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Caffè Paszkowski

Paszkowski is the café with the band. It became a concert café more than a century ago, and it still puts on live music, outdoors on the square in the warm months.

What it is
Café
Opened
1903, by its own account
Area
Piazza della Repubblica
Nearest museum
Florence Cathedral, 250 m

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    What Caffè Paszkowski is known for

    1. The music

      It became a caffè concerto under the Paszkowski family and has stayed one. The music is outdoors in the warm months.

    2. The interior

      The rooms were fitted out in 1935, with wood panelling painted with landscapes. Furniture and use have been protected by law since 1991.

    3. The writers

      Giovanni Papini, Giuseppe Prezzolini, Ardengo Soffici and Gabriele D'Annunzio came here, and later Umberto Saba, Eugenio Montale and Vasco Pratolini.

    What to know

    • The house dates itself to 1903. The Paszkowski family, from Poland, took it over in 1904
    • It began as the Caffè Centrale and was for a time a Viennese beer hall
    • Florentines say the name as Pascòschi

    Where Caffè Paszkowski is

    Address

    Piazza della Repubblica 6
    50123 Florence, Italy

    Nearest station

    Santa Maria Novella, about 650 metres away

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

    A Polish name on a Florentine square

    The café opened as the Caffè Centrale soon after the square was rebuilt. The Paszkowski family made it first a beer hall in the Viennese manner and then a café with music. Karol Paszkowski was honorary consul of Poland in Florence, and his son married a daughter of the writer Giovanni Papini.

    Caffè Paszkowski: common questions

    Where is Caffè Paszkowski?
    At Piazza della Repubblica 6, in the old centre, Florence. The nearest station is Santa Maria Novella, about 650 metres away.
    Which museums and sights are near Caffè Paszkowski?
    Florence Cathedral is 250 m away, Palazzo Vecchio is 350 m away, Medici Chapels is 350 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
    What is Caffè Paszkowski known for?
    The music, The interior, The writers. The café with an orchestra on Piazza della Repubblica, a Polish family's beer hall turned concert café, where Montale and D'Annunzio sat.
    When did Caffè Paszkowski open?
    In 1903, by its own account. The house dates itself to 1903. The Paszkowski family, from Poland, took it over in 1904.

    What visitors say about Caffè Paszkowski

    Rating from Google

    4.5

    7,924 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 11 October 2026.

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