Mysterium · San Frediano
Florence at night
We have spent five years pouring drinks a few streets from the Oltrarno’s busiest squares. These are the things guests ask us most about Florence after dark.
- Florence Nightlife: Where to Go Out, Neighborhood by NeighborhoodWhere Florence goes out at night: the Oltrarno around Santo Spirito and San Frediano, Santa Croce and Sant’Ambrogio, San Niccolò and the summer riverbanks. What time things start, and where to end up.
- Late-Night Bars in Florence: Where to Drink After MidnightWhere to get a drink in Florence after midnight: how late bars stay open, the Oltrarno streets that stay lively, and a San Frediano cocktail bar open until 2 am on Fridays and Saturdays.
- Aperitivo in Florence: How It Works and What to OrderA guide to aperitivo in Florence: what it is, when it starts, what Florentines order (Negroni, Americano, Spritz) and where to start the evening in the Oltrarno from 6 pm.
- The Negroni Was Born in Florence: Story, Recipe, Where to DrinkThe Negroni was invented in Florence around 1919, when Count Camillo Negroni asked for gin in his Americano. The story, the classic recipe, the variations, and where to drink one in the Oltrarno.
- One Evening in Florence: Sunset to Last Call, an ItineraryA plan for one perfect evening in Florence: sunset at Piazzale Michelangelo, a walk down through San Niccolò and along the Oltrarno, dinner near Santo Spirito, and cocktails in San Frediano.
- Date Night in Florence: A Romantic Evening Off the Tourist TrailA romantic night in Florence away from the crowds: sunset on the Arno bridges, dinner in the Oltrarno, and cocktails by candlelight under a fifteenth-century vault in San Frediano.
- Cocktails Near Ponte Vecchio, Without the Crowds (13 Minutes on Foot)Looking for a cocktail bar near Ponte Vecchio? Mysterium is 13 minutes on foot along the Oltrarno: a straight walk down Borgo San Jacopo and Via Santo Spirito to Borgo San Frediano 81/83R.
- Bars Near Piazza Santo Spirito: A Cocktail Bar a Few Blocks AwayPiazza Santo Spirito is the heart of Oltrarno nightlife. A few blocks west, in San Frediano, Mysterium pours signature cocktails until 1 am, and 2 am at weekends. How to walk there in 11 minutes.
- Drinks Near Santa Maria Novella Station, 13 Minutes AwayJust arrived at Firenze Santa Maria Novella? A cocktail bar in San Frediano is 13 minutes on foot: down Via de’ Fossi, over Ponte alla Carraia and straight into Borgo San Frediano.
- San Frediano at Night: The Oltrarno After Dark | MysteriumAn evening in San Frediano, the Oltrarno neighborhood Lonely Planet once named the coolest in the world: the Brancacci Chapel, Porta San Frediano, Piazza Santo Spirito, sunset on the Arno, then cocktails.
Florence nightlifeWhere Florence goes out at night: the Oltrarno around Santo Spirito and San Frediano, Santa Croce and…
Late-night barsWhere to get a drink in Florence after midnight: how late bars stay open, the Oltrarno streets that stay…
Aperitivo in FlorenceA guide to aperitivo in Florence: what it is, when it starts, what Florentines order (Negroni, Americano,…
The Negroni in FlorenceThe Negroni was invented in Florence around 1919, when Count Camillo Negroni asked for gin in his Americano.…