La Chicca — Florence, Sant'Ambrogio
Fresh truffle in Florence
Only fresh truffle, the finest we can find at each time of year. Tagliolini made in-house, a Truffle Set Menu and contemporary Tuscan cooking at Via dei Macci 79R, Sant'Ambrogio.
Fresh truffle, always the finest available
We use only fresh truffle, always the finest we can find at that time of year. The variety changes; the rule doesn't.
The dish people keep coming back for is egg tagliolini with butter and truffle. The pasta is made in-house every day and the kitchen is open: you watch it go from the pot to the plate.
Then there's truffle where you don't expect it: on octopus with potato foam, in cappellacci with buffalo mozzarella and scallops. And on the sliced beef steak, if you like.
We're in Sant'Ambrogio, which for many Florentines is still the city's last authentic neighborhood: one minute from the market, away from the routes built for tourists.
The truffle calendar
Which truffle you'll find, season by season
In autumn there's the prized white truffle, when it can be found, along with the Burgundy truffle and the smooth black truffle. Winter is the season of the prized black truffle, with the musky and winter black truffles. In spring comes the bianchetto, the spring white truffle, until the summer truffle arrives and stays all summer long. Each season we choose the finest truffle available at the time. Which truffle is on today? Ask in the dining room.
Tasting menu
For those who want truffle from the starter through the pasta courses.
Truffle takes center stage in every course · 75 per person
Truffle Set Menu
95 a personaA set menu built around fresh truffle. Includes a glass of Chianti Classico per person.
To start
Beef tartare with truffle and octopus with potato foam and truffle
Pasta
Egg tagliolini with butter and fresh truffle
Second pasta
Cappellacci with buffalo mozzarella, scallops and truffle
Desserts
Basque cheesecake and carrot cake
À la carte
Truffle dishes à la carte
The truffle is whatever is finest at the time, always fresh.
The full menu is on the Menu page.
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What they say
Truffle, according to our guests
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"This place is truly excellent! It’s the type of restaurant you dream of wandering into on your Italian vacation, but also a local gem. The service was warm and genuine, and the food was excellent, the truffle so delicious and fresh - high quality ingredients but also creative and a little different. The chef came around to check on us and you can tell he truly cares about his craft. Everything is made in house, from the bread to dessert and it was all delicious and flavorful. It was our favorite meal while we were in Italy for 2 weeks- I hope we can visit again soon!"
"Very nice restaurant for either a date, hanging out with friends, or a business meal with colleagues. This place has amazing decor with paintings for sale on the wall, lots of books on bookshelves, lots of sunlight during the day, bright and airy. They have good music. You can see the chef working through a window or a mirror; there’s a piano in the restaurant; very clean toilet! Now about the food: very fresh ingredients and tasty creative dishes! To begin with, we really loved the warm homemade fresh breads with onions! The pasta with truffle was he best we had so far. The chiccamiru is La Chicca’s variant of tiramisu except it’s with passion fruit instead of chocolate."
"Visited for lunch, i have to say everything was delicious. As for recommendations, i would say the 'wild boar stou' and the pasta with truffle was especially wonderful!"