Phone: +393955215706
Address: Borgo S. Jacopo, 43, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy, Florence
City: Florence
Dishes: 8
Reviews: 17
Website: https://www.cinghialebianco.com
"This review is combined with the review for Osteria del Pavone . Came in for dinner without reservation, what a mistake on the weekend, and asked for a table for 2. The owner suggested that we sit at the bar since there was no free table. The bar looked like a counter, and it looked like he was in the middle of balancing his books or something, but since we like to sit at the bar for dinner we thought it would be interesting and said yes. He than took us to the back of the restaurant, through the kitchen and through a small door into a different room, with a big beautiful bar, waiters dressed in suits, and soft music in the background. This was Osteria del Pavone . Apparently the two restaurants are connected and they have an agreement that Bianco 's customers can sit at the bar at Pavone if there 's no room. So we got the food from Bianco and the service and drinks from Pavone . Hence the combined review. We started our meal with a platter of meats and cheese, served with 2 crostinis with liver patè. The meats were amazing, good quality of Tuscan sausage and prosciutto, and a good quality cheese. The patè was also great, served on a good piece of bread. Next we had the dumplings. They are like ricotta and spinach large gnocchi. They were fantastic. The texture was soft with a real spinach flavor, all served in a puddle of melted butter. We thought about getting the onion flan but we didn 't since it comes with truffle shavings and my dinner partner doesn 't like it. But a lady next to us got it. It looked amazing and she said the taste was exquisite. We didn 't know what meat to order and the bartender suggested the beef fillet with chianti sauce. It sounded good so we ordered it. The man knows what he is talking about. The quality of the meat was super premium, served medium-rare like they do in Firenze. The meat was soft as butter and cooked perfectly, served with roasted potatoes which were perfect. But the real star was the sauce. It was a good Chianti wine, reduced, so that all the flavors are concentrated. It was the highlight of the dish. Since we couldn 't decide on dessert, we got 2 of them. One was described as dark chocolate with white chocolate and truffle. It was just that. Good quality soft dark chocolate, and good soft white chocolate, and some truffle shavings. The combination of the flavors was unique and great. They paired perfectly together. The second dessert was called bigne with caramel sauce. The dough was great and the caramel sauce was also amazing. The bigne was filled with high quality vanilla ice cream. A sweet dish to end the meal, but not too sweet. The food here is one of the best I had in Florence, and this is definitely a place that you need to visit when in town."
Menu - 8 options
All prices are estimates.
Gnocchi
Soft potato dumplings served with a creamy pesto sauce and topped with Parmesan cheese.
Tiramisu
A classic Italian dessert featuring layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers, rich mascarpone cream, and a dusting of cocoa powder.
Cheesecake
A rich, creamy dessert with a smooth texture and graham cracker crust, often topped with fruits or a sweet glaze.
Caramel Pudding
A rich and creamy caramel pudding with a silky texture, topped with a golden caramel sauce.
Vanilla Ice Cream
Creamy and smooth vanilla ice cream with a rich, classic flavor, perfect for a sweet treat or dessert.
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Probably one of the bests pastas we’ve had in Florence. We also had the florentina steak, amazing!
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if they are looking for authentic Italian that is their place! it was so good that we booked two nights! wonderful staff and great food! they will not be disappointed!
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here, after you've seen someone recommending their wobble with truffle, it quickly became one of the best dishes I had in florence! the other dishes were also very good and service was super friendly! there were so many dishes I wanted to try, can't wait to go back!
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We booked a table for dinner well in advance of our trip to Florence and it did not disappoint! The Truffle Burrata was incredible and the burrata and fresh tomato spaghetti was the best pasta I've ever tasted! Very reasonably priced too, would definitely recommend dinner here, just make sure to book in advance.
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Really nice atmosphere, beautiful starters. The mains were all heavily salted though, and the wild boar was swimming in oil. The staff were a little pushy with ourselves and tables either side to us as they had people waiting. Nice place to visit but considering the cost and quality of the food, I feel they really should allocate more time per reservation and not be so pushy to clear half eaten plates of food to rush you out!
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An excellent osteria serving Tuscan food, with a focus on “peasant/poor food”, but not just that. Had the wild boar cold cuts, which were delectable. Followed by the pappardelle pasta with wild boar. Obviously, you must not miss out on the boar. If that’s not your thing, There’s plenty more to choose from. The house wine is good, but you also have a selection of Italian wines by the bottle. Service is very good. They are efficient, but not pushy. This is not a tourist trap, and you are not being processed. Well done! Will recommend.
User
I was in italy for a whole week, and this is by far the best dinner we had. everything is extraordinary. eating is amazing, and the service is by far the best of any place we were in italia. her specificity is wild boar and is not to skip! the tiramisu is also excellent. the atmosphere is also quite unique, as the restaurant is built in a 14th century castle. it is quite small, and very popular, so they come early or expect them to wait a very long time if they 't make a reservation! but if you have to wait, they often bring you with sympathy wine so you don't give too much wine
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Where to even begin with this one.. Just the perfect low key environment which has seen many stars show up at their doors but it still doesn’t come to their heads at all. The prices are really affordable and everything is really next level. For the wines I suggest you take the house wine it’s absolutely great at 8 EUR for half a liter you can start with a half caraffa of white and then we switched over to half a red for the bistecca. No need to order the expensive wine bottles we were absolutely satisfied with the house wine. Coming to the food we started with the buratta al tartufo a classic really good. Then for the primi piatti we had the tartufo pasta a classic too my girlfriend loved it...
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The bartender is a brilliant artist and he deserves a raise! The drink he made is creative, carefully curated, delicious and beautiful. Maybe a professional bar is where he would shine. The sliced beef is a bit boring. Flavor wise, nothing noteworthy. It is not even a good cut of the beef but the dish together with the potato is $28. The potato is very delicious by the way. Truffle with burrata is interesting, but I am kind of skeptical about the burrata because it is fizzy on the inside maybe the cheese is not properly stored so it starts to ferment inside?? . I do feel like being discriminated because I was dining alone and was not allowed to get a table. This had never happened to me in m...
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This review is combined with the review for Osteria del Pavone . Came in for dinner without reservation, what a mistake on the weekend, and asked for a table for 2. The owner suggested that we sit at the bar since there was no free table. The bar looked like a counter, and it looked like he was in the middle of balancing his books or something, but since we like to sit at the bar for dinner we thought it would be interesting and said yes. He than took us to the back of the restaurant, through the kitchen and through a small door into a different room, with a big beautiful bar, waiters dressed in suits, and soft music in the background. This was Osteria del Pavone . Apparently the two restaur...
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