Bistro in Florence

Red-velvet, Pergola-theatre seats, the see-and-be-seen Sant'Ambrogio bistrot

Wine-bar bistro of handmade pasta a step from the Duomo

Art Nouveau bolthole with a handwritten daily menu on Piazza Ghiberti

Art-bookshop and vegetarian kitchen tucked behind Santa Croce

Greenhouse wine bar in a riverside garden by Porta San Frediano

1981 San Niccolo bar-bistrot with a hidden garden