Where Florence drinks local: brewpubs, taprooms and the new wave.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Florence worth taking a tram to.
Archea Brewery in Florence's Oltrarno is an independent craft pub on Via dei Serragli, leaning Italian and Tuscan on a rotating tap list that runs about.
OrderBlack Tower IPA, a Tuscan craft IPA from the rotating taps, a fresh take-home can sealed at the bar.
TipOpen daily from 18:00. The barman canners fresh take-home cans on request.
Mostodolce in Florence's San Lorenzo is the brewpub-and-pizzeria for the Tuscan craft-beer scene, brewing eight house Tuscan-style lagers and ales since 2010.
OrderThe house IPA on tap, the Tuscan-style lager, a pizza margherita.
TipOpen daily 18:00-02:00; closed for August holidays. Pizza programme runs until 23:30.
Birreria Art. 17 sits just behind Piazza Sant'Ambrogio, a small craft beer tavern with a rotating tap line of Tuscan brewers like degli Archi.
OrderA Tuscan IPA on tap, a degli Archi pour, the seasonal home brew.
TipClosed Sundays; doors 17:00-02:00. Weekend crowd builds from 21:00; outdoor seating spills onto Borgo la Croce.
Birreria Centrale in Florence's Piazza dei Cimatori is the historic centre's Tuscan and South Tyrolean beer hall, with house-brewed beers alongside a kitchen.
OrderHouse-brewed lager, polenta with speck, Val Senales smoked steak platter.
TipClosed Sunday. The piazzetta tables fill from 19:00; bookable via Quandoo for the dinner service.
Rione is San Frediano's brewpub, the only Florence pub brewing its own beer on the premises with visible fermentation tanks behind the bar, pouring.
OrderAn Il Bovaro pour straight from the tank, the house pilsner, a wood-fired pizza margherita.
TipLunch service 12:00-15:00; reopens 17:30. Brewing tours run by request through the website's prenota form.
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