This place is amazing! My husband and I are staying near Poggibonsi on our honeymoon and had a late…read morelunch, so thought we would snag a few items from the market for a light dinner. The staff was super helpful in informing us of various food items and the market had really awesome stuff. We walked out with a few bottles of wine, balsamic, fresh bread, meat, cheese and dessert! They also had several pre-made items, fresh pasta, etc. We are in heaven. Highly recommend checking this place out.

We stopped at this grocery store that was around the corner from our Aibnb several times. The…read moreoutside is so deceiving! It is a maze inside and is much bigger than expected. We got fresh fruit, hand soap, biscotti, bottled water, and other random things throughout the week. The cashiers were patient with us each time we paid and they showed me how to print out a barcode based on the fruit I was purchasing. I wish this was my local city grocery store in the US.

Good selections of fruit, vegetables, dairy, bread, wine, and beer. They also looked like they had…read moremicrowaveable prepared meals, but I did not investigate. Excellent for picking up some ingredients for a quick meal. It has reasonable prices and a fast check out.

Nice local grocery store! It's slightly cheaper than the Carrefour expresses that you'll stumble…read moreupon closer to the center (near the Duomo). Came to look for some groceries while here in Florence for a family trip! Found this location through Google Maos. This store is great because they have anything that you might need (which is pretty good for an express store) -- not sure if express stores are different than the American versions of expresses, but they had a good amount of options of just about everything. Not sure if the price is what all grocery stores charge in the area because a lot of things seemed quite expensive (loaf of bread could be 4 euros, where as in the US, it would be like 2). But it's a nice place to go to pick up some essential food items/snacks if you don't like eating out all the time when traveling (especially since it can be hard sometimes to find a foods that fit your craving). They carry: - Fresh fruits & veggies - Meats & seafoods - Refrigerated items like: seafood, frozen meals, milk, yogurts, cheese - Drinks: soda, waters, wines, beers, coffee - snacks: chips, nuts, crackers, chocolates and more - household items: kitchen utensils & cutlery, laundry items, bathroom items (toilet paper) - Travel items: power adapters & power extensions

If you're staying around Mercatale, this will be your go-to grocery store in town, since there are…read moreno other options. Get your cheese and meats up on the square, but for the rest, you'll be stuck with the Coop. This one is very small, a limited selection. The food is still amazing, fresh, seasonal and local, as it is in most of Tuscany. If you need anything you can't find here though, try the bigger coop in San Casciano (keep in mind that things are so seasonal in Tuscany, that they may be out of tomatoes if it's the middle of winter, even though that's a staple you'd expect to find anywhere in Italy). If you still can't find what you need, seek out the hypermarket 45 minutes away, near Florence, called I Gigli. My main beef with this Coop is that the staff is incredibly rude. Even if you speak Italian, as long as you look like a foreign (blond, blue eyed, light skin, or any race but white), they will treat you like crap most of the time. They will hurl your fruits and vegetables to the end of the bagging counter, they will not be patient if you don't have your money ready or try to pay with a card that doesn't work, and certainly don't expect them to smile or wish you a good day. And if you don't speak Italian, expect nothing at all from them.

Basic grocery store in Mercantale with good local produce (tomatoes, cherries, basil) at extremely…read morelow prices. Interesting how vast the selection of cheeses, cured meats is (see my picture of a giant ham leg). If you're trying to find the eggs, they are across from the meats section and are not refrigerated. They also only carry them in half dozen packs. My only complaint is the personal care section. There aren't a huge selection of toothpastes and shampoos there FYI. They don't speak English.

If you're anywhere in the area and need a regular food market, like we have back in the states,…read morethen you will like all the options at this market. This is apparently a supermarket chain in this area of Italy. They have fresh bread, meats, fish, local wines and an area with cooked and prepared food to take home. While you can probably figure out most of what you're buying - if you can't read Italian - be sure to bring your translator. While most employees don't speak English, they were very helpful.

Before heading home we picked up some good specialties here in this shop. Staff was very nice and…read morefriendly, helped us finding what we looked for. Bought a bunch of bottles of local (and other Italian) Olive Oil. Some cheaper ones and some higher priced quality. But both were of really good quality, taste and flavour. Gotta love Italian Olive Oil. Then some nice salami. Really good, far from being mass-produced. Then some jams and chutneys - they go very well with Italian cheese. A very nice shop. Prices might seem a bit higher. But this is not a chain shop. This one really has great, special food items not easily found at other shops. And definitely worth the money.

The service was extremely helpful. They were very responsive when we had questions and helpful in…read morefinding anything we needed. Because of their helpfulness, we visited the store several times while visiting Lucca. Although they didn't have the variety of a big supermarket, you could find just about anything you needed! I'd definitely use this store again and would recommend them to anyone!

New supermarket at Lucca; they have most everything you need especially for people renting vacation…read morehomes who wants to cook their meals. Clean, neat , friendly and helpful staff. Cashier speak English , deli guy does not. Location very convenient right in front of San Frediano Church by the piazza.

New supermarket Tambellini in Lucca located in front of San Frediano Church, you can't miss it on…read moreright corner facing church. They have fresh produce and vegetables, deli, milk, bread, wines etc etc. Prices reasonable . Friendly and helpful to tourist living in Lucca. Cashiers speaks English, deli guy at the back does not but he is very helpful.