Vivoli

"Located in the historic center of Florence, a few steps away from the Santa Croce piazza and church. Since 1930 the same family creates and produces artisanal gelato with high quality ingredients and with a lot of passion, handed down to the current 4th generation, represented by Silvana Vivoli. They also have an original Florentine wine window. In Italy it's quite uncommon to order a single flavor of gelato, what most people do is combine two or three different flavors in a balanced fashion. Vivoli is well-known for being very attentive to seasonal ingredients, like chestnut and persimmon in the fall/winter. Feel free to ask the "gelataio" or "gelataia" for recommendations! Awarded 2 Cones out of 3 from Gambero Rosso food guide. This is also where you can find the viral "affogato" coffee with "crema" gelato. In addition to the historic shop in Florence, since 2013 Vivoli has opened two spots n the United States: one in New York and the other one in Orlando. "

"I used to live around the corner from Vivoli's it is part of any Florentine's list of places to go and get gelato. Still Family run, I have a couple of personal favorites here. Their Chocolate with orange is incredible and another interesting flavor, although strange to eat, is Riso, rice... Rice pudding is a classic Tuscan dessert. As a gelato, you get little frozen bits of rice as well. They have caffe' as well inside the shop. Try the "Gran crema al caffè" which is a "affogato" gelato with an espresso. Look for the "wine door", buchetta di vino. They were the openings to sell wine from shops. Vivoli's has one of the only ones you can see from the inside as well. Vivoli serves cups not cones! They also have their own pastry production as well as cocktails! "

"Vivoli famoso per il suo affogato al caffè è una delle gelaterie più antiche e rinomate di Firenze, famosa per il suo gelato artigianale preparato con ingredienti di alta qualità. Situata nel centro storico, offre una vasta selezione di gusti classici e innovativi, perfetti per una pausa dolce durante la visita della città. Tipo di attività: Gelateria Fascia di prezzo: Media (tra 5 e 15 euro) Ideale per: • Pause gelato • Merende pomeridiane • Passeggiate nel centro storico"