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The filling
The taste of homeMeat, bread and herbs. The filling is prepared and placed by hand on the freshly rolled dough.
Welcome toL'Oste di Lucca
Simple things are the best
In the heart of Lucca, among the ancient walls and the lanes of the old town, there is a place where time seems to slow down.
The embers are live, the pasta is still made by hand, and at the table you eat as a family: the taste of Tuscan tradition and the pleasure of being together.
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In the heart of Lucca, among the ancient walls and the lanes of the old town, there is a place where time seems to slow down.
The embers are live, the pasta is still made by hand, and at the table you eat as a family: the taste of Tuscan tradition and the pleasure of being together.
Our story
Not just a place to eat.
Not just a place to eat.
È un posto dove
sentirsi a casa.
There are places you go to eat.
And then there are places you come back to, because you felt good there.
L’Oste di Lucca was born exactly from this: a love for Tuscan cooking, the wish to be together, and that simple, honest hospitality that still feels like family.
Here you find a table laid, a fire lit, a dish prepared with care and someone ready to welcome you with a smile.
Because our idea of a restaurant is simple: to make you feel good, just like at home.
Our signature
The Fiorentinathe way we like it.
There is a scent we know well here at L’Oste. The embers catching, the meat sizzling, and a Fiorentina reaching the table still hot.
Our steak is the dish we became known for: selected meat, live embers and a cooking method that respects Tuscan tradition.
And then there is the soapstone, scorching hot, on which the steak is served. The meat keeps its heat and you decide, bite after bite, exactly how you want it done.
Simple. Honest. Nothing else needed.
- 01The meatSelected and dry-aged, for a tender and flavourful steak.
- 02The embersLive fire and the time it takes to build that crust that tastes of a true Tuscan Fiorentina.
- 03The soapstoneScorching hot when served, it keeps the meat warm and lets you finish the cooking as you prefer.
Fresh pasta, made by hand
Tordelli,
Tordelli,
uno a uno.
Every morning, in the kitchen, the same thing happens.
The dough is rolled. The filling is made. And then it begins.
One tordello at a time. No machines, no shortcuts: only hands, flour, eggs and a recipe that carries the taste of Lucca’s tradition.
Because some things, to be truly good, still need time.
02
The sheet
Thin, as tradition demandsThe sheet is folded over the filling with one precise, careful gesture.
03
The mould
An old gestureThe brass mould seals the tordello and shapes its distinctive fluted edge. One at a time.
04
The cut
All alike. All by hand.On the floured bench the tordelli finally take their shape. The same gesture, repeated every day.
05
Ready
From the kitchen to the tableAnd here they are. The day’s tray, ready to leave the kitchen with its meat ragù. Just as Lucca’s tradition demands.
Our locations
Two osterie,
Two osterie,
un solo cuore.
In the heart of Lucca we have two tables: two addresses, but the same atmosphere.
Among old lanes, squares, walls and streets of the old town, you will find the right place for your evening: livelier, quieter, always genuine.
Choose your table. We take care of the rest.
Corte Compagni
Via Cenami
The menu
A table full
A table full
di Toscana.
Here the kitchen follows one simple rule: start with good things and do not ruin them.
Fresh pasta rolled in house, Lucca’s tordelli, hand-made pici, rustic soups, meat over the embers, local cheeses and traditional desserts.
Dishes that do not follow trends. They need time, chosen ingredients and someone who still knows how to make them properly.
From our table
The taste
The taste
di una terra.
Tuscany is not only a place. It is a way of being at the table.
It is hand-made pasta, a ragù cooking slowly, the scent of meat over the embers, a glass of wine poured while someone tells a story.
These are the flavours we bring to our table every day.
At our table
Here time
Here time
rallenta.
A forkful. A glass of wine. A laugh that carries on past the end of dinner.
Outside, Lucca keeps running. In here, for a few hours, it does not matter.
Perché alla fine di una serata all’Oste non ricordi soltanto cosa hai mangiato. You remember how you felt.
In the press
Lucca talks
Lucca talks
parla di noi.
Over the years, faces from entertainment, sport and television have sat at our table.
Ma le storie che ci fanno più piacere sono quelle di chi torna, porta un amico e dice: “We have to come back here.”
Notable guests
Many have sat
Many have sat
sono passati in tanti.
Actors, musicians, sports champions and television faces have chosen to stop here, in the heart of Lucca, in front of a Fiorentina and a glass of wine.
Ma per noi, davanti a una tavola, sono tutti ospiti prima di essere famosi. Because a good dinner brings everyone together.
The people
One team.
One team.
Una famiglia.
Behind every dish there is someone.
- Someone who chooses the meat.
- Someone who lights the embers.
- Someone who rolls the dough.
- Someone who makes the ragù.
- Someone who carries the dish to the table.
- And someone who welcomes you at the door.
We are a young, large and passionate team. We grew up here, in the heart of Lucca, learning that hospitality is not only about serving good food. It is about taking care of people.
Perché il vero ingrediente che non trovi sul menù è questo: making every guest feel a little at home.
Your occasions
Some evenings deserve
Some evenings deserve
una tavola speciale.
- A birthday
- A company dinner
- A stag night
- A christening
- A communion
- A rehearsal dinner
- A big table of friends
Whatever the occasion, here you can leave the worry of organising everything at the door.
We take care of the kitchen, the service and the details, building a set menu around you and your guests.
You bring the people you love. We take care of the table.
Come and live
L’Oste di Lucca.
Here you find the Tuscany we love.
- The genuine one.
- The simple one.
- The one that smells of home.
We look forward to seeing you.