Michelin Guide

"Bulwark of town's tradition since 1885, it's very popular, but you will find rare courtesy and cordiality here, as well as an excellent bistecca alla fiorentina, a true cult dish of Buca."

Brad A. Johnson

"I’m here for just one night — for Florence’s best steak and for great Italian wine. And like everyone else in this beef-scented room, I’m feeling extravagant. There will be no leftovers. Tomorrow be damned! And, yes, it is just as I had hoped. One of my favorite food memories is still very much alive."

Steven Raichlen

"They do an awesome bistecca, the fire-charred T-bone standing tall."

Kaja Hengstenberg

"Make sure to try their Fiorentina steak."

Stefania Pianigiani

"The 10 best Florentine steaks: Buca Lapi - One of the institutions of the Florentine steak, below the famous Palazzo Antinori, with very tender and rare meat, seasoned with coarse salt on one side."

Pink Italia

"This restaurant is located in Via del Trebbio and inside you can enjoy the best bistecca alla fiorentina in the whole Florence."

Reid Bramblett

"You can go all out on a masterful bistecca chianina (grilled steak, for two only)."

Tina Wong

"It’s beautifully charred with a kiss of smoke from the grill. The beef was tender and leaner, I think, compared to most steaks I’m accustomed to in New York."

Excursions in Tuscany

"The real gem of the compound is Buca Lapi, an unpretentious restaurant with a vague connection to the winery and the finest steak in Florence. Try the bistecca chianina, a cut of exquisite Italian grass-fed beef, grilled rare."

Rich Pèpe

"This is the best place in all of Florence for Bistecca alla Fiorentina."