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(
www.twiceclub.com
; Via Giuseppe Verdi 57r; 9pm-4am)
There's no admission cost but you
need to look good to get past the bouncers on the door at this Santa Croce club. Once in,
Twice is a relaxed club with stylish decor and a hip cocktail-quaffing crowd. Music is
mainstream dance. Happy hour is 9pm to 11pm; don't expect action on the dance floor un-
til well past midnight.
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The Oltrano
Il Santino
(Via Santo Spirito 34; glass of wine & crostini €6.50-8; 10am-10pm)
Just a few doors down from
one of Florence's best gourmet addresses, Il Santo Bevitore, is this pocket-sized wine bar
run by the same crew. Inside, squat modern stools contrast with old brick walls but the
real action is outside, from around 9pm, when the wine-loving crowd spills onto the street.
WINE BAR
Volume
(
www.volumefirenze.com
;
Piazza Santo Spirito 3r; 9am-1.30am)
Fabulous armchairs, lots of re-
cycled and upcycled vintage furniture, books to read and a juke box give this hybrid cafe-
bar-gallery in an old hat-making workshop real appeal. Watch for various music, art and
DJ events and happenings.
BAR
Vivanda
(
www.vivandafirenze.it
;
Via Santa Monaca 7r; meals €25; lunch & dinner)
A first for gourmet
Florence, the focus of this bright modern
enoteca
is organic wine. Locally sourced
products ensure a delightful lunch, or you can reserve in advance for an early-evening
tasting of four different organic wines perfectly paired with ash-aged pecorino, bufala
ricotta cheese, cinta Senese salami and so forth (€25).
WINE BAR
Le Volpi e l'Uva
WINE BAR
