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.

Great Lindt store with all the exclusive flavours I was looking for. They also sell smaller…read moreversions of the Dubai chocolate bar which are great for gifting. They had the pic & mix option of their truffles and some other chocolates. The staff were also really friendly and handed out samples.

A magical place with piles of chocolate and some of my favorite gelato in Firenze. The chocolate…read morespoons you get with your espresso are such a nice touch!

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

There window was so enticing that I had to go in and get a "panadorino."…read moreIt was so delicious!! The cashier was friendly and nice. She didn't seem to mind my broken Italian. The place looks cute inside, but we took our little bread to go.

Coffee was decent but way overcharged. 4.50 for cappuccino?! And a bad pastry was 3.50. We ordered…read more2 drinks and 3 nasty pastries for 20 euros.

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!

Artisan chocolate shop so you will pay a bit more. Part of my Foodies tour. They have a very nice…read morecourtyard inside the storefront. Chocolate caldo (hot chocolate) is delicious and they have milk and dark chocolate versions. A bit more pricey at 3.50 euros with 0.50 euros for panna (whipped cream). Tons of freshly made chocolate.

Venchi Florence. Venchi is the name for a chain of confection stores in Italy. . We stopped there…read moreby chance while strolling through the area around the Domo. Great selection of fine Italian chocolates. Service was okay . Store had a modern contemporary style. Candies and confections on one side, drinks and checkouts on the other.

Would have given this place a 5-star if we hadn't walked away feeling all the upsell on top of the…read moregelato. It would be nice for the cashier to remind the customer that while the regular cone was 4.70 euros, the chocolate piece (single praline) was 1 euro, and another 1.70 euros for the cone dipped with chocolate and nuts. The gelato was good, but not necessarily better than what we had in Padova. Another note - this brand made it to NYC, so I guess I didn't have to come all the way to Florence to enjoy this Italian chocolate shop.