The Buca Lapi is Florence’s oldest restaurant, founded in 1880. Vaulted dining rooms, some with frescoes, and a wealth of old posters and newspaper clippings on the walls. Great food and wines from the famous Antinori Vineyards are offered. Dinner is available only on weekdays. The restaurant is closed Sundays.
Located just minutes from Ponte Santa Trinita on Florence's “left bank,” this restaurant and wine bar's snappy modern decor is an instant appeal. Belly up to the attractive American-style bar or grab a table for an extended stay. The high tables and bar stools add more charm to the decor. A clever combination of Tuscan and Mediterranean cuisine offers diners an extensive choice of traditional pasta starters and main meat courses. The impressive wine collection is served by the bottle or by the glass.
Located off the beaten path, Kikuya is the English pub in Florence. Come here for the strongest beer in Florence. Ask the bartender. Be sure to arrive before 11:00PM to make sure of your seat. Come and realx with your friends, and make new ones. Choose from an enormous list of beers available.
This one-stop pub, pizzeria and restaurant finds the right place for every visitor. Choose from the English-style pub's cosy surroundings for sandwiches and a beer, from a wide choices available at the circular bar. The upstairs pizzeria is with extra seating, so that you may have better enjoyment and privacy. The small restaurant offer a wide range of pasta and meat dishes.
In harmony with the theme of the Gallery Hotel Art, the Fusion bar doubles as an exhibition space. The bar offers a fantastic fusion of Italian, Japanese and Mediterranean cuisine. Ask for the variety fare, and the cuisine lives up to the theme as well.The fois gras nigiri sushi topped with chutney or the ma-cha tiramisu and wine to go with it, is an excellent combination for the palate. Cocktails featured on the menu are quite a favorite with the Florentine elite who frequent the Shozan-Gallery.
With crowds always thronging in for the live solo and group performances of the successive generations of musicians, this club has been prestigious for years. Wide range of beers, cocktails and aperitifs available from the all-night bar in between the regular jazz and blues jam sessions.
This tiny bar is located in the lively neighborhood of San Niccolo, within a few minutes walk from Ponte Vecchio. The bar is always packed with mostly young people in their 20's and 30's chatting, drinking and listening to the music from late afternoon till night. On weekends the place is so busy that, especially in summer evenings, the crowd spills out onto the outdoor seats and the sidewalk. A sumptuous buffet-style aperitif with a large choice of appetizers and a wide range of cocktails and long drinks is served every day from 7pm. Lunch and breakfast are also served, and DJ music is featured on weekend nights.
At Moyo, You will watch students type furiously on their laptops, taking advantage of the wireless Internet that Moyo provides for free until 7:30pm. But by night, the scene completley turns out to be of a Bar, with energetic young crowd and bartenders with mix of music and hundreds of cocktails. Thursday nights have a hip-hop theme, while on Friday and Saturday a DJ spins the latest remixes.
Located off the beaten path, this night club is extremely popular with the local foreign student population. The club also serves as a bar with cocktails. There are four different dance floors each with excellent music for different tastes: house, latin, hip-hop and commerical. During the summer the dance floors are outside and can hold around 6,000 people. Four or five nights a week you will easily find a few thousand people here having fun and dancing.
Address: Via del Fosso Macinante, 2 - Florence 50125
This bar since it's early 70's, is a place exclusively for young customers. You can go in here at any time of the day. The bar caters to all tastes and budgets. You can spend an evening with your friends here in a chaotic but friendly atmosphere. It's modern look, long opening hours and flexible menu, all will attract the visitors. They serve homemade tagliolini or spaghetti with prawns, gorgonzola or asparagus. There are also the classic hamburgers, salads and tasty pizzas. Wide choice of international beers and drinks also available.
This wine bar combines the typical decor of a tavern with a vaguely arabesque style. The large windows facing the street keep the interior well-lit. The Tuscan toasts are good, as are the warm wood-oven baked bread with charcuterie, plates of cheeses and salads. Everything can be washed down with Tuscan and other Italian wines. A terrace is available during summer months.
This cafe is more than a tea-room and coffee-bar. Elegant furnitures, mirrors and refined Liberty-style objects give the cafe a modern look. There is an astrological evening with tarot-card readers and astrologers every Wednesday, and live music on Friday and Saturday evenings. Lunch is served from 12pm until 3pm, the menu includes first courses and salads.
This ecxellent restaurant was once opened as a vintner's. With more that 400 varieties, the wine list is the main attraction of this place. There is also a chance to order Tuscan snacks, meats and cheeses as well as dishes such as chestnut and bean soup and ricotta and pecorino ravioli. If you want a main course, the restaurant serves duck breast with balsamic vinegar, cooked in wine and gorgonzola and boiled with green sauce.
This is a happening bar-restaurant near Piazzale Michelangelo. It goes until dawn with the sounds of jazz, blues and salsa. Stay cool in summer and have drinks and snacks like crepes and sandwiches brought out to the pavement terrace while you sit back and enjoy the atmosphere. Alternatively, there is always the free buffet, included in the price of a drink, between 8pm and 9pm. If you fancy something a bit more substantial, the bar's tiny dining area will make it.
This is a traditional cafe-bar serving magnificent hot chocolate and exquisite cocktails and aperitifs to an appreciative public, since 1872. In summer, you can order rolls, salads, light snacks and delicious home-made desserts. You can enjoy all these on its huge terrace opposite the Palazzo Vecchio in one of the city's most beautiful squares. This spot is the perfect place for people watching and stunning views of the artistic sculptures on Piazza della Signoria. Although famed for chocolate, coffee and wine are also available.