Florence’s summer is an invitation to enjoy the city’s lively night enjoying refreshing drinks. There are options in each corner, so we have selected the top 5 cocktail bars in Florence. Enjoy!
1 Bitter Bar
A journey to the 1920s with avant-garde cocktails in the Sant’Ambrogio quarter. This is the Bitter Bar, located on via di Mezzo 28 R, a fascinating atmosphere filled with jazz and drinks that mix past, present, and future – the latter very present in mixology techniques. A real laboratory where new mixtures of ingredients are created and different techniques are tested: infusions, centrifugations, ageing, smoking and much more.
2 Gucci Giardino 25
In the heart of the city, in Piazza della Signoria, Gucci has opened Giardino 25, the new café and cocktail bar of the brand. The place itself is worth the visit, with its harmonious and unusual contrasts, generated by the encounter between the codes of Gucci and the Florentine context, drawing on the colors and scents that characterize a flower shop. In the same mood, the cocktails are balanced and colorful, including the “Mémoire di Negroni” – homage to the most famous of Italian cocktails, born in Florence over a century ago, and characterized by great inventiveness and high-quality ingredients.
3 MAD Souls & Spirits
If you are looking for fun in an unpretentious place, Mad Souls & Spirits is the right choice. A self-deprecating cocktail pub, both in appearance, with exposed bricks and pipes, and in the attitude of the staff, who laugh at themselves and amuse their customers. Don’t expect fancy drinks, full of frills. Not even the classics. The menu, which changes “every 36 and a half days” contains 10 best sellers – always created by the owners – plus an interactive menu, with an online survey on 2 topics.
4 La Mènagére
Many places in one, that unite beauty, elegance and tradition under the same roof. La Mènagére is a mixture of restaurant, bistrot, coffee house, flower and décor shop and, of course, cocktail bar. It is a labyrinth of secret spaces, secluded corners and private rooms where you can enjoy intimate moments or big parties. All this in the heart of the historic center of Florence.
5 Panoramic bar Antica Torre Tornabuoni
There are some experiences that are difficult to forget and probably the view of Florence from our terrace is one of those. You can admire the sunset from our rooftop bar surrounded by the tower’s merlons which have been protecting the tower for over 800 years, in the company of the Duomo and the Giotto’s bell tower; or together with Palazzo Pitti, Forte Belvedere, and the dome of Santo Spirito. Whatever terrace you choose, the peaceful flow of the silvery Arno River will be with you.
Other than a selected wine list with Tuscan and Italian wines, our bartender Ranjula Wickrama can prepare a vast list of cocktails, including some signature ones, like the “THE SUNSET”, perfect to celebrate the twilight. The ingredients are Vodka, Soda, Fresh lemon juice, Fresh passion fruit and sliced Lemon. Would you like to try it?