I had been here about a year ago, and I wasn't particularly impressed... I went back just over a…read moreweek ago, and in fact has confirmed my impression of a normal bar. Pleasant, but not a revolutionary stage in my days, or in this city. However the coffee is good, the desserts as well, and the staff is young and friendly. A quiet place for an easy breakfast or snack.

This place knows their chocolate and their not afraid to use it . . …read more I like to come here in the morning and get their fresh croissants and a coffee. The waiters are really friendly and inside it's a cute place to come, sit by the window and people watch.

This place is incredible. The staff is absolutely lovely and their food is perfection. I may go…read moreback to Florence JUST FOR THIS RESTAURANT and I'm not exaggerating. The snickers crepe was the best dessert I've ever had. We had a few salty and a few sweet crepes. Just amazing. I cannot recommend this place enough. We sat with some non-vegan locals and they all said this place was their favorite restaurant and that it had the best food in town. That really says something.

Everything was 5 stars! The staff was professional and pleasant. The Osso Bucco, the Eggplant…read moreParmigiana and the Bisteca were to die for!

Total RIP-OFF - don't go there! Went there with my…read moregirlfriend because the owner started to talk to us and seemed nice. Nice little old-school cafe with old furniture and hand-written menus. In the end, she charged us 24 EUROS for a tea and 2 small pieces of bad cake. When we contested that this was way over-priced, she started screaming at us, cursing in Italian and pointing, being super rude. The total opposite of when we first entered her cafe. Just don't go there. I can't even understand why the lonely planet is recommending this joint. It's not a good experience at all. June 25, 2013

Amazing! Must try of the town. So many delicious things that can't be listed all in here. Anyway,…read moregood place for chilling a bit before continuing exploring the beautiful Florence.

What a lovely hidden gem...I loved the Easter sweet bread...Columba di Panettone...I had the…read morechocolate one...such pretty wrapping and of course delicious!

I love cupcakes & cake (but I don't bake) and I have to say I'm fairly picky. These cupcakes are…read moreworth the detour from any tour group. They were moist & not too sweet, creamy and beautiful. Loved the ladies at Dolce Lab & I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of each other (see note about the fact that I don't bake, ha!). The shop is adorable with plenty of seating to enjoy a cupcake or slice of cake (they have other treats too) with tea. They have a large table to seat at least 8, a cozy couch, bar along the wall up front & tables along the wall walking toward the back. So, bring your friends and enjoy this place. Maybe I'll see you there ;)

Let me be the weird girl here that did not like this place. I really am unhappy to be disappointed…read moreby a place I have been trying for more than one year to go to. Let's face it, my first criticism would be that they have unusual schedule here. My expectations have only been growing as I was failing to get in. But, finally, on a bright and particularly lucky Sunday, by a magical concordance of universal forces, I was able to enter for a brunch (last time i tried a brunch, it was open but no brunch was served that specific Sunday..). But then... I really ended up very disappointed by the food served. The 12€ brunch plate was composed of: first, an over cooked eggs with some tiny pieces of not very good quality smoked salmon (why not at least ask how people like the eggs to be cooked? anyway very few person would choose this over cooked version of an omelet). Second, a half cold very very bad croque monsieur, honestly closed to one you could buy on a highway stop: the bread was not toasted enough, the bechamel was not very good to say the least and again, half cold like this is not good! No. Then, the pancakes were ok, nothing special, nothing bad. But the jam was so common, I mean for a bakery you would expect a bit more taste. And overall, I found the portion a bit small. After this quite mediocre plate (not bad really, just not good at all), i decided to try the cupacke for which they are famous for. Well, it was an ok cupcake but nothing very good and special either. I even found it a bit dry. Last comment, there was absolutely no flexibility in changing the plate composition. You have to choose between 1- eggs, 2- pancakes (sweet or salted) and 3- "specialty of the day" which this particular day was the croque monsieur and a kind of flaky pastry filled with pesto (that is it, some flaky pastry + pesto - not anything more, that is it). So if you do not like eggs and wish to change this amazing omelet with this pesto dough, you are to be charged more, and not the brunch plate. I would understand if it were meat or fish or something elaborated, but dough ? and pesto ?? The difference was like 1€ so ok, who cares? Well it is not very important financially for sure but shows a lack of flexibility and niceness that I do not like a lot.

If heaven had a pasticceria and served schiacciata alla fiorentine, this would be it…read more I knew Giorgio's was famous, because it meant that people actually took the bus to visit and eat there, when they might not ever visit friends or family if they don't live in the same town ;-). Located in Soffiano, it is a totally doable bus ride on the 6, in about 20 minutes you're there. Why is it amazing? They have perfected the art of traditional Tuscan sweets, no bullshit, just sugar, and love, and whatever other drug they put in their 'mille-foglie' cakes. I highly recommend the schiacciata, cenci, sacher cake and their tasty panini, I had one with prosciutto and artichoke which was awesome. Take some to go and your life will never be the same. During carnivale season, you will see the line snake out the door as people pick up their treats, I was there for over two hours and there was a almost constant stream of people, I don't know how they could even make that many cakes! To my waistline's horror, they also serve an abundance aperitivo and weekend dish dinner. When Florentine's tell you a place in the city serves good fish, you should be listening since well, Florence is nowhere near the coast.

This Pasticceria was my first in Florence and it remains at the top of my list after all these…read moreyears. This is a quite famous bar in Florence but not so much to tourists because it is out of the historical center and in a residential area. I love this place because not only do they have amazing pastries, but the staff are the real deal, they don't fool around. Coffee is made to perfection every time. I like taking my coffee outside and enjoying the neighborhood characters who pass by, enjoying a few more rounds of coffee while I sit back and relax. I see a lot of locals meeting here, unfortunately it isn't my zona so I am not a regular, but it's definitely a spot that is worth the trek to. To me this pasticceria is the real deal!

In Florence and need a quick bite before your train ride, this is the place. Please take note for…read morethose doing google search and yelp, namely Americans, the hours of operation are not correct. We had early A departure to Rome and arrived around 6am and it wasn't opened as indicated (5:30am). Once open, they are the better option as opposed to McDonalds across the train tracks.

This is a review of the VyTA located at the Firenze Santa Maria Novella Railway Station Underground…read moreLevel. Since there is no listing available for that location on Yelp, I'm leaving it here: We were here 3 years ago June 2017. This place was incredible! Yes, it's true that the staff was not the most "smiliest" of people, but they put together one of the best charcuteries we had in Italy. They did not tell us the prices as we picked what we wanted on the board, so we thought we were in for a rude awakening when we'd get the bill at the end considering how elegant and high end the place looks. Well, we DID get a surprise when we got the bill, but it was a GOOD surprise. We were astonished at how inexpensive it was!! No, they aren't the friendliest, but this is one of the most beautifully designed VyTA's I've seen and you'll get one of the best charcuterie's in town for a great price!! Worth the visit!!