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Gelato: YUM!!
Florence has a lot of good gelaterie and you surely can't go wrong if you have feel like eating a good cone of gelato. But as you try more and more gelato and became a sort of expert in the field of gelato tasting, you'll see that at some places the gelato is just much better than at others - and here we give you a head start in pointing out some of the places we deem good :).
Many guide books indicate that the best gelato in Florence is to be found at Bar Vivoli near Santa Croce. I certainly did not try all of the flavors or types - I tried out two different fruit flavors and found that they were too sweet. The prices are also quite high for the amount of gelato you get. I didn't try the cream based ones so of course those might be worth the cost. I'll have to go back and try it out.
If you are already in the area of Santa Croce, I suggest you head towards Palazzo Vecchio on Via de' Neri and try out Gelateria de' Neri - yum! I like fruit flavors and here I've had passionfruit and mango, stawberrry and lemon and they were really good!
At Gelateria Carabe' on Via Ricasoli you should try the Sicilian granitas - a fruit ice that really taste like fruit or coffee or whatever the flavor is.
I've heard great reviews of is Gelateria Grom near the Duomo (corner of Via Campanile and Via delle Oche, the side of the duomo near the tower). Flavors are seasonal and supposed to high quality, I haven't tried it yet but will definitely have to try it soon.
Also heard great reviews of the Innocenti gelateria right off the Ponte della Carraia (second bridge west of Ponte Vecchio, Oltrarno side) that offers great gelato at great prices.
Outside of the main historical center, the ones that are highly recommended by many Florentines are: Badiani on Via dei Mille, famous for their "buontalenti", a rich milk creme gelato; Cavini on Piazza delle Cure and il Sorriso in southern Florence right in front of the Coop at the start of Viale Europa. This one has you take numbers during the summer, that is how popular it is!
Here are the addresses for the gelaterie mentioned above, in the order they've been mentioned and not in any specific order of preference:
Bar Vivoli Gelateria
Via Isole delle Stinche 7r
Gelateria dei Neri
Via dei Neri 22r
Gelateria Carabe'
Via Ricasoli 60r
Grom
Via del Campanile - corner with Via delle Ocche
Innocenti
Piazza Sauro Nazario, 25/R - Ponte alla Carraia
Cavini
Piazza delle Cure - corner with Via dei Mille
il Sorriso
Viale Giannotti/Viale Europa - in front of Coop Gavinana
There are so many gelaterie in Florence, I am sure you'll have your favorite! If you have one you'd recommend, please share with the rest of us on our forum!
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