Caffe Gilli is a bakery in Centro Storico, Florence.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Via Roma 1r, 50123 Firenze, Florence
Rivoire in Florence's Piazza della Signoria has poured the city's benchmark hot chocolate since 1872, with a chocolate-making lab in the back.
OrderDense hot chocolate (€7), cioccolato fondente bars, daily pralines.
TipCounter pricing is half of table; the piazza terrace fronts the Palazzo Vecchio.
Ditta Artigianale in Florence's Via dei Neri runs a sourdough-and-pastry programme alongside the roastery, with a daily-baked focaccia, sourdough loaves.
OrderSourdough toast and avocado, the daily focaccia, the brunch eggs benedict.
TipOpen daily 08:00-22:00. The roasted-bean retail counter ships internationally.
Rivoire in Florence's Piazza della Signoria has poured the city's benchmark hot chocolate since 1872, with a chocolate-making lab in the back.
OrderDense hot chocolate (€7), cioccolato fondente bars, daily pralines.
TipCounter pricing is half of table; the piazza terrace fronts the Palazzo Vecchio.
Forno Pugi in Florence has been the wood-fired neighbourhood forno since 1925, with three shops across the city baking schiacciata, pizza al taglio.
OrderSchiacciata alla fiorentina (chocolate cream during Carnevale), the daily pizza al taglio.
TipCounter only; cash and card. The Viale De Amicis original is the largest; smaller shops on Via San Gallo and Piazza San Marco.
Santarosa Bistrot in Florence's San Frediano runs an Arno-side bakery inside the park on Lungarno di Santa Rosa, with a daily-baked focaccia.
OrderThe daily-pressed focaccia, the slow-rise sourdough loaf, a cappuccino in the park.
TipOpen daily 08:00-23:30. Bakery slows from 14:00 onwards; arrive before 11:00.
Pasticceria Buonamici in Florence's Santa Maria Novella has run a family-owned pasticceria since 1971, with the daily cantucci, the schiacciata con l'uva.
OrderCantucci con mandorle, schiacciata con l'uva in autumn, the chocolate panforte.
TipClosed Monday; cash only on small purchases. Cantucci ship vacuum-packed.
Pasticceria Gualtieri in Florence's southern Oltrarno corner has run as a family pasticceria since 1937, with the bignoletti cream pastries.
OrderBignoletti panna (cream-filled choux), the schiacciata alla fiorentina in Carnevale, chocolate pralines.
TipClosed Monday. Standing-room counter; bignoletti sell out by 11:00 on weekends.
