5 rooftop bars in Florence, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Florence nightlife.
701 Rooftop Bar ★ 4.6
Centro Storico · Vicolo dell'Oro 5, 50123 Firenze
701 Rooftop opened in summer 2024 on the seventh floor of the Lungarno Collection's Gallery Hotel Art a step from Ponte Vecchio, with two panoramic terraces pointing at Brunelleschi's Duomo, Giotto's Tower and Palazzo Vecchio and an interior by architect Michele Bonan in warm boiserie and English-club lines.
Tip: Cocktails sit around 22 euros and the bar opens for sunset only, Tuesday to Saturday. Book a terrace table well ahead for the Duomo sightline; the room is small and reserves out fast.
Empireo at Plaza Hotel Lucchesi ★ 4.4
Santa Croce · Lungarno della Zecca Vecchia 38, 50122 Firenze
Empireo has run on the rooftop of the Plaza Hotel Lucchesi since 2014, with a pool deck, an American bar and a wraparound terrace that takes in the Duomo, Santa Croce and the Arno bend, paired with the Segno kitchen for an early-evening dinner service through the warm months.
Tip: Non-guests need a reservation after 19:30; the pool is hotel-guest only. The view across to Santa Croce works best at sunset with a Negroni in hand.
Sesto on Arno ★ 4.5
Santa Maria Novella · Piazza Ognissanti 3, 50123 Firenze
Sesto on Arno sits on the sixth floor of the Westin Excelsior on Piazza Ognissanti, with a glass-walled dining room, two open-air terraces split between bar and restaurant, and a sightline that picks up the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio and the Oltrarno hills across the Arno.
Tip: Bar service runs during dinner hours; book the bar terrace if you only want a drink. The west-facing terrace is the seat for sunset; cocktails sit around 22 euros.
Divina Terrazza at Grand Hotel Cavour ★ 4.3
Centro Storico · Via del Proconsolo 3, 50122 Firenze
Divina Terrazza crowns the Grand Hotel Cavour on Via del Proconsolo with a covered sixth-floor terrace that frames the Bargello, the Duomo and Palazzo Vecchio, running year-round with heat lamps in winter and vaporizers in summer alongside an American bar programme.
Tip: Reservations are essential since the deck is small; cocktails sit around 18 to 20 euros. The covered terrace works in the cooler months when other Florence rooftops shut.
Picteau Cocktail Bar ★ 4.5
Oltrarno · Borgo San Jacopo 14, 50125 Firenze
Picteau anchors the Hotel Lungarno lobby on Borgo San Jacopo with a salotto-style room hung with Picasso and Cocteau pieces and a terrace pointed straight at Ponte Vecchio, where bartenders Marco Colonnelli and Vincenzo Civita run a cocktail programme paired with the Borgo San Jacopo kitchen.
Tip: The riverside terrace is the seat in summer; the indoor lounge with the Picasso fireplace works year-round. Cocktails run around 22 euros.