Amazing! Must try of the town. So many delicious things that can't be listed all in here. Anyway,…read moregood place for chilling a bit before continuing exploring the beautiful Florence.

What a lovely hidden gem...I loved the Easter sweet bread...Columba di Panettone...I had the…read morechocolate one...such pretty wrapping and of course delicious!

Chocolate gelato was good! Vanilla didn't taste like vanilla. Their gelato wasn't displayed like…read moreevery other gelateria, but definitely tastes made by hand. Chocolate spread was tasty too. The owner seemed a little short when we asked for samples, but we discovered Italians don't like to give samples in general.

Staffed by the most friendly people you can imagine. They were so generous with their time and…read moreportions! The mango gelato had the most exquisite taste and the dark chocolate was to die for. Doesn't even begin to talk about rhe chocolates they had to offer. A 100% place to return to whenever I visit Firenze!!

CHOCOLATE! If you…read morelove chocolate or anything sweet, the annual chocolate festival in Firenze is almost a dream come true! Every year for a week - typically Valentine's Day week - Firenze will host an open market that features chocolate artisans that sell delicious and tempting sweets. Hot chocolate, chocolate fruits, chocolate of every sort - Every booth has an eye-popping amount of different kind of chocolate that you may not even know existed! This is also where I discover this heavenly chocolate called "cremino veneziano" (Venetian cream) which is a multi-layer chocolate that quickly melts in your hand if you don't pop it in your mouth soon and literally melts instantly in your mouth. Oh why don't they make this in the US... In case you can't get enough sweets though, the festival also includes a chocolate cooking show and the booths also sell other non-chocolate sweets like €1 macaron! Sadly (and maybe fortunately), many chocolate items here are extremely pricey, although that's to be expected as artisan goods. For example, my new love "cremino veneziano" is a costly €4.5 for a mere 100 grams... Nonetheless, even if you don't intend to splurge on sweets, definitely swing by here to at least feast your eyes upon the sweets! You can even get a sample or two like how I met my cremino veneziano. While I would not intentionally fly into Firenze for this festival, I would recommend making a detour to witness sweetness if you are in Italy during this time! --- DOVE? WHERE? Typically, this festival is held in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, the church piazza in front of the train station. However, check the website or ask your hotel staff. We nearly missed the festival because it was moved in the last minute to Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, the northern piazza that is a bit out of the way from the typical tourist route. --- tl;dr version 1) CHOCOLATE! 2) Various sorts of chocolate and sweets to feast your eyes (and even sample) 3) Pricey so don't expect to going home in bags without splurging 4) Recommended detour if you're already in Italy

Yummmm. We were just walking around, got a craving for gelato / ice cream and noticed this place…read morewas packed. The line still moves quite quick though. Their cappuccino flavor was sooo good. I also tried their tiramisu which was good, but not great.

A chain that's available in the US as well but still cool to checkout a spot in Italy itself. The…read morechocolate wall was awesome. Flavor options are slightly different from the US spots but quality is pretty consistent.

A beautiful little shop! A great place for gifts to take home. And I'm not talking about cheesy,…read moreairport like gifts. You can take the Chocolate Home in a box of finest Florentine paper. The Italians haven't always had chocolate, but thank the South American gods, they do now!! And you know once Italian's get their hands on some thing, they perfect it. Also a nice place to stop, look around and have just one chocolate to give you the energy to walk another 10,000 steps.

You'll feel like you've stepped into a sweet shop made by Mr. Willy Wonka himself. This place is…read morejust too cute for words. Capitalising on old world designs, this place will make you feel like a child again. Migone Confetti is decorated with bags of lollies wrapped with ribbons and tall glass jars standing to attention filled to the brim with sweets. You'll be tempted to buy everything that your eyes land on. You'll find lollies, chocolate, mazapan fruits, gummies, and decorated plates, teapots and porcelain animal figurines worthy only of grandma's house. I must admit when there were a few other customers in the store things began to get a little claustrophobic. The staff don't really speak English here, at least the ones we met, so brush up on your Italian.

From the owner: La bomboniera, secondo la tradizione, deve racchiudere gustosi confetti. La Confetteria Firenze…read morerinnova questa usanza, offrendo agli ospiti del vostro ricevimento le sue raffinate confezioni. Articoli offerti L'azienda conquisterà gli sposi con i deliziosi gusti dei suoi confetti. La mandorla d'Avola è la protagonista assoluta che si può combinare con vari sapori alla frutta come il limone, l'arancia, la pesca il tutto avvolto dal cioccolato fondente o bianco. I tipi più estrosi potranno scegliere le forme di confetti più originali o optare per quelli a base di cocco, di caffè, di pistacchio, di gianduia o di nocciola. La Confetteria Firenze mette particolare cura anche nella presentazione delle sue creazioni, i tradizionali sacchetti sono realizzati nei tessuti che più si adattano alle decorazioni dei vostri ricevimenti. La seta, il velluto o il cadì per le pochette, il raso per i nastri, i fiori per chiudere le confezioni: nessun dettaglio è lasciato al caso, e molti degli elementi delle confezioni possono essere riutilizzati con fantasia. Si può scegliere di impreziosire i sacchetti anche con piccoli gioielli in cristallo o in argento. Per i più creativi l'azienda mette a disposizione un vero e proprio wedding kit formato da confetti e accessori per creare da soli le proprie confezioni personalizzate.

Stopped here on a recent trip to Florence. The pastries were amazing - especially the apricot…read moretart. Staff were very nice to a couple of Americans, as well. And they have a bathroom for customers.

This might have been the highlight of our Italy trip. This place is great. While walking we came…read moreacross La Bottega del Chianti and absolutely loved the place. The owner treats everyone like royalty, he passes out glasses of wine along with cheeses, meats and bread with olive oil. There is everything from wine, cheese, bread, vegetables and a hole lot of eclectic items for sale. I can't write great enough reviews for this business. If your in Florence you have to stop by for a great authentic Italy. This is our second time stopping in at La Bottega del Chianti and we weren't disappointed. This is still my favorite place to go while in Florence. I can't recommend it enough. All I can say is GO!!

Omg!!! This is just a lovely wonderful fun eclectic beautiful Italian experience. The owner is on…read moreolder very friendly Italian gentleman , pouring us a glass of wine when we walked in the door, then he poured another and another and maybe a few more, and insisted we try his cheeses, meats, olive oils and bread. He was selling wine, fresh deli, fruits, veggies, wine, olive oils, hand made wood cutting boards, copper pots and pans, vintage jewelry and so much more. I wanted to buy one of everything. This is definitely worth making a quick pop in this place just to say hi! Weirdly wonderful!