Florence bars are Renaissance elegance and Tuscan wine — the 10 below show why.
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The 10 best bars in Florence
01 · Florence
Centro Storico
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Iconic · 13th-century palazzo
Iconic Centro Storico modern cocktail bar in a 13th-century palazzo.
Order: A bartender's signature
02 · Florence
Piazza della Signoria
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Iconic 1872
Iconic 1872 Piazza della Signoria caffè-bar.
Order: A Negroni and the chocolate cake
03 · Florence
Piazza San Pancrazio
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Iconic · 1950s Italy
Iconic Piazza San Pancrazio 1950s-Italy-themed cocktail bar.
Order: A Negroni made the old way
04 · Florence
Oltrarno
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Iconic · Tuscan wine
Iconic Oltrarno Tuscan wine bar.
Order: A Tuscan red with the cheese plate
05 · Florence
Oltrarno
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Iconic · Wine + dining
Iconic Oltrarno restaurant bar with serious wine programme.
Order: A glass with the chef's bites
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06 · Florence
San Lorenzo
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Iconic 1875
Iconic 1875 San Lorenzo wine bar.
Order: A glass of Chianti
07 · Florence
Piazza Strozzi
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Iconic · Aperitivo
Iconic Piazza Strozzi aperitivo bar.
Order: A Negroni
08 · Florence
Oltrarno
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Iconic · Cocktails
Iconic Oltrarno modern cocktail bar.
Order: A precise Manhattan
09 · Florence
Oltrarno
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Iconic · Speakeasy
Iconic Oltrarno hidden cocktail speakeasy.
Order: Bartender's choice
10 · Florence
Centro Storico
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Iconic 1885 · Truffles
Iconic 1885 Centro Storico wine and truffle bar.
Order: A glass of Vernaccia with the truffle panini
How Florence drinks
The 10 above are where Florence actually drinks — Negroni temples, natural wine bars, and aperitivo institutions.
