Pasticceria Giorgio

Awesome place! Friendly atmosphere! Great lunch experience! We enjoyed ourselves immensely! Great service! Must go if you enjoy seafood!

The most decadent pastries in Florence. Their cake was one of the best things I have ever wanted. So light and delicious. Unlike anything I’ve ever had. A must go when in Florence!

This Pasticceria was my first in Florence and it remains at the top of my list after all these years. This is a quite famous bar in Florence but not so much to tourists because it is out of the historical center and in a residential area. I love this place because not only do they have amazing pastries, but the staff are the real deal, they don’t fool around. Coffee is made to perfection every time. I like taking my coffee outside and enjoying the neighborhood characters who pass by, enjoying a few more rounds of coffee while I sit back and relax. I see a lot of locals meeting here, unfortunately it isn’t my zona so I am not a regular, but it’s definitely a spot that is worth the trek to.
To me this pasticceria is the real deal!

Such a yummy café! Beautiful gourmet desserts and sandwiches but it’s not even expensive. It’s a local place without a lot of tourists, at least when we stopped there. If you’re in the area stop by! Highly recommend.

If heaven had a pasticceria and served schiacciata alla fiorentine, this would be it.
I knew Giorgio’s was famous, because it meant that people actually took the bus to visit and eat there, when they might not ever visit friends or family if they don’t live in the same town ;-). Located in Soffiano, it is a totally doable bus ride on the 6, in about 20 minutes you’re there.
Why is it amazing? They have perfected the art of traditional Tuscan sweets, no bullshit, just sugar, and love, and whatever other drug they put in their ‘mille-​foglie’ cakes. I highly recommend the schiacciata, cenci, sacher cake and their tasty panini, I had one with prosciutto and artichoke which was awesome. Take some to go and your life will never be the same.
During carnivale season, you will see the line snake out the door as people pick up their treats, I was there for over two hours and there was a almost constant stream of people, I don’t know how they could even make that many cakes!
To my waistline’s horror, they also serve an abundance aperitivo and weekend dish dinner. When Florentine’s tell you a place in the city serves good fish, you should be listening since well, Florence is nowhere near the coast.