Cocktail bar€€centro-storicoUntil 02:00
Manifattura in Florence's San Pancrazio square is the all-Italian-spirits cocktail bar open until 02:00 every night, with every bottle from an Italian.
Try: All-Italian cocktails
Order: All-Italian Negroni, the late-night espresso martini, an Italian amaro nightcap.
Tip: Open 18:00-02:00 daily. The 30-seat counter books a fortnight ahead.
Cocktail bar€€oltrarnoUntil 24:00
Ditta Artigianale Oltrarno in Florence's San Frediano runs its coffee-and-cocktail programme until midnight nightly, with espresso-martini riffs.
Try: Coffee cocktails, small plates
Order: Espresso martini with single-origin coffee, the Sprone Sour, a late-night Negroni Bianco.
Tip: Open daily 08:00 to midnight. Cocktail programme runs from 19:00.
Italian€€san-lorenzoUntil 23:00
Trattoria Za Za in Florence's San Lorenzo square runs the dining room until 23:00, with the full Florentine carte and a covered Piazza del Mercato terrace.
Try: Florentine carte
Order: Tuscan tasting tray, bistecca alla fiorentina, a tagliatelle al cinghiale.
Tip: Open daily 11:00-23:00; the terrace fills fastest in summer.
Italian€€santa-maria-novellaUntil 24:00
Atrium Bar at Florence's Four Seasons keeps the cocktail-and-cloister programme running until midnight, with Edoardo Sandri's Negroni list and small plates.
Try: Hotel cocktails 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.
Italian€€santa-croceTue-Thu 11:30-22:00, Fri 11:30-22:30, Sat-Sun 10:00-22:30Until 00:30
Acqua al 2 in Florence's Santa Croce district runs the kitchen until 00:30 every night, with the signature five-pasta assaggio di primi and the bistecca al.
Try: Assaggio di primi sampler
Order: Assaggio di primi, bistecca al mirtillo, a final chocolate dessert sampler.
Tip: Book a 22:00 seating a fortnight ahead. Open until 00:30 nightly; dinner only.
Italian€€san-lorenzoSun 09:00-17:00Until 24:00
Mercato Centrale food hall's first floor stays open until midnight daily, with 18 artisan counters running lampredotto, fresh pasta, pizza and an espresso.
Try: Lampredotto, fresh pasta, pizza
Order: Lampredotto from Lorenzo Nigro, the daily fresh pasta from il Tartufo, an espresso.
Tip: Counter format; €15 lunch with a glass of wine. Open daily 09:00 to midnight.