Art Bar

This is my first of many restaurant and bar reviews. If I wind up going somewhere I don’t like I am not going to bash it here, instead I’m going to glorify the deliciousness that I do find, starting with the maker if this elaborate thirst quencher...

Formally known as “Antico Caffe del Moro”, Art Bar is located on Via del Moro, 4. Firenze.

It won’t take you long to figure out how this small, cozy bar got its name, the cocktails are works of art. The glasses are adorned with fresh fruit that tastes as sweet as it looks even though it must be out of season. The Mojitos and the Daiquiries are the bar’s specialty. If you like Mojito’s, Art Bar’s are packed with mint leaves and they offer them in flavors that vary daily like mixed berry. The flavor additions are no crummy syrup but pounds of fresh berries piled so high in the glass that they give you a miniature spoon to eat them with. The Daiquiries are offered in banana, strawberry, and strawberry banana. Try them all. 

Friends tried the pina colada which was also reported to be fantastic. Beware of the Mixed Fruit Cocktail if your day has left you needing a little liquid relaxation, it is served without alcohol unless specified otherwise. On the plus side, this fruity concoction would be a great alternative for a visiting younger sibling. You must be patient while waiting for your drink because there is usually only one bartender creating these works of art. But fear not, the bar serves an unlimited amount of perfectly salted and buttered popcorn and whole peanuts that you have to crack open yourself as aperitivos (free appetizers/snacks that come with the purchase of one drink). Drinks are 9 euro every day except for Monday and Wednesday when their happy hour offers drinks for 6 euro, a bargain price for the tropical paradise you receive in your glass. Make friends with the bartender, a friendly, middle-aged gentleman who speaks good english, and he may offer you a free drink if you can guess the answer to one of his pop questions. He asked my friend, Alex, and me what the capital of Wisconsin was and being geographically challenged I had no idea. Alex got it right (answer is Madison) and got a free drink, that lucky girl.