Le Volpi e l'Uva
A tiny wine bar on a hidden square two minutes from Ponte Vecchio, pouring small producers almost nobody else in the centre stocks.
- Area
- Santo Spirito
- Address
- Piazza dei Rossi 1r
- Focus
- Small independent producers, mostly Italian
- Food
- Crostoni, cheese and cured meat
- Checked
- August 2026
- Price
- €€
- Go for
- Wines from producers you have not heard of, chosen by people who can explain exactly why, a minute from Ponte Vecchio and completely hidden from it.
- Skip if
- You want a full dinner, or a big room. This is a small counter and it fills.
What everybody agrees on
Read across public reviews on TripAdvisor and Google plus wine and food writing in September 2026.
- Nearly all
The staff are the reason. They taste, they explain, and they will find you something you would never have picked.
- Most
The crostoni are ordered by almost everyone. Warm, open sandwiches, with the truffle sausage and melted cheese the one people name.
- Most
The list is built around small producers rather than familiar labels, which is the whole proposition.
- Often
It sits on a tiny square just off the road between Ponte Vecchio and Palazzo Pitti, and almost nobody walking that road notices it.
- Some
The room is very small. In warm weather the outside tables are worth waiting for.
What to order
Say what you usually drink and let them take it from there. Then a crostone, and then a second glass of whatever they suggest after seeing what you liked.
Before you go
- Getting there
- Two minutes south of Ponte Vecchio, on the small square behind the main road.
- Best time
- Early evening, before the aperitivo rush.
- Also
- Guided tastings are available if you ask in advance.
The proof that being next to the most crowded bridge in Italy does not have to mean what it usually means. A dozen seats at the counter, a few tables outside on Piazza dei Rossi, and a list that changes constantly because they buy from small estates rather than distributors. Ask what they opened today. Cheese and cured meats to go with it.