Cafés with outdoor seating in Florence

What the new dehors rules change

On the 73 restricted streets, a bar must choose one of five approved designs, from bare tables and chairs to a structure closed on every side; plastic sheeting and advertising unrelated to the business are banned.¹ The four big squares, Signoria, Repubblica, Santa Maria Novella and Pitti, were left for a separate decision.¹

Each application now needs site surveys, technical checks and an assessment of how the furniture fits the street. In July 2026 the city refused the surveyors' request to push the 31 August filing deadline back, though existing concessions stay valid until a new permit is granted or refused.²

What a table costs

Sitting down is charged for. At I Dolci di Patrizio Cosi, a historic pastry bar in the center, the owner Riccardo Camporesi added €1 per seated customer in 2025, on top of table prices of €2.40 for a coffee and €3 for a cappuccino; customers still carry their own cups back to the counter.³ He said tables were often taken for 45 minutes at a time.³

Terraces on the big squares

Gilli puts out a summer dehor facing Piazza della Repubblica, and Paszkowski serves gelato on its terrace there in the warm months.⁴ On the Signoria, Rivoire and Caffè Perseo face the Palazzo Vecchio; Caffè Scudieri has tables by the Baptistery, and Caffè Le Logge on Via Porta Rossa and Rudi's Bistro' on Via Vacchereccia have a few on the side streets.

Across the river, Caffè Ricchi and Cabiria share Piazza Santo Spirito, Bar Pitti looks onto the palace from Piazza di Pitti 1, and Bar d'Angolo sits on Piazza della Calza by Porta Romana. Il Bar del Forte, on Via di San Leonardo, has tables by the Forte Belvedere.

Tables beyond the walls

In Rifredi, Pasticceria Crociani and Caffè Pasticceria Serafini both have tables on Piazza Dalmazia; Crociani opens daily 07:00–22:00. Bar Rullo on Via Romagnosi and Uva bar on Piazza Giovanni Spadolini also sit outside.

In Campo di Marte, Caffè Le Cure and Gelateria Cavini di Fedi share Piazza delle Cure, and Caffè Libertà faces Piazza della Libertà. South of the river in Gavinana, Caffè Bargioni on Via di Ricorboli and Marcello...La Pasticceria on Viale Europa have outdoor seats.