French 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

1981 San Niccolo bar-bistrot with a hidden garden

Candlelit Oltrarno bistro-cum-wine-bar, modern Florentine since 2002

Art-bookshop and vegetarian kitchen tucked behind Santa Croce

Greenhouse wine bar in a riverside garden by Porta San Frediano