Firenze | The List

The new €1.8 million re-haul of the Bargello Museum, which was kicked off by a major Donatello exhibition in 2022, is one of a number of recent renovation projects polishing up the city’s greatest hits. Most wondrous are the works at the Brancacci chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine church, where scaffolding forms viewing platforms from which to see Masolino and Masaccio’s restored frescoes masterpieces – often cited as the genesis of the Renaissance.

Il Santo Bevitore in the Oltrarno’s Santo Spirito remains at the top of the love tree for Florentines and visitors alike for its wine list and twists on traditional dishes. The owners also run historic bakery S.Forno.

Good coffee in Florence is as plentiful as tourists. And there are historic (and expensive) places to get it. A world away in Sant’ Ambrogio is Ditta Artigianale . Here caffeine scientist Francesco Sanapo percolates beans collected from all over the world in lab-like vials. A stock of 40 boutique gins, makes Ditta Artigianale a day-to-night artisanal hotspot.