BrunchGarden brunch and aperitivo€€€20-28san-fredianoMon-Sun 08:00-23:30Walk-in or call
Santarosa Bistrot in Florence's San Frediano runs a garden brunch programme inside the Arno-side park, with a focaccia carte, eggs benedict and a Sunday.
Order: Daily focaccia with eggs, cappuccino in the park, an aperitivo spritz to finish.
Tip: Walk-in only on weekdays; weekend brunch books out by 11:30. The garden seats 80 in summer.
BrunchAll-day breakfast and brunch€€€15-22centro-storicoTue-Sun 08:30-19:30Walk-in
Amble in Florence's centro storico, steps from Ponte Vecchio off Lungarno Acciaiuoli, runs an all-day breakfast and weekend brunch carte in a quiet piazzetta.
Order: The breakfast tartine, sourdough toast with poached egg, V60 filter of the day.
Tip: Closed Monday. The seating is limited; weekend brunch fills by 12:30.
BrunchPasticceria breakfast and weekend brunch€€€12-25centro-storicoMon-Sun 07:30-24:00Walk-in
Caffe Gilli in Florence's Piazza della Repubblica is the city's oldest breakfast room since 1733, with the morning brioche-and-cappuccino set.
Order: Brioche con crema, espresso, cantuccino with cappuccino.
Tip: Counter price is half of table service. Open daily until midnight; brunch carte 10:00-12:00.
BrunchHotel garden brunch€€€85-110santa-maria-novellaSunday 12:00-15:30 brunch buffetRequired
Atrium Bar at Florence's Four Seasons runs a Sunday brunch buffet inside the 15th-century Palazzo della Gherardesca cloister, with a €95 all-you-can-eat.
Order: The Sunday hotel buffet with garden seating, a Negroni from the bar.
Tip: Sundays only; book a fortnight ahead. The 15th-century cloister courtyard seats 60 in summer.
BrunchBakery brunch in the park€€€10-18san-fredianoMon-Sun 08:00-23:30Walk-in
Santarosa Bistrot in Florence's San Frediano runs a daily bakery-led breakfast in the Arno-side park, with a focaccia carte and sourdough breakfast plates.
Order: Daily focaccia with stracciatella, cappuccino in the park.
Tip: Open daily 08:00-23:30. The bakery slows from 13:00 onwards.
BrunchDuomo-side breakfast€€€8-18centro-storicoMon-Sun 07:30-24:00Walk-in
Scudieri in Florence directly faces the Duomo's Baptistery, with a daily breakfast carte from 07:30, a pastry case rotating six items and a terrace looking.
Order: Cornetto al pistacchio, cappuccino, schiacciata alla fiorentina in Carnevale.
Tip: Terrace pricing is double counter; counter espresso €1.50, cornetto €2.50. Open daily until midnight.