Florence Shopping

  1. Bartolini

    If you're smitten with Italian food and are packing your bags with Italian cookbooks, save some room for the goodies in here: everything you need for the Italian kitchen, from polenta-stirring spoons to artisan ceramics.

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  2. Dolceforte

    This place sells exquisite chocolates, including sweet Duomos, Davids and Ponte Vecchios. The perishable cocoa confections are replaced with equally delectable preserves and jams in summer.

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  3. Enoteca Romano Gambi

    Planning a picnic in the Parco delle Cascine? This traditional enoteca has quality food and wines from Tuscany and beyond, dispensed by friendly and helpful staff.

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  4. Italianloves

    Lurking just off the bustling Piazza di Santa Croce, this long gallery of a shop sells a good selection of Tuscan farm products, but above all wine and olive oil. Out the back you can taste both products before making a purchase. The same shop also runs an Internet service.

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  5. La Galleria del Chianti

    Despite the name, the shelves of this store are stacked with goodies from all over Tuscany and even a few from other regions, such as Poli Grappa from Bassano del Grappa in the Veneto (if your insides need a clean).

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  6. Lanzo Caffè

    This shop offers a mix of attractively packaged foodstuffs, such as panforte ('strong bread', made of almonds, candied fruit, spices and honey) and various regional products like honey - as well as a wine selection from Tuscany and beyond.

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  7. Mercato di Sant'ambrogio

    Buzzy and without the tourist-tat element, this produce market is the best place to do your daily hunting for fresh products, from fruit and veg to all sorts of local cheeses, sausages and other goodies.

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  8. Pegna

    A good selection of Tuscan and regional Italian specialities such as pâté, cheese, coffees, preserves and other stuff too good to be called just groceries can be found in this mini-supermarket.

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