Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Florence for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Florence for grown-ups.
Locale Firenze in Florence's Centro Storico runs the cocktail bar inside the 13th-century Palazzo delle Seggiole, with the Smoked Negroni, a daily-changing.
OrderNegroni Smoked, Aperol Sour, a small plate from the Michelin kitchen menu.
DrinkNegroni Smoked
FoodSmall plates from the Michelin kitchen
TipOpen daily 18:00-02:00. Book the front-courtyard table for the Renaissance loggia view.
Manifattura in Florence's San Pancrazio square is the all-Italian-spirits cocktail bar, every bottle from an Italian producer, every drink a riff.
OrderThe all-Italian Negroni, the Spritz with Cocchi Americano, an Italian-amaro nightcap.
DrinkItalian-spirits-only Negroni
FoodSnacks
TipOpen 18:00-02:00 daily. The 30-seat counter is the seat to book a fortnight ahead.
Atrium Bar at Florence's Four Seasons Hotel sits inside the 15th-century Palazzo della Gherardesca cloister, with a Negroni programme by Edoardo Sandri.
OrderNegroni, the Italian-aperitivo flight, an aperitivo plate of salumi and crostini.
DrinkNegroni and aperitivo plate
FoodAperitivo plates and small plates
TipOpen daily 11:00 to midnight. The 15th-century cloister courtyard seats 60 in summer.
Ditta Artigianale Oltrarno in Florence's San Frediano runs a hybrid coffee-and-cocktail bar programme, with espresso-martini riffs by Francesco Sanapo's team.
OrderAn espresso martini with single-origin coffee, the Sprone Sour, a Negroni Bianco.
DrinkCoffee-based cocktails
FoodSmall plates, brunch
TipOpen daily 08:00 to midnight. The cocktail programme runs from 19:00; aperitivo crowd takes the standing area.
Rivoire in Florence's Piazza della Signoria has poured aperitivi at the cafe-bar since 1872, with a Negroni programme using the house chocolate as the bitter.
OrderNegroni with Rivoire chocolate, Americano, the daily aperitivo plate at 18:30.
DrinkNegroni with Rivoire chocolate
FoodChocolate, salumi, aperitivo plate
TipThe piazza terrace is worth the €15 minimum. Counter price is half.
Caffe Gilli in Florence's Piazza della Repubblica pours aperitivi at the marble counter since 1733, with a strong Negroni programme (the Negroni was invented.
OrderNegroni at the counter (€8), Americano, an aperitivo plate of crostini and salumi.
DrinkNegroni at the marble counter
FoodSalumi flight, aperitivo plate
TipCounter pricing is half of table. Open daily until midnight.
Santarosa Bistrot in Florence's San Frediano sits inside the Arno-side park on Lungarno di Santa Rosa, with a garden cocktail bar, aperitivo plates and DJ.
OrderAperol or Hugo Spritz, the daily aperitivo plate, a Negroni in the park.
DrinkSpritz and aperitivo plate
FoodAperitivo plates, focaccia
TipOpen daily 08:00-23:30. The park-side garden seats 80; closed when it rains.
La Menagere in Florence's San Lorenzo runs the cocktail bar of its all-day concept, with live jazz nightly from 21:30, a Negroni list and a full carte.
OrderNegroni, aperitivo plate at 18:30, then the jazz set with a glass of wine after 21:30.
DrinkNegroni and jazz
FoodAperitivo plates, full carte
TipOpen daily 07:00 to midnight. Live jazz Wed-Sun from 21:30; book the bar a week ahead.
Il Santino in Florence's Oltrarno is the standing wine-bar annex of Il Santo Bevitore, with a 200-bottle natural-wine list, salumi flights and a 12-seat.
OrderNatural-wine pour by the glass, salumi tagliere, the small daily plate from next door.
DrinkNatural wine by the glass
FoodSalumi, crostini, small plates
TipOpen daily; first-come standing room only. The bigger restaurant next door takes bookings.
Procacci in Florence's Via Tornabuoni is the 1885 truffle-panini standing bar, owned by Marchesi Antinori today, with a Prosecco glass for €5 and the panino.
OrderAntinori Prosecco glass, panino tartufato, a tagliere of Tuscan salumi.
DrinkProsecco at the counter
FoodTruffle panini
TipClosed Sunday. Counter only; standing-room two-deep at 18:00 aperitivo.
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