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The city's grandest cafe, Gilli has been serving excellent coffee and delicious cakes since
1733. Claiming a table on the piazza is
molto
expensive - we prefer standing at the spa-
cious Liberty-style bar.
(
www.gilli.it
;
Piazza della Repubblica 39r;
Wed-Mon)
26
Procacci
CAFE
The last remaining bastion of genteel old Florence on Via de' Tornabuoni, this tiny cafe
was born in 1885 as a delicatessen serving truffles in its repertoire of tasty morsels. Bite-
sized
panini tartufati
(truffle pâté rolls) remain the thing to order, best accompanied by a
glass of
prosecco.
(
www.procacci1885.it
;
Via de' Tornabuoni 64r;
10am-8pm Mon-Sat)
27
Fiaschetteria Nuvoli
WINE BAR
Pull up a stool on the street and chat with a regular over a glass of
vino della casa
(house
wine) at this old-fashioned
fiaschetteria
(small tavern) a street away from the
duomo.
(Piazza dell'Olio 15r;
7am-9pm Mon-Sat)
28
YAB
It's crucial to pick your night according to your age and tastes at Florence's busiest disco
club which is located behind Palazzo Strozzi, which has been around since the 1970s.
Thursdays is the evening the over 30s hit the dance floor - otherwise, the set is predom-
inantly student.
(
www.yab.it
; Via de' Sassetti 5r;
NIGHTCLUB
9pm-4am Oct-May)
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