The story
Tucked away in the Mugello hills, Antica Osteria di Montecarelli is a rustic trattoria that earns a stellar 4.8 rating from its loyal following. As creator Sentieri Golosi observes, it's “always full and a bit chaotic,” yet somehow manages to feel like home. This is unpretentious, no-frills cooking at its most magnetic—a local spot where you walk in without a reservation and surrender to the energy.
The menu leans into tradition with standout dishes that have earned enthusiastic marks. Don’t miss the “Nuvola Fritta” (a fried cloud with mortadella, pistachio, and pecorino cream) or the rich stufato con polenta e porcini. Other highlights include tagliatelle with parmesan cream and crispy bacon, plus cantuccini with vin santo to finish. It’s buzzy, walk-in-friendly, and utterly authentic.
Synthesised by AI from every creator’s review. First reviewed 2024.
Most-loved dishes
AI summary of what 6 dish mentions say about the food
“Very good aroma of these cantucci, it's very good, delicious.”
What creators say
1 creator has covered Antica Osteria di Montecarelli. Most active: Sentieri Golosi
- Sentieri GolosiLoved
a pranzo in una TRATTORIA RUSTICA nel MUGELLO. Antica Osteria di Montecarelli · @ 0:28
A rustic trattoria in Mugello, always full and a bit chaotic, with standout dishes like the fried cloud and the stew with polenta — a place where you feel at home.
Dishes mentioned
Nuvola Fritta con Mortadella e Pistacchio e Crema di Pecorino
This fried cloud is crunchy but like a cloud it disappears in your mouth, and inside there's this exaggerated pecorino cream that's delicious with the mortadella. What more do you want from life? You could come here just to eat this. It's huge though — you can share it with three people, I can't eat it alone because it's super big.
- Tortelli di Patate al Ragù
Tagliatelle con Crema di Parmigiano e Bacon Croccante
Simple dish — tagliatella nice al dente, parmesan, simple but good bacon, very creamy. The bacon changes everything on the plate. Still a simple dish but very very good.
Passatelli con Sugo Rustico
Very particular pasta, very good flavour. I like the passatello, it's very thick, it deviates a bit from tradition. The sauce is very tasty, very tasty sauce. More than anything, it's a lot of stuff.
Stufato con Polenta e Porcini
The polenta is good, you can taste the mushroom, good. The meat is very tender, very good, very much felt. The polenta is so good it burns. Fantastic meat, cooked very well, very tasty, very right, and with polenta it makes a great scene. I also feel pepper, like in Peposo, that explodes in the mouth. Polenta is a particular moment of happiness.
