Florentine trattoria · Farringdon · London, United Kingdom
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Every morning at 9am London time, the date 14 days ahead opens for booking.
Rule from the restaurant's own site, last read by us 30 September 2026.
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About Trattoria Brutto
Trattoria Brutto is a Florentine trattoria at 35-37 Greenhill Rents, between Farringdon and Clerkenwell2,4,5. It was founded by the restaurateur Russell Norman, who earlier set up Polpo and Spuntino, and critics covered it as a new opening in autumn 20211,2. Jay Rayner's 2021 review named Oliver Diver as head chef and noted that it took over the site of the original Hix Chophouse1.
The room is kept dim, with linen napkins draped over the lights, checked tablecloths, ceiling fans and walls crowded with pictures, including a photo wall of guests' dogs1,2,3,4. Dogs are welcome, 1930s jazz plays, and the bar takes walk-ins for a Negroni1,2,3.
The typewritten menu comes with a playful English version, and runs through Tuscan staples such as chicken liver on toast, tagliatelle with ragù, penne with vodka, peposo and tiramisu1,2,3. Scottish T-bone steaks are listed on a blackboard and sold by weight1. Negronis cost £5, and the Michelin Guide calls the signature Negroni well priced2,3,4. The Michelin Guide lists it in its ££ price band, open for dinner on Monday and for lunch and dinner from Tuesday to Saturday4.
What people like
- The coccoli, fried dough balls that a 2021 Evening Standard review called one of the year's best dishes and The Infatuation praised for their squidginess.2,3
- The tiramisu, called pitch-perfect by Jay Rayner and one of the best around by The Infatuation.1,3
- The £5 Negronis and a bar The Infatuation rates as one of the best around.2,3,4
- The low-lit room with checked tablecloths and picture-covered walls, which critics call transporting, like stepping into a nonna's house.1,2,3,4
- Hearty Tuscan cooking such as the penne with vodka, chicken liver toasts, plump pork and fennel sausages and slow-cooked peposo.1,2,3
Sources
Last checked 30 September 2026.
- msha.ke official: 9am daily release 14 days ahead, party size, card charge, hours, checked 2026-09-30
- theinfatuation.com secondary: confirms 14 days at 9am; bar walk-ins; hardest-list mention, checked 2026-09-30
- guide.michelin.com secondary: Michelin Guide: not starred, checked 2026-09-30
- theworlds50best.com secondary: not on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list 1 to 100 (see also /list/51-100), checked 2026-09-30
Sources for the description and pictures
- theguardian.com press: Brutto, London: 'The exceedingly good Italian we didn't know we needed' - restaurant review
- standard.co.uk press: Brutto review by Jimi Famurewa: Raffish ode to the timeless Tuscan trattoria
- theinfatuation.com press: Trattoria Brutto is a ticket straight to New York's Little Italy - Review - London - The Infatuation
- guide.michelin.com guide: Brutto – London - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant
- msha.ke official: Brutto