Gelato, or Italian ice cream, is a top treat in Florence, Italy. This is where to find a good ice cream shop, or ice cream parlor, in Florence. Our team has had ice cream in the first four and the others are highly recommended.
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La Carraia ice cream parlor
Direction
Piazza Nazario Sauro, 25 / r, 50124 Florence FI, ItalyGet directions
Telephone
+39 055 280695
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When we met Kyle for our walk in Florence, he took us to his favorite ice cream parlor, Gelateria La Carraia. They serve excellent homemade ice cream in a wide variety of flavors. My cone with two flavors costs one euro (2008). Gelateria La Carraia is located in Piazza N. Sauro, near Ponte Carraia, in the Oltrano area (across the river). They also have another store, Gelateria La Carraia 2, in Via de ‘Benci 24 / r.
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Gelateria dei Neri
Direction
Via dei Neri, 9, 50122 Florence FI, ItalyGet directions
Telephone
+39 055 210034
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Kristin Stasiowski, a Context Florence tour guide, took me to her favorite Florence ice cream shop, Gelateria dei Neri. The little shop has artisan ice cream in a variety of flavors, some of them unusual, and also makes soy-based sorbet and gelato. My favorite was the chocolate and the orange. Gelateria dei Neri is in Via dei Neri 20-22, towards the center from the river and Ponte alla Grazie.
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Your
Direction
Borgo degli Albizi, 11r, 50122 Florence FI, ItalyGet directions
Telephone
+39 055 234 0374
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Vestri is an artisanal chocolate shop with unsurprisingly excellent chocolate ice cream. They have only a few flavors, but they are very good, they did the old-fashioned style and were kept in metal jars instead of being exposed in a glass box. Vestri is a small shop north of Piazza Santa Croce on Borgo degli Albizi 11r.
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The Gelato Corner
Direction
Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, 16r, 50123 Florence FI, ItalyGet directions
L’Angolo del Gelato makes a good stop to get in or out of Florence if you arrive by train or bus. L’Angolo del Gelato is in a corner of Piazza Santa Maria Novella so you can admire the church while eating your ice cream. It’s inexpensive and they have some interesting flavors, like my favorite, cinnamon.
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Venchi
Direction
Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, 6, 50123 Florence FI, ItalyGet directions
Telephone
+39 055 272 8753
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Venchi Chocolate has opened a combination ice cream parlor and chocolate shop in Piazza del Mercato Nuovo, opposite the Loggia del Porcellino . Known for its high quality artisan chocolate, its ice cream is made with all natural products without the use of hydrogenated fats, flavorings, colors and mono-diglycerides of fatty acids. There is also an educational area that details the history and process of making chocolate.
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Vivoli
Direction
Via dell’Isola delle Stinche, 7r, 50122 Florence FI, ItalyGet directions
Telephone
+39 055 292334
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Joe Palisi, a traveler from Italy who has contributed photos to this site, highly recommends Vivoli. He says it is his favorite gelateria and he has been there several times. Vivoli ice cream is made daily with natural ingredients and costs a little more than average. Vivoli is on Via Isola delle Stinche 7, one block from Piazza Santa Croce.
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Thunder
Direction
Via del Campanile, 2, 50122 Florence FI, ItalyGet directions
Telephone
+39 055 216158
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Grom says they make “Il Gelato Come Una Volta”, an Italian ice cream as it was once made. They use high-quality ingredients and have a long list of flavors with additional flavors of the month. Grom is in the Piazza del Duomo on via del Campanile at the corner of via delle Oche. It opens every day at 10:30 am and closes at midnight during the summer season and at 11 pm during the winter season. This very popular chain can also be found in other cities in northern Italy and Perugia, as well as Paris, Tokyo, and New York.
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Gelateria Carabé
Direction
Via Padre Ignazio da Carrara, 23, 55042 Forte dei Marmi LU, ItalyGet directions
Telephone
+39 327 342 5269
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Gelateria Carabé is known for its Sicilian-style ice cream. Try gelato panino, an ice cream sandwich made with brioche. The gelateria is located in Via Ricasoli 60R, not far from the Duomo.
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Pizza y Gelato
Learn how to make pizza and gelato in this 3-hour cooking class held at a pizzeria. Dinner with wine or soft drinks is included.
