Forget the fluorescent, dollopy rubbish marring pedestrian shopfronts all around town. Follow us down the cobblestoned Florentine road to these fresh, additive-free, handmade gelato emporia where heaven awaits. Thighs, do your worst…
Badiani
Take the very best vanilla ice cream you’ve ever tasted, octuple it, and you have the patented ‘Buontalenti’ flavour famously created by sweet treat institution Badiani. The taxi you’ll need to take to get lips on it is more than worth the expense…
Badiani, Viale dei Mille, 20r, Stadio, Florence. +39 055 578 682, gelateriabadiani.it
Gelateria della Passera
This extension of trendy Oltrarno sippery Caffe degli Artigiani reps delish, lighter-than-the-norm cream – all natural of course – fragranced with seven tres unusual scents: vanilla, cinnamon, lemon and orange zest, cloves and bourbon (?!), plus more regular faves like rose and lavender. Lick-a-licious!
Gelateria della Passera, Via Toscanella, 15/red, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy +39 055 291 882, gelaterialapassera.wordpress.com
Vivoli
Increasing local waistlines since 1929, Vivoli’s trad flavours, real milkshakes, and storied heritage have stood tall over the decades even as competition has grown fierce. Relive your milk moustached youth here.
Vivoli, Via Isola delle Stinche, 7r, Santa Croce, Florence. +39 055 292 334, vivoli.it
For more gelato and other sweet treats in Florence, get your mitts on a LUXE Florence guide…
