Cafe Amerini offers shoppers light lunches, snacks and sandwiches. Eventhough the cafe have a medieval brick-vault interior, it will give the shoppers a modern feel with contemporary decorative touches. The cafe will be packed with mixed clientele of shoppers, elderly locals and students. The cafe is closed on Sundays.
Conveniently located for main Via dei Calzaiuoli, the restaurant serves snacks, cakes, panini, and sandwiches. Excellent value is offered. Light meals also available at tables to the rear. The restaurant is closed on sundays.
Located just west of Santa Croce, Osteria is a fine restaurant that offer you Italian cuisines. The restaurant offer you light snaks and a glass of wine (there is a stand-out wine list), but also full meals of classic Tuscan dishes. It has three restrained medieval dining rooms that form part of the 14th-century Palazzo Salviati. The interior is decorated with lots of exposed beams, terra-cotta floors, and wooden cabinets. The Osteria is closed on Mondays.
This restaurant with cafe offers the traditional Tuscan cuisine (but with a creative edge). If you are a foodie with resgularly changing menu, this is the place. with rustic chic setting, you will have young and enthusiastic people for service. The restaurant also offers a cafe, and cheaper, rather spartan trattoria next door. You need to book at least a week in advance. The restaurant is closed on Sundays,Mondays, and several days in August.
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.
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.
All that you look in a pub-a pint of Guinness, karaoke nights, live music sessions, you will find in here. This is not the place if you want to meet the local crowd. But people from all over the world meet at the Lion's fountain to enjoy a good Irish beer on tap. And, this is not the place if you are looking for a cheapest place. The Lion's Fountain is the place to be on St. Patrick's Day. On the day, wear green, drink a pint of Guinness and celebrate with the Irish in Florence!
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.
Take an escape from the crowds of art viewers for few minutes and sit outside on top of the Uffizi Cafe. While sipping your coffee, enjoy lovely rooftop views that will cost you a cheap fare.
This nightclub cum small wine bar is located behind the Uffizi Gallery. This place is ideal for a snack and a glass of wine, an inexpensive lunch or an aperitif. The bar serves a range of crostini, snadwiches, a selection of cheeses(especially fresh and matured Pecorino) and rosted pig. Since the bar is small and have limited seats, you'll find a mixed crowd of locals and tourists standing in front of this.
On your Florence City break if you are looking for a place to enjoy snacks, light lunches, tea or coffee, this is the place. This cafe-bar gives everyone a relaxed atmosphere and its central location makes it a popular destination for both locals and tourists. This cafe has a beautiful ambiance with walls decorated with glass and mirrors along with classic wood furniture to add to its beauty. The cafe also offers a small garden place to enjoy your coffee with some one special.
Swarming with pedestrians, the Via dei Calzaiuoli is really quite an interesting street where you can set out on a shopping spree. Shops, cafes as well as numerous historical attractions greet you all along the way. The street is a good place to be in, if you are along with your family. Something your kids’ will love too as they can wander around without much trouble from the motorized traffic.
This indoor and outdoor café dating back to the 18th century stands great even today! The bakery out there is awesome. Get there and relish the experience, memories and of course the chocolates! Gilli stands on a busy square and so when you are worn-out of shopping or sight-seeing, this is one of the best places, you can drop in to have a coffee. Few things better than sipping a hot chocolate here and watching people who pass by the streets!