Santarosa Bistrot is a bakery in San Frediano, Florence.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
2 hours
Learn the art of Italian bread and focaccia making in a hands-on class. Enjoy a tasting of freshly baked bread with olive oil and local specialties and a lovely gelato...
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Discover Florence’s authentic Oltrarno neighborhood at sunset with a small group. Taste handpicked local specialties and fine wines while guided by passionate locals w...
Private tour · 3 hours
Discover Florence on a gluten-free food tour with a guide. Enjoy a selection of traditional Florentine and Tuscan specialties, from savory treats to irresistible desserts.
Address: Lungarno di Santa Rosa, 50124 Firenze, Florence
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.
Amble in Florence's centro storico runs the bakery-cafe-bar format steps from Ponte Vecchio, with a daily sourdough programme, focaccia. Booking recommended.
OrderThe slow-rise sourdough loaf, the daily focaccia, the breakfast tartine.
TipClosed Monday. The seating is limited; loaves often sold out by 13:00 at weekends.
Cantinetta da Verrazzano in Florence's Via dei Tavolini runs a wood-fired forno inside its wine bar, with bread, focaccia and warm schiacciata.
OrderSchiacciata calda con prosciutto e stracchino, focaccia, a glass of estate Chianti.
TipClosed Sunday. The schiacciata-to-order counter is on the right of the entrance.
Scudieri in Florence's Piazza San Giovanni is the 1939 cafe-pasticceria facing the Duomo, with a daily-rotating pastry case, the chocolate-cream schiacciata.
OrderSchiacciata alla fiorentina (in Carnevale), the daily bignoletti, a chocolate praline.
TipOpen daily until midnight. Pastries are €2.50 standing; €5 at the Duomo-side terrace.
Caffe Gilli in Florence's Piazza della Repubblica is the city's oldest cafe-pasticceria, opened in 1733, with the original baked-on-site cantucci.
OrderCantucci con mandorle, panforte di Siena, cioccolato fondente in winter.
TipCounter price is half of table service; cantucci ship vacuum-packed.
