno alla boscaiola (a "hay and straw" mix of both egg and spinach fettucine in mushroom-meat sauce).
Orafo's best secondo is arista di maiale con patate (roast pork loin with potatoes), while candied stewed pears as a dolce (dessert) round out the meal nicely.
Bus: C3, D; C1; C2
Hop-on/hop-off: Frescobaldi (A); Buca dell'Orafo
Volta dei Girolami 28r (under the arched alley left of the Ponte Vecchio)
(Duomo/Uffizi)
tel. +39-055-213-619
www.bucadellorafo.com
Tues–Sat noon–2:30pm and 7:30–9:45pm
€€€Santa Croce (A), Corso Tintori (C)
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English (Inglese) | Italian (Italiano) | Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun |
Good day | Buon giorno | bwohn JOUR-noh |
Good evening | Buona sera | BWOH-nah SAIR-rah |
Good night | Buona notte | BWOH-nah NOTE-tay |
Goodbye | Arrivederci | ah-ree-vah-DAIR-chee |
Excuse me (to get attention) | Scusi | SKOO-zee |
thank you | grazie | GRAT-tzee-yay |
please | per favore | pair fa-VOHR-ray |
yes | si | see |
no | no | no |
Do you speak English? | Parla Inglese? | PAR-la een-GLAY-zay |
I don't understand | Non capisco | non ka-PEESK-koh |
I'm sorry | Mi dispiace | mee dees-pee-YAT-chay |
Where is? | Dov'é | doh-VAY |
...a restaurant | un ristorante | oon rees toh-RAHN-tay |
...a casual restaurant | una trattoria un'osteria |
oo-nah trah-toar-RHEE-yah oon ohst-air-EE-yah |
I would like to reserve... | Vorrei prenotare... | voar-RAY pray-note-ARE-eh |
a table for two | una tavola per due | oo-nah TAH-voal-lah pair DOO-way |
...for 7pm | per le sette | pair lay SET-tay |
...for 7:30pm | per le sette e mezzo | pair lay SET-tay eh MET-tzoh |
...for 8pm | per le otto | pair lay OH-toh |
I would like | Vorrei... | voar-RAY |
...some (of) | un pó (di) | oon POH (dee) |
...this | questo | KWAY-sto |
...that | quello | KWEL-loh |
chicken | pollo | POL-loh |
steak | bistecca | bee-STEAK-ah |
veal | vitello | vee-TEL-oh |
fish | pesce | PEH-shay |
meat | carne | KAR-neh |
I am vegetarian | sono vegetariano | SO-no veg-eh-tair-ee-YAH-no |
side dish [veggies always come seperately] | cotorno | kon-TOR-no |
dessert | dolce | DOAL-chay |
and | e | ay |
...a glass of | un bicchiere di | oon bee-key-YAIR-eh dee |
...a bottle of | una bottiglia di | oo-na boh-TEEL-ya dee |
...a half-liter of | mezzo litro di | MET-tzoh LEE-tro dee |
...fizzy water | acqua gassata | AH-kwah gah-SAHT-tah |
...still water | acqua non gassata | AH-kwah noan gah-SAHT-tah |
...red wine | vino rosso | VEE-noh ROH-so |
...white wine | vino bianco | VEE-noh bee-YAHN-koh |
...beer | birra | BEER-a |
Check, please | Il conto, per favore | eel COAN-toh pair fah-VOAR-eh |
Is service included? | É incluso il servizio? | ay een-CLOU-so eel sair-VEET-zee-yo |
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Buca dell'Orafo
Volta dei Girolami 28r (under the arched alley left of the Ponte Vecchio)
(Duomo/Uffizi)
tel. +39-055-213-619
www.bucadellorafo.com
Tues–Sat noon–2:30pm and 7:30–9:45pm
€€€
Bus: C3, D; C1; C2
Hop-on/hop-off: Frescobaldi (A); Santa Croce (A), Corso Tintori (C)
Walks & Seminars
Wine tastings
Cooking classes
Special meals
Vineyard excursions
» Chianti
» Other Tuscan wine regions