Mercato Centrale food hall is an italian late-night spot in San Lorenzo, Florence.
Mercato Centrale food hall's first floor stays open until midnight daily, with 18 artisan counters running lampredotto, fresh pasta, pizza and an espresso.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must 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.
Address: Piazza del Mercato Centrale, 50123 Firenze, Florence
La Menagere in Florence's San Lorenzo runs the kitchen to midnight every day, with a full carte alongside the live-jazz set at 21:30 Wed-Sun.
Try: Aperitivo plates, jazz set
Order: Aperitivo plate at 22:00, the late-night risotto, a Negroni and the jazz set.
Tip: Live jazz Wed-Sun from 21:30; book the bar a week ahead. Open daily until midnight.
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.
La Menagere in Florence's San Lorenzo runs the kitchen to midnight every day, with a full carte alongside the live-jazz set at 21:30 Wed-Sun.
Try: Aperitivo plates, jazz set
Order: Aperitivo plate at 22:00, the late-night risotto, a Negroni and the jazz set.
Tip: Live jazz Wed-Sun from 21:30; book the bar a week ahead. Open daily until midnight.
Locale Firenze in Florence's Centro Storico runs its cocktail bar until 02:00, with small plates from the Michelin kitchen, the Smoked Negroni.
Try: Cocktails and small plates
Order: Smoked Negroni, small plate from the Michelin kitchen, a Spritz at the courtyard.
Tip: Open daily 18:00-02:00. The cocktail menu changes seasonally.
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.
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.
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.
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.
