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Florence

Cocktail Lounge entertainment in Florence

  1. A

    Naima

    Naima ‘Cocktails and more' is the tagline of this chic sharp bar, with industrial metalwork, pretty-in-pink lampshades and DJs spinning tunes after dark. Apéritifs are served from 18:30 to 21:00 and the bar stool–clad place is a wi-fi hotspot.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Universo Sanchez

    Florentines in their finest frippery flock here (but not in summer, when it is usually half-empty) to sip cocktails in a series of different bars, stretching back from the vaguely North African-styled chill area in the front. There are dance spaces, the chance to do a little yoga and more intimate rooms towards the back, for couples with eyes (and hands) only for one another.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Flor

    The locals call it a 'cooking bar' and they certainly seem to think something is cooking here. Apart from a light and easy buffet lunch, a trendy set gather in this postage stamp-sized redoubt for the evening aperitivo, spilling out onto the pavement terrace (in spite of the traffic). From 22:30 on it's cocktail time, and Sunday night is particularly festive.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Kikuya Pub

    Unusually generous cocktails - although it's really not that kind of place - and a predominantly foreign crowd are found in this traditional-looking English bar, where there's occasional live music and a good selection of English beer. Local boys visit in twos to check on the number of foreign girls drinking here (and to see what state they're in).

    reviewed

  5. E

    Astor Caffè

    This is a place where you could take breakfast, then return some 12 hours later to mix with the nocturnal crowd who gather around for loud music and cocktails, opposite the solemn walls of the cathedral. Keep an eye on the giant red clock so closing time doesn't sneak up on you unannounced.

    reviewed