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( www.levolpieluva.com ; Piazza dei Rossi 1; crostini €6.50, cheese/meat platters €8-10; 11am-9pm
Mon-Sat) The city's best enotecacon degustazione bar none: this intimate address with
marble-topped bar crowning two oak ageing wine barrels chalks up an impressive list of
wines by the glass. To attain true bliss, indulge in crostini (€6.50) topped with honeyed
speck perhaps or lardo, or a platter of boutique Tuscan cheeses.
Flò
( www.flofirenze.com ; Piazzale Michelangelo 84; 7.30pm-late summer) Without a doubt the hottest
and hippest place to be seen in the city on hot sultry summer nights is this ab fab seasonal
lounge bar, which pops up each May or June on Piazzale Michelangelo. Different themed
lounge areas include a dance floor and a VIP area (where you have no chance of reserving
a table unless you're in the Florentine in-crowd, alas).
LOUNGE BAR
Open Bar
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LOUNGE BAR
( www.goldenviewopenbar.com ; Via de' Bardi 58; 7.30am-1.30am) A prime location near Ponte
Vecchio ensures that it is touristy, but this place is worth a pit stop nonetheless - prefer-
ably at aperitivo hour when chic Florentines sip cocktails, slurp oysters and enjoy the
'golden view' of the Arno swirling below their feet.
BAR
Zoé
(Via dei Renai 13r; 8am-3am) Bright white and shiny, this savvy bar knows exactly what its
hip punters want - a relaxed, faintly industrial space to hang out at all hours (well, al-
most). Be it breakfast, lunch, cocktails or after-dinner party, Zoé is your woman. Come
springtime's warmth, the scene spills out onto a wooden decking street terrace in front.
James Joyce
( 055 658 08 56; Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini 1r; 6pm-2am Sun-Thu, to 3am Fri & Sat) Neither as
Irish nor as literary as the name suggests, this veteran pub with beer garden attracts a
gregarious student and post-grad crowd thanks to its fabulous and large riverside terrace,
Guinness on tap, table football and requisite U2 soundtrack.
PUB
Entertainment
Hanging out on warm summer nights on cafe and bar terraces aside, Florence enjoys a vi-
brant entertainment scene thanks in part to its substantial student population.
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