Where to drink well in Florence by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Florence. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Le Volpi e l'Uva in Florence's Oltrarno is the 1999 wine bar tucked behind Ponte Vecchio, with a hand-built list of Tuscan small growers, 30 wines.
OrderCrostino del giorno, salumi flight, a glass of Sangiovese from a single-vineyard producer.
PourSangiovese di Toscana from a small grower
WineTuscan natural growers, small producers
FoodTagliere of salumi and cheese
TipClosed Sunday. The 12-seat bar has no bookings; arrive at 17:30 for aperitivo seating.
Casa del Vino in Florence's San Lorenzo has been the 1898 wine shop and standing bar behind Mercato Centrale, with a daily crostini and panino programme.
OrderCrostino di lardo di Colonnata, panino with finocchiona, a glass of Chianti Classico.
PourChianti Classico by the glass
WineTuscan and Italian classics
FoodCrostini and panini
TipClosed Sunday.
Pitti Gola e Cantina in Florence's Oltrarno sits across from Palazzo Pitti, with a 600-bottle natural-and-biodynamic list, charcuterie boards.
OrderSalumi flight, the daily seasonal plate, a Brunello pour from a single-vineyard estate.
PourBrunello di Montalcino from a small estate
WineItalian natural and biodynamic growers
FoodCharcuterie and small plates
TipClosed Sunday. The 20-seat dining room books out two weeks ahead.
Il Santino in Florence's Oltrarno is the wine-bar annex of Il Santo Bevitore next door, with a 200-bottle natural-wine list, small plates from the same.
OrderThe daily small plates from Il Santo Bevitore, salumi, a natural-wine pour by the glass.
PourSangiovese di Romagna, low-intervention
WineNatural Tuscan wines, small producers
FoodSnacks and small plates from Il Santo Bevitore
TipOpen daily until 23:00; first-come standing room. The bigger dining room next door takes bookings.
Cantinetta Antinori in Florence's Palazzo Antinori is the 26-generation Antinori family's wine bar and restaurant on Via Tornabuoni, with a 150-bottle list.
OrderCrostini misti, tagliere di salumi, a glass of Tignanello.
PourTignanello by the glass
WineMarchesi Antinori estate Tuscan reds
FoodTuscan small plates and tagliere
TipClosed Saturday and Sunday. Book the cellar tasting flight (€45) two weeks ahead.
Signorvino Firenze in Florence's Oltrarno bridgehead is the Arno-side flagship of the national wine-and-pasta chain, with 1500 Italian labels.
OrderAn Italian regional flight by the glass, the daily pasta, a tagliere of salumi.
PourItalian regional flight
WineItalian wine across all 20 regions
FoodPasta, salumi platters
TipOpen daily 11:30-23:30. The Arno-side terrace fills fastest at sunset; book a fortnight ahead.
Coquinarius in Florence behind the Duomo has run as a wine bar and trattoria hybrid since 1999, with 200 Tuscan and Italian labels, 35 by the glass.
OrderChianti Classico flight (€18), pici cacio e pepe, the salumi tagliere.
PourChianti Classico Gran Selezione flight
WineChianti Classico and Tuscan growers
FoodPici, tagliere, carpacci
TipOpen daily; the back vaulted room is the booking spot. Brunello flight adds €25.
Cantinetta da Verrazzano in Florence's Via dei Tavolini is the wine-and-forno bar of the Castello da Verrazzano estate in Chianti, with wood-fired.
OrderSchiacciata calda con prosciutto, a glass of Verrazzano Chianti Classico, the daily focaccia.
PourCastello da Verrazzano Chianti Classico Riserva
WineCastello da Verrazzano estate Chianti
FoodSchiacciata, salumi, pasta
TipClosed Sunday. Standing-room counter; the wine-by-the-glass list goes deep into Tuscan estates.
Procacci in Florence's Via Tornabuoni is the 1885 truffle-panini standing bar, owned today by Marchesi Antinori, with a Tuscan estate wine list.
OrderTruffle panino (€7), Antinori Prosecco at the bar, a tagliere of Tuscan salumi.
PourAntinori Bianco di Cervaro
WineAntinori-owned, Tuscan family wines
FoodTruffle panini, salumi
TipClosed Sunday. Counter only; standing-room two-deep at 18:00 aperitivo.
BaccoMatto on Via dei Neri is an enoteca, bistrot and cocktail bar in one: wine tastings by booking, a Tuscan bistrot menu and a bar open 11:00 to 23:00.
OrderA guided wine tasting, then the bistecca or the roast octopus with a glass from the list.
PourHouse Tuscan red by the glass
WineTuscan and Italian bottles by the glass, guided tastings by booking
FoodBistrot menu: boards, handmade pasta, bistecca, roast octopus
TipTwo minutes from Piazza della Signoria on the sandwich street; tastings book through OpenTable, tables through TheFork. No outdoor seating.
Tuscan Taste on Via Romana, between Palazzo Pitti and Boboli, is a 2015 enoteca and tasting room for wine, craft beer, cheese flights and cooking classes.
OrderThe sommelier-led wine tasting with a cheese board; the beer flight if you want a break from Sangiovese.
PourA Supertuscan from the sommelier flight
WineTuscan and natural wines, Supertuscans in the tasting flights
FoodCheese and charcuterie boards with the tastings
TipClosed Wednesday and shut by 21:00, so treat it as an afternoon or aperitivo stop after Boboli. Staff work in four languages; tastings book on the site.
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