Marina the owner is a wonderful charming woman who bakes the absolutely best croissants in Cortona…read more We regularly drive down to Vannelli for a due, due, due. 2 smooth creamy cappuccino, 2 spremute, fresh squeezed orange juices and 2 crunch packed filled croissants. An elegant shop always busy with locals which is a good sign.

What an absolute treat! From cookies to gelato, and featuring a variety of coffee options,…read morePasticceria Giovannini is worth the stop. The cookies are all crumble in your mouth fresh, with an attention to quality that is immediately apparent. Each offering has a unique style and flavor, and everything is very reasonably priced. The staff is super friendly, especially if you're making an effort to communicate in Italian. And as you'd expect, this cafe has a neighborhood, local feel. It's stylish and lively, but not overwhelming. One of our favorite spots in Montecatini.

Words don't do this place justice! Amazing pasticceria!!! Friendly staff, super affordable, amazing…read moreespresso and the desserts are out of this world. My mother and I were on vacation in Montecatini at a hotel that was a 1 minute walk away (dangerous). Our morning routine was to get a cappuccino and un caffe. The espresso was strong and full of flavor. Most days we came back later in the day and tried other varieties - all great. Now about the desserts....nothing like I've ever tasted in America! Everything was so clean, had unique tastes with a perfect amount of sweetness - just mouthwatering. The prices were super low too. One visit we got 5 pastries for 8 euros. Giovannini makes me want to vacation there again ASAP!!

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!!

Incredibly rich cioccolata calda (hot chocolate). Charming store with huge selection of…read morechocolate/dessert items that appear to be made in-house. Mmmmm.

Got 4 fabulous cream puffs and a delicious cup of real hot chocolate -- what a lovely treat on a…read morerainy day! It was hard to choose among all the delicious looking treats (the pastries all appear to be made on site) and the staff and the other customers were really welcoming. My favorite memory of Orvietto (except for the Duomo :)

Nino and friends is my happy place. I purposely came back to Florence only to purchase candy and…read morecellos from the store. It is such a joy to shop there. The store had wall to wall goodies. Goodies that you get to taste. As soon as you enter there are staff members offering all kinds delicious treats filled with tasty goodness. They have coconut balls with lemon cream inside, green covered chocolates with limoncello inside, they have salted caramel with chocolate, Cappuccino cookies with coffee flavor cream inside, they have limoncello, melon cello, and my favorite peach cello to drink. I bought a lot to take back home, but also I just enjoyed the samples they kept offering me...MY HAPPY PLACE, especially after many Dixie cups of cello sampling. They are still trying to get there online ordering up and working. I tried for the past year to order on line. One great service they offer is mailing your purchase back to your home. The cost is really reasonable too. I mailed a large order back home for 55 Euros. I have mailed a box from California to Boston and it costed me more.

I'm a chocoholic. When a chocoholic sees a chocolate wheel in the window, what happens? I stopped…read morein the store. I was immediately offered hazelnut chocolate by a very friendly lady. Followed by a delicious, soft, crumbly cookie by a friendly young man. The sweets were amazing in and of themselves, but I also sampled varying forms of pesto. I ended up getting pesto with truffle oil for my sister and pistachio pesto for myself after having sampled them with gnocchi. The samples, staff, and shop itself are amazing.

Delicious croissants, pastries, and cappuccinos. Happy to have found this place while staying in…read morethe nearby countryside. Came twice for breakfast during our stay and were happy both times.

Had a great cappuccino. There's nothing really around in this little area of oggibonsi so finding…read morethis little gem was great!

Beautiful cafe On the recommendation of a local we dropped…read morein for a coffee at this small but beautiful historic cafe on Corso Vanucci. The coffee was nothing special, but the gorgeous crystal chandeliers, wood panelling and the glass display cabinets were dazzling.

Old school pasticceria awesomeness This place has been…read morearound for a while, and you can see it inside - lots of wood, those display cases, the ambience, you feel the weight of the ages. And yeah, the pastries and the coffee and the drinks, they're all just as good, and served with a smile Go check it out!