10 bakery places in Florence we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Florence | Bakery across every city.
Florentine baking runs from the corner forno to the grand belle epoque caffe, and the two traditions sit side by side here. Forno Pugi near Santa Croce is the neighbourhood standard for cantucci and schiacciata, while Pasticceria Buonamici in Santa Maria Novella and Pasticceria Gualtieri keep the city's pastry counters busy. On the central squares, Caffe Gilli and Rivoire show the gilded side of the craft, all marble and morning brioche.
Forno Pugi ★ 4.8
santa-croce · Viale De Amicis 49r, 50137 Firenze
Forno Pugi in Florence has been the wood-fired neighbourhood forno since 1925, with three shops across the city baking schiacciata, pizza al taglio.
Santarosa Bistrot ★ 4.5
san-frediano · Lungarno di Santa Rosa, 50124 Firenze
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.
Pasticceria Buonamici ★ 4.2
santa-maria-novella · Via dei Banchi 39r, 50123 Firenze
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.
Pasticceria Gualtieri ★ 4.1
santa-croce · Via Senese 18r, 50124 Firenze
Pasticceria Gualtieri in Florence's southern Oltrarno corner has run as a family pasticceria since 1937, with the bignoletti cream pastries.
Amble ★ 4.4
centro-storico · Piazzetta del Bene 7A, 50123 Firenze
Amble in Florence's centro storico runs the bakery-cafe-bar format steps from Ponte Vecchio, with a daily sourdough programme, focaccia. Booking recommended.
Cantinetta da Verrazzano ★ 4.4
centro-storico · Via dei Tavolini 18r, 50122 Firenze
Cantinetta da Verrazzano in Florence's Via dei Tavolini runs a wood-fired forno inside its wine bar, with bread, focaccia and warm schiacciata.
Scudieri ★ 4.0
centro-storico · Piazza San Giovanni 19r, 50122 Firenze
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.
Caffe Gilli ★ 4.7
centro-storico · Via Roma 1r, 50123 Firenze
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.
Ditta Artigianale ★ 4.3
santa-croce · Via dei Neri 32r, 50122 Firenze
Ditta Artigianale in Florence's Via dei Neri runs a sourdough-and-pastry programme alongside the roastery, with a daily-baked focaccia, sourdough loaves.
Rivoire ★ 4.6
centro-storico · Piazza della Signoria 5r, 50122 Firenze
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.