Rainy Day Rescue in Florence — Cozy & Indoor

Trattoria Sostanza

Cozy dinner indoors — Tiny 19th-century kitchen famous for butter chicken and meringue-cream cake.

Cocktails and a trio — solo at the bar or a date-night standby.

Hundreds of games, coffee and snacks — equally great solo, on a date or in a group.

Birth of Venus, Primavera, Caravaggios — the Renaissance in one corridor.

All'Antico Vinaio

Warm indoor lunch — Cult sandwich shop — pecorino, truffle and prosciutto on warm schiacciata.

Ground-floor Tuscan market, upstairs food hall — tripe panini, gelato, Chianti by the glass.

60 minutes, one locked room, a story to crack — perfect group activity year-round.

Weeknight stand-up sets at a club or bar — a few laughs and a cheap night out.

Cibrèo Trattoria

Slow brunch — Fabio Picchi's no-pasta trattoria — short menu of perfect Tuscan classics.