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 tartufato that defines the city's aperitivo grammar.
Must order: Antinori Prosecco glass, panino tartufato, a tagliere of Tuscan salumi.
Food program: Truffle panini
Tip: Closed Sunday. Counter only; standing-room two-deep at 18:00 aperitivo.
Address: Via de' Tornabuoni 64r, 50123 Firenze, Florence
Atrium Bar at Florence's Four Seasons Hotel sits inside the 15th-century Palazzo della Gherardesca cloister, with a Negroni programme by Edoardo Sandri and a frescoed-courtyard terrace for aperitivo.
Signature drink: Negroni and aperitivo plate
Food: Aperitivo plates and small plates
Order: Negroni, the Italian-aperitivo flight, an aperitivo plate of salumi and crostini.
Tip: Open daily 11:00 to midnight. The 15th-century cloister courtyard seats 60 in summer.
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 carte and small plates from the Michelin-starred kitchen.
Signature drink: Negroni Smoked
Food: Small plates from the Michelin kitchen
Order: Negroni Smoked, Aperol Sour, a small plate from the Michelin kitchen menu.
Tip: Open daily 18:00 to 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 on a classic with a Tuscan or Italian botanical twist.
Signature drink: Italian-spirits-only Negroni
Food: Snacks
Order: The all-Italian Negroni, the Spritz with Cocchi Americano, an Italian-amaro nightcap.
Tip: Open 18:00 to 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 and a frescoed-courtyard terrace for aperitivo.
Signature drink: Negroni and aperitivo plate
Food: Aperitivo plates and small plates
Order: Negroni, the Italian-aperitivo flight, an aperitivo plate of salumi and crostini.
Tip: Open 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 and a Negroni list since 2017.
Signature drink: Coffee-based cocktails
Food: Small plates, brunch
Order: An espresso martini with single-origin coffee, the Sprone Sour, a Negroni Bianco.
Tip: Open 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, and a piazza terrace overlooking Palazzo Vecchio.
Signature drink: Negroni with Rivoire chocolate
Food: Chocolate, salumi, aperitivo plate
Order: Negroni with Rivoire chocolate, Americano, the daily aperitivo plate at 18:30.
Tip: The 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 up the road in 1919) and a daily aperitivo plate at 18:30.
Signature drink: Negroni at the marble counter
Food: Salumi flight, aperitivo plate
Order: Negroni at the counter (€8), Americano, an aperitivo plate of crostini and salumi.
Tip: Counter pricing is half of table. Open daily until midnight.
