This place is awesome. Doesn't matter what you order, everything taste good. While we were eating…read morethere, we didn't see any other tourist. A steady stream of locals coming and going. The little cream fill donut holes? We're awesome along with the fresh squeeze oj.

This place is really awesome all-around! I would say it's worth it to hop on the 22 from Santa…read moreMaria Maggiore to make a trip to the hinterlands known as Novoli. The fresh pasta dishes are always excellent, as are the various tarts and pastries. Be sure to grab a canoli or two for 'take-away'. Since you're in the neighborhood, be sure to check out Esselunga, a MUST see for any tourist interested in looking at Italian culture beyond the tourist scene in centro. Great place to stock up on food and supplies/gifts while experiencing the anarchy that is grocery shopping in Italy.

Our hotel was nearby and we had breakfast here every morning of our Florence trip…read more This is a great Pasticceria, they have an incredible selection of tiny cakes, desserts and assorted pastries. The decor is modern and beautiful, lots of sitting space and very moderately priced to be such and upscale place.

Positioned in a sizable two-story space along the Amo Bottega di Pasticceria has both parking and…read moreseating uncommonly seen at Italian Pastry shops, the package as a whole quite impressive and matched by elegant traditional cakes as well as Viennoiserie. One of two shops owned locally by Simone Bartolini, once manager of The Uffizi Gallery Cafe, it is inside that guests will find savories as well as sweets matched to Coffee or Wine, everything carefully crafted such that Pistachio Cornetti shatter to the tooth while Nutella Brioche is soft and springy. Offering both traditional and filled Sfogliatelle, not on par with Naples but nonetheless enjoyable, Torta di Riso fares well thanks to a delicate shell while a Ricotta Tart likens Basque Cheesecake thanks to a bit of char.

My husband and I were in Italy for our honeymoon and on our stop in Florence, we were walking…read morearound getting acclimated to the city when we stumbled upon Forno Canapa. We saw what looked like the most delicious pastry we had ever seen in the window, went inside, ordered it and proceeded to devour the absolute best pastry on this Earth. Sound like a hyberbole? It's not. In the 3 days we were in Florence, we ate this pastry 3 times. By our 3rd time in, the nice women who worked there let us know when they closed in case we would be back. We would have been, but our train to Venice was on a Sunday and they sadly are closed that day. We can't remember what the pastry was called but we took a picture of it. Here is my tip, buy a ticket to Florence, go to Forno Canapa, show them this picture and buy this pastry.

Came here on a food tour, it was so good I had to come back and get something else the next day. On…read morethe tour I got the really good donut with mozzarella and tomato. I came back and got a chocolate donut. Very authentic and same owners for 70 years.

I made a major tourist mistake not realizing Vivoli is closed on Mondays. So we stopped in this…read moreshop for affogato. It was delicious! I got mine made with the Florence special flavor "buontalenti" and it was great. It was a rainy evening too, so if you pay 1€ more you can sit at a table upstairs, so we were able to take a break and enjoy some affogato! Great experience.

So many amazing gelato flavours, pasties and desserts. I wish I'd had time to go back to try more…read morebut would go back again in the future. The customer service wasn't great. For some reason the woman working didn't like us, not sure what we did wrong. She was unaware of the fact that I speak French and was very rude, speaking to her coworker about us. Very unprofessional.

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!

Busy caffe in the morning. Came in for a quick bite; croissants and cappuccino. I had one plain and…read moreone Nutella croissant. Very tasty. Friendly staff. Lots of places to sit and eat. Check them out.

I live this cafe and go frequently. The cappuccino and brioches are excellent. They offer a huge…read morevariety of breakfast pastries and savoury sandwiches in the morning. They begin the day with everything from classic cornetti, to croissants, to whole wheat or even multigrain varieties, ham and cheese sandwiches, cinnamon raisin rolls, danishes, donuts, turnovers and cookies. Obviously the pastries are of the Italian, not American style. I often feel that when writing reviews in English, something really does get lost in the translation. I digress. The coffee is amazing. At lunch they offer a whole spread of pastas, vegetable dishes, meats, fish and sandwiches. It's antipasto bar or tavola calda style, where you choose from food that's already freshly prepared and displayed. The prices are fixed by dish (primo, secondo, contorno) and range from about 5-8euro. For aperitivo they offer one of the most abundant buffets in the area, and the cocktails (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) are refined and super tasty. You tell them if you want something sweet, fruity, dry, your favourite flavour, etc and they surprise you. They have a nice selection of wines and prosecco available as well. Beware, they close at 8:30 sharp so get there early to really enjoy the buffet.