Ristorante Tullio
A family from Arezzo has cooked the bistecca alla fiorentina on this street since 1950.
Why go
The kitchen has been Tuscan since 1950, which is the whole reason to walk in: cinta senese salumi to start, the fiorentina as the plate the house answers for, and a fish delivery that arrives daily and runs alongside the beef (Roma Capitale). It sits two streets off Piazza Barberini in a quiet block of ministries and hotels. Jeff has had it saved since 2018.
Order this / avoid
- Order: the bistecca alla fiorentina, and the cinta senese before it if the board has it. Ask what came in that morning if you want the fish.
- Avoid: Sunday, which is the closing day. Also avoid walking in expecting Roman pasta, since this is an Arezzo kitchen in a Roman street.
What locals & experts say
- Roma Capitale (civic listing): the house plate is
the bistecca alla fiorentina, of excellent quality and correctly cooked
, with cinta senese cured meats among the starters.2
Good to know
- Timing: lunch and dinner, Monday to Saturday. Closed Sunday.
- Booking: recommended, by phone; the restaurant lists three lines.
- Where: Via di San Nicola da Tolentino 26, between Piazza Barberini and Via Veneto.
- Reviews: I have not found a published review of this kitchen, and it is not on Scatti di Gusto's Rome 38.
Verdict
could-visit — An Arezzo family cooking Tuscan food two streets off Piazza Barberini since 1950, which in a city that converts everything to Roman is the reason to walk in. The bistecca alla fiorentina is the plate the house answers for and the city's own listing says it is properly cooked. It sits at could-visit because I have found nobody who has written about the cooking, and it is not on Scatti di Gusto's Rome 38.