BAR Perseo

YUM, YUM, YUM, YUM! (see my photos) vegan chocolate gelato was divine. Fast and nice service. Pretty place!

«Excellent food, great service and the best view in Florence»
Last week I was in Florence for a few days and had some meals at Bar Caffe Perseo right on the amazing Piazza della Signoria and they were delicious., I discovered it one morning when I just sat there to enjoy the view and ordered a Coca Light — and the very professional and pleasant waiter also brought me (on the house) 2 small ‘canapes’ of very thin salami over small pieces of toast with goat cheese and some potato sticks, Such refinement surprised me! So I went twice again, for lunch and dinner, with my daughter. She had amazing Gnocchi with pears and Gorgonzola sauce and in the second meal she had a breaded Chicken cutlet (crispy and not greasy at all). I had a delicious Lasagna ‘della Nonna’ and a simple Pasta Pomodoro… The 4 dishes were excellent, well made and the tomato sauce was fresh, light and used sparingly as they do in great Italian restaurants, Each meal for 2 with a glass of wine averaged $ 47. A wonderfull place in the best possible location and the food is really great!

Hands down the worst place I went to in Florence. We ordered our food and were told to go outside where it would be brought to us. What we were not told is that we would be charged almost 3 times as much for the privilege of eating their mediocre garbage outside. This resulted in paying over 30 euro for gas station food — we ate masterpiece meals in Florence for less. When we pointed this out to our waiter he just shrugged, pretty much confirming it was our fault for being dumb enough to eat in this hole. Avoid this place like the plague. Dishonest parasites like bar perseo do a disservice to Florence.

I don’t really like gelato but there’s was great! We had the pineapple and mango and it was awesome.

We bought triple flavor gelato on busicuits
It was really big and really tasty
sitting on the ground of city hall, enjoying the moment.

Gelato Review
Said this before, but when we were in Italy we had gelato every day (twice a day). We had gelato in Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Sorrento & Capri island.
They are a corner store located at the Piazza della Signoria. It’s a beautiful location with plenty of things to look at while you sip your drink or try one of their Italian desserts.
I have to say… even though it was a bit pricey BAR Perseo had reallly good gelato. I tried 3 of their flavors (pistachio, hazelnut chocolate and a chocolate cookie flavor) and was in heaven! Dense, rich, creamy, flavorful… great quality.
After returning to the USA, I have not had anything that can compare to theirs.
Photos posted as well… :)
⁷⁄₁₀₀ Reviews for 2014

Not sure what all the hate is about, but I’m a fan of booze and custom coffees! All I could think of was Julia Roberts trying to order her espresso in Eat, Pray, Love. During the morning, this coffee shop is piping hot with tourists and locals – but more locals than you’d think.
On a corner of the Piazza Della Signora, it’s a traditional Italian café where you order at the counter and sip/​eat at said counter whilst making new friends.
Tip 1: Hot chocolate in Italy isn’t Swiss Miss. It means melting a chocolate bar, adding a smattering of milk and topping off with heavy cream. If you can’t sip syrup, I’d suggest getting something else.
Tip 2: get an Irish coffee. I’m not a fan, but the near freezing temperatures forced me to give this body-​warmer a try. I swear this was one of the tastiest concoctions I’ve ever sipped! It was also fun seeing the barista expertly prepare our drinks.
Tip 3: If you sit outside, you’ll see lots if horse-​drawn carriages near the patio. Ask to pet the horses. It was such an otherworldly, magical experience to have horses so tame that they lean into you when you pet them.
Tip 4: Their desserts are enormous and worth the price. I order strawberries and cream and they brought out a goblet with at least 2 trays or sliced strawberries and a heaping mound of real whipped cream the size of a baseball. His gelato trio could have fed a Roman legion — no, seriously, 3 baseball-​sized scoops with an assortment of cookies and hot fudge do not make happy jeans.