Where to Try Ribollita in Siena
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Ribollita is bread and bean soup — peasant food turned regional icon. It is only on menus in autumn and winter at proper trattorias.
# Where to Try Ribollita in Siena
Ribollita is bread and bean soup — peasant food turned regional icon. It is only on menus in autumn and winter at proper trattorias.
Key facts
- Season: October through March. Anywhere serving 'ribollita' in August is making a tourist version.
- Real ribollita uses stale bread, cannellini beans, cavolo nero (Tuscan kale), and is 're-boiled' the next day to thicken.
- Best at small trattorias outside the immediate Piazza del Campo radius.
- Expect 8-10 euro for a bowl. It is a meal, not an appetizer.
- Drizzle with raw olive oil at the table — that is the finishing touch.
What I tell visitors
If a restaurant offers ribollita in July, order something else. They are making it for tourists, not from tradition.
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Final word
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