La Bucaccia da Romano

La Bucaccia da Romano occupies part of the old Palazzo Cattani, a thirteenth-century building on Via Ghibellina. Among stone walls and intimate rooms, Romano Magi presents a kitchen that looks to producers in Cortona and the Valdichiana without treating tradition as a fixed list. The menu names PGI Chianina beef, Cinta Senese cured meats and cheeses; its pastas include bringoli served in a pecorino wheel, chestnut-flour ravioli and seasonal truffle dishes. Rather than trying to order everything, choose a pasta and ask which particular cured meat or cheese is available that day.

Diners’ praise often centres on the pasta, ingredients and restored cellar setting. Others describe closely spaced tables or less attentive service at busy times. The restaurant itself says its tables are small and online bookings require confirmation; those details set expectations more effectively than a photograph of an empty dining room. If you are travelling with young children or need extra space, mention it in advance: the restaurant explains that pushchairs cannot be kept beside tables and that high chairs can be requested.

The address is Via Ghibellina 17, a short downhill walk from Piazza della Repubblica. The restaurant also suggests entering through Porta Bifora if you arrive from the Piazzale del Mercato car park. It listed lunch from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and dinner from 7 to 10:30 p.m., closing on Mondays only in winter. Book and wait for confirmation, particularly if you want a terrace table. La Bucaccia suits someone keen to compare handmade pasta, pecorino and salumi over an unhurried meal; check the current menu and prices first.