carlsbadguy Posted October 27, 2019 #1 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Any suggestions for Gelato in Florence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted October 27, 2019 #2 Share Posted October 27, 2019 8 hours ago, carlsbadguy said: Any suggestions for Gelato in Florence. Now you are speaking our language - we love gelato! 🙂 Our favorite is Gelateria La Carraia (about a 7 minute walk west of Ponte Vecchio) Our second choice would be Carapina (historical center, located between the Uffizi Gallery and Ponte Vecchio) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisiamc Posted October 27, 2019 #3 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I have two favourites: Perché No for traditional gelato, and Grom for heavier, creamier gelato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted October 27, 2019 #4 Share Posted October 27, 2019 23 minutes ago, lisiamc said: I have two favourites: Perché No for traditional gelato, and Grom for heavier, creamier gelato. Grom = gnam gnam! (Italian for yum yum...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemylab Posted October 27, 2019 #5 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Gelateria Dei Neri! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted October 27, 2019 #6 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Vivoli near Santa Croce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidergirl Posted October 28, 2019 #7 Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/27/2019 at 7:07 AM, dogs4fun said: Now you are speaking our language - we love gelato! 🙂 Our favorite is Gelateria La Carraia (about a 7 minute walk west of Ponte Vecchio) Our second choice would be Carapina (historical center, located between the Uffizi Gallery and Ponte Vecchio) We think exactly alike!!! Grom is a chain - I even had it in Beverly Hills at the Century City mall!!! It's good and they are very good about ingredients not co-mingling ingredients for the celiacs. I had some with my friend in Rome - good fiore di latte (kind of a sweet creme ice cream). I did have a cup of something at Vivoli - OK but overpriced IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relaxedfun Posted November 7, 2019 #8 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Vivoli, the best year after year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mella213 Posted November 12, 2019 #9 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I agree, Gelateria La Carraia. Their gelato is amazing. I was in Florence a couple of years ago, they also have a location in Santa Croce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afloat Posted November 16, 2019 #10 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Vivoli near Sante Croce was wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Bonjour Posted November 16, 2019 #11 Share Posted November 16, 2019 My friend's mother took us around the city, she'd gotten married in Basilica di San Lorenzo having lived in Tuscany prior to marrying and then moving to Emilia Romagna. Even before we parked the car and walked anywhere, I couldn't wait to eat the sciacciata (skee-AH-chah-tah) she'd been talking about, and she knew which panetterias to go to for the best. It is a tuscan bread treat, not focaccia, not garlic knots, I'd never had anything like it in decades of living in immigrant Italian-American neighborhoods (no tuscans) or found elsewhere in Italy. I've had great gelato in many parts of Italy. I've only had this in Florence. Go find the sciacciata. Then, yes, finish with a gelato in your preferred flavor but you'll need a bit of time after the richness of the bread, prego. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenGi Posted January 6, 2020 #12 Share Posted January 6, 2020 We have never tried gelato and I can't wait to try some. Any flavors that are your must have? We like any flavor of ice cream. Will there be any good places in the following ports? Naples, Santorini, Catania and Rome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted January 7, 2020 #13 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Everyone says Vivoli is the best and the lines would seem to support this advice. However, we have never been wowed by Vivali since we have had better tasting gelata by simply buying it from unknown places throughout town. That being said, going to Vivoli is kind of like one of those things that everyone should do once. Then go find better gelata :). Hank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted January 7, 2020 #14 Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 hours ago, JenGi said: We have never tried gelato and I can't wait to try some. Any flavors that are your must have? We like any flavor of ice cream. Will there be any good places in the following ports? Naples, Santorini, Catania and Rome. Even the small size cup or cone of gelato usually includes two scoops and it is common practice to mix flavors. One of my favorite combinations, for example, is a dark chocolate and a hazelnut. Or strawberry and lemon, or any of a million different combos that appeals to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenGi Posted January 7, 2020 #15 Share Posted January 7, 2020 The dark chocolate and hazelnut sounds fabulous and hubby is a lemon flavor lover. Great tip, can't wait to try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted January 7, 2020 #16 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Reading the thread is giving me a major yearning for some gelato (we do have it here in Puerto Vallarto). DW and I started talking about favorite flavors. When you walk by a gelato display you will often see 2 dozen or more flavors piled high in the refrigerated display. I tend to go for the fruit flavors (i.e. strawberry, banana, lemon, etc) since in good places it is made with fresh fruit. DW loves just about anything with salted caramel. Oh my. Just thinking about it has added another inch to my waist. Hank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisiamc Posted January 7, 2020 #17 Share Posted January 7, 2020 23 hours ago, JenGi said: We have never tried gelato and I can't wait to try some. Any flavors that are your must have? We like any flavor of ice cream. Will there be any good places in the following ports? Naples, Santorini, Catania and Rome. If gelato is a new experience for you, my advice is to remember to pay before you order your gelato. They will charge you for a large cup, a small cone with two scoops, or whatever you order, then you take your receipt and point out the flavours you would like to the person doing the scooping. Otherwise, I occasionally hear stories of tourists at an unscrupulous gelateria ordering gelato from a server at a table outside, agreeing to have “the special” and then being charged a fortune after they’ve eaten their gelato. I‘m sure that none of the gelaterie recommended in this thread would do that, but if you pay up front, you are protected from unfortunate surprises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted January 8, 2020 #18 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I too love the fruit flavours! One year I ate only Pesca or peach, it was wonderful and different. Also lemon is very refreshing if it’s hot. Best is a dark chocolate and orange. My DH swears by Nocciola or Hazelnut and Pistachio, but only if the Pistachio is a dull green, not bright. They have all kinds of flavours you can only imagine. This year we made it to Noto, Sicily. Cafe d Sicilia and had their amazing pastries and gelato. Check out chefs table on Netflix. But truly Agree that you should try it everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenGi Posted January 8, 2020 #19 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Looks like I will have to try this gelato more than once, happy to have some fun research to look forward to 🍧 Thanks for the heads up about paying first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemylab Posted January 8, 2020 #20 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) my favorite combination is pistachio and nutella. pistachio and dark chocolate is a good one too. there are so many great combinations! Edited January 8, 2020 by lovemylab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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