BrewDog

Cool little spot that I like to visit when in Florence. They always have good craft beer albeit a…read moresmall selection.

I don't often kill my brain cells but i will gladly destroy my neurons in this place. Again…read more Alessandro, the owner, is a a true beer savant (and a DJ! We loved the music). The way he pours the beer into the glass, clears the foam off, and dips the glass so its all nice and perfect for you. Such a pro. You can even taste a sample of the different craft brews if you are indecisive or your palate is feeling a little picky (aren't we all sometimes). Their selection of artisan beers is not overwhelming, there is a little bit of everything, and Ale will tell you what is good for you if you tell him what you like. They have my precious Cider! Don't judge me. There is no sign outside, easy to miss but worth looking for. It's not a huge place but it's very open inside. There is a small patio with a couple tables outside. I'm finally growing up and sometimes i wanna hang out and actually have a conversation and hear each other without having to yell out loud, ha! This is the place. The atmosphere is great, lots of locals and very friendly place! Plus happy hour from 7pm-9:30pm, errday. AND a kabob and pizza place next door open til late if you get the munchies. Srlsy.

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Archea Brewery

4.6(32 reviews)

1.1 km•Palazzo Pitti

This is a great place to have a few beers. The bartender…read morespoke English and was very patient. They carry several of their own beers which are solid and a must try, as well as guest beers. 16 in total including a beer engine which you don't see everywhere. They also offer a flight of 4 beers, but it is not posted. It was a narrow bar that went deeper and dark, just what I like in a bar. I walked in at 6 as well as a dad with 2 toddlers, in need of a beer No one even turned an eye, in fact they seemed to like the kids there. They open everyday at 6pm

In typical fashion, I had to find a brewery in Italy and had heard great things about Archea…read moreBrewery. After a long day of museums and pizza at Gustapizza (which I will post about separately!) we made a stop for a couple of beers from a craft brewery in Florence. Located in a city surrounded by wine makers, Archea Brewery is knocking it out of the park. They are an independent craft brew pub founded in 2012. They have a combination of house made beers and other artisanal beers focused on Italian producers, but do have others from across the region. We had two of their beers, which were extremely flavorful, and two beers from other craft breweries. Beers: Archea Melissa | Honey Ale Archea Salniette | Blanche Con Salvia Cantina Errante Saison Du Coupage 2021 | Lambic Blend / Saison Barrel Aged BFM 225 Saison | Sour Saison Oak Aged We loved both their own beers and the other local breweries with Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes (BFM) being a small, artisanal brewery in Saignelégier, Jura, Switzerland winning global acclaim with their unique offerings, and Cantina Errante located in Florence, Italy focused on exploring their surroundings through their beers. Highly recommend a stop here if in Florence and needing a craft brew!

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Beer House Club

4.1(34 reviews)

1.1 km•Santa Croce

Can't say enough good things about this place. As an American beer snob that had been in Western…read moreEurope for over a month and really suffering from lack of good beer (especially of the craft variety), this was an oasis. In particular, they offer a wide range of truly excellent beers that are not only yummy but local--I know some love wine tours of Europe and I think this is the closest thing to a beer tour of Tuscany that one can do in a single place. Simone (one of the owners) and their staff are hugely welcoming, well-informed, and will work hard to make sure they get you a beer you really enjoy, without any pressure to "know what you're talking about," but they'll spend time talking homebrewing (they have their own brews!) and other topics with you, if you're interested. Atmosphere is casual and a bit goofy.

Real Italian type bar! Has tables indoors and out... Foseball darts and beers for €4. Relaxing…read moreatmosphere good place to go with friends to hang out.

0.5 km•Santa Maria Novella

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Old fashioned at a beer place...

The Joshua Tree Pub

4.4(34 reviews)

This Irish pub is just the blessed Saint Patrick ordered. The atmosphere is fun and authentic, with…read moreall of the traditional drink selection that are sure serve as the pot of gold at the end of your bar crawl rainbow. Our bartender was outstanding, capable of mixing up the best cocktails like a wizard. Truly, this was one of my favorite pubs in Florence.

Great fun bar that's big enough to get cozy and enjoy a more relaxed atmosphere to have a cocktail…read moreor beer. This is a "bar" and that's why it's a good one just to have a few drinks and relax, catch a game on their huge corner TV and more.

1.8 km•Piazza della Liberta/Savonarola, Campo di Marte

Norbert does Guinness

Raspberry mikkeller and a Belgian double (both delish)

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Birreria Fiorentina

4.5(2 reviews)

Grabbed a happy hour beer at a bar that I walk by every single day, yet never popped in due to the…read moreopening hours. Now that I have, I am most definitely coming back. If you're in the area, I highly recommend. Francesco, one of the bartenders, is English speaking and quite funny, welcoming, and engaging. Stop by. You won't regret it.

Place has a wonderful set up and great tasting beer. A little expensive though and only four stars…read morebecause he didn't fill my glass all the way with beer. Decent amount of foam, he forgot to tilt the glass.

0.3 km•Santa Maria Novella

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The Fiddler's Elbow

4.1(34 reviews)

We were staying in the piazza and found out this was the place where my friend introduced her…read moremother to her now husband, at the time boyfriend, a couple of decades ago. This was our first stop after arriving in Florence and really kicked off our honeymoon like no other. The space itself is deceiving as the pub just goes on and on internally. We sat by the bar and found out this was the first Irish bar in Florence. Most folks were English speaking in the pub, and all the beers were delicious! Got a snake bite the first round, and then a Guinness to round out the evening before walking over to Mercato Centrale for a late night bite. Service was great and attentive, the peanuts tasty and the beer, divine. Highly recommend if you need a nice draft, get it here while you're in town. The view is amazing too if it's warm enough to sit outside but we chose a spot at the bar.

We were looking for small pubs and in walking the streets of Firenze, we found a cute pub. They had…read moreGreat beer at a good price, great ambiance, and good service.

0.1 km•Santa Maria Novella

More interior rooms

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Decor by the bathroom

La Birreria

3.6(5 reviews)

This beer bar is located at the Mercato Centrale. I've tried their draft beer, Piccolo Birrificio…read moreClandestino, Pils, tasted very bitter and hard to drink, 40cl costs about €6.50.

The Mercato is a great place to visit. It has 3 floors of produce, meats, fish and a variety of…read morerestaurants on the 2nd floor. This bar was a popular place to visit and linger for people watching. The beer is average tasting but the also serve wines and spritz's. Go for the entertainment value.

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Off The Hook

4.3(34 reviews)

0.9 km

We wanted to check out this place cuz my bro read a few non Yelp reviews. So we did. We were…read moregreeted by a really friendly and helpful biertender, Mateo. He went out of his way to help us with selecting and sampling different brews. He even compt us French fries. There were over 20 Birre on the wall and about 10 taps. I ordered a stout, excellent. We did not eat there, so I can't rate the food, only the fries.

We got here about 7pm on a Monday night. We were the only people that sat at the bar and one other…read moretable was occupied. They have a nice beer selection so for us that was the draw. There is a nascent craft beer thing going on here in Italy reminiscent to what NJ went through maybe 15 years ago. Probably because there were few patrons here early on a Monday night we got a chance to speak at length with Mateo our beertender; a very nice guy. He was more than happy to let us sample several beers and even brought us an order of fries we didn't order. With 10 taps pouring mostly local "birre" and twenty something bottles of craft beer, if you are into the beer thing, I would definitely stop in.

Prosecco is only 3€ !!

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Move On

3.6(51 reviews)

0.4 km•Duomo

November 7, 2024 9PM…read more Social media famous record store, they have one of THE best views of the Duomo from their 2nd floor balcony. Extensive collection of vinyl records and great drinks.. we stopped by in November of 2024 late evening and kicked off our passion for L'Impératrice as they were playing when we were there. Definitely make this a pit stop to get the nice photo from their balcony and give their drinks/food a try. Very good service and nice bar.

What a great place! We stopped in on a very chilly and drizzly day and enjoyed a few glasses of…read morewine and great tunes. It's a record shop a pub and an eatery. Really lovely. Service was super friendly. They even played a few songs from the records we looked at. Might be our favorite surprise of our trip to Italy. Highly recommend

Record store

Records

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Pint of View

4.8(13 reviews)

1.1 km•Palazzo Pitti

After days of pasta and pizza, we were need of something different and boy did Pint of View…read moredeliver. The food was fantastic (we especially enjoyed the beef cheek wedges, burger, and fried chicken), the drinks incredible, the staff superb.

Utterly amazing--must try, and would go back if I could! I admit I was craving a non-Italian meal…read moreand some vegetables after 10 days in Italy, but this place was great form all standards. Cocktails and food were both winners, and complimented each other well. Prices are reasonable. Wifi is also available if needed. We had the veggie medley (amazing sauce accompanying it), bulgogi beef lettuce wrap (good portion; loved the flavour), Japanese noodles (refreshing and mildly flavoured), Seoul fried chicken (superb!). As for drinks we had a few, and all were great and listed in order of preference--Don't kill the zombies (tiki style drink; hard to put it down), Don't be so happy, you're not tequila (smooth with smokey mezcal), and another tequila based drink. For dessert we had green tea tiramisu, which was perfectly green tea forward.