Night Life

Aperitivo

Aperitivo is a great way to enjoy happy hour with your friends while enjoying some free snacks. Most of them offer this deal of 8-10€ for a drink and food and usually run from 6-8pm. A great way to start your evening!

Here are some of our favorites:

Piazza Duomo 20/R - Modern cocktail bar with DJ sessions
Viale Antonio Gramsci 1-5/R and Via San Gallo 22/R
Piazza Santo Spirito 4/R - Great location in front of the church Santo Spirito with out door seating in the summer
Piazza del Carmine 5 - A very trendy Florentine bar
Via del Parione 26/R - Stylish American bar and Japanese restaurant
Via Fiesolana 25/R
Piazza Santo Spirito 18/R - Cafe with good food and Japanese sushi on Wednesdays
Via dei Renai 13 - A very 'in' bar where you can meet students from the University of Florence

Bars

Florence has a plethora of bars and other locals such as latin bars and Irish pubs. 

Here are some of our student's favorites:

Borgo degli Albizi 24 Irish Pub
Via de' Benci 33/R American Bar, Club and Restaurant
Via de'Pucci 5
Via dei Pescioni
Piazza della Signoria - Irish pub right in the Piazza with outdoor seating
Via Ghibellina 80/R - Good place if you wish to try some Spanish specialties and dancing
Via San Gallo 123/R - Irish pub right up the road from the SRISA Studio Campus
Via Giuseppe Verdi 20 - great place for specialty cocktails with outdoor seating
Via delle Oche 15/R - Irish pub with live music right near the Duomo
Piazza Santa Maria Novella - Irish pub in the Piazza with outdoor seating

Disco's / Clubs

Florence has a very active night life with new places opening all the time. Here are some that we recommend:

Via Sassetti 5/R - The ultimate Italian style disco with the latest music and discounts for students.
Via de' Cimatori 13 - Very centrally located disco where you can meet a lot of foreigners
Via Fiesolana 25/R - Good cocktail bar with an interesting mix of foreign and Italian regulars and live music
Via Pratese 46 - Too far to walk from the center, take the #29 bus. Alternative atmosphere and underground music.
Via Pistoiese and Via Lombardia - Too far to walk from the center, take the #35 or 36 bus. Disco and live music with high quality concerts in a HiFi auditorium.
Via de' Benci 33/R - A largely American crowd, most popular place of American students.

Concerts and Musical Events

Florence is full of live events throughout the year such as: classical music concerts, jazz concerts, gigs, theatre pieces and other shows. There are some places where the shows are even free. For example, every Monday evening during the academic year, the Conservatorio di Musica Cherubini, Piazza delle Belle Arti 2, offers free classical music concerts. If you love jazz, a place to go is Pinocchio Jazz , Viale Giannotti 13, Tel: 055 683 388. 

Theaters in Florence:

Teatro Comunale
Corso Italia 16,
Tel: 055 211158.

Teatro della Pergola
Via della Pergola, 12,
Tel: 055 2479651.

Teatro Verdi
Via Ghibellina, 99,
Tel: 055 212320.

Movies in English

During the week there are some cinemas, which show movies in original language, but the most famous is next to piazza Strozzi: the Cinema Odeon, (Via Sassetti 1), Tel: 055 214968, that has original language movies during the whole week.
You can see the program of Odeon here.

Another good place to keep in mind is The British Institute of Florence, Lungarno Guicciardini 23, Tel: 055 267781 which organizes mini-festivals dedicated to various directors with movies and cineforum session in English. There will be cinema brochures available at the front desk as soon as we receive updated information on autumn showings.