• Meet Me!
  • Blog
    • Fashion
    • Food
      • Breakfast
      • Lunch
      • Snacks
      • Dinner
      • Drinks
      • Desserts
      • Tips & Tricks for the Kitchen
    • Travel
      • Europe
        • Amsterdam
        • Berlin
        • Italy
        • Paris
        • Prague
      • USA
        • Austin
        • Dallas
        • Denver
        • Chicago
        • Gatlinburg
        • Marco Island
        • Nashville
        • New Buffalo
        • NYC
        • St. Louis
    • Holiday
      • Gift Guides
      • Christmas
      • New Year’s
      • Galentine’s Day
      • Halloween
      • Valentine’s Day
      • St. Patrick’s Day
      • Easter
    • Activity Ideas
  • Contact
  • Press
  • Latest Posts & Shop My Instagram

A Walk in the Pink Park

  • Latest Posts & Shop My Instagram
  • Press
  • Social Media Portfolio
  • Meet Me!
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Slide Anything Popup Preview

Florence Finds: Sweet Spots

February 11, 2017 in Desserts, Europe, Food, Italy, Travel, Uncategorized

Hi everyone! Here’s a few little highlights on some decadent desserts that I loved while studying in Florence. Enjoy!

Magnum Bar

If you’ve ever had a Dove ice cream bar (or a DQ Dilly Bar), this place is pretty similar in its specialty. Here, you can actually customize your bar with choosing between vanilla or chocolate ice cream on the inside, white/milk/dark chocolate on the outside and then some topping and a drizzle to finish it off! It was so good!! Only complaint was that it seemed pretty small compared to the ones I’m used to at home, but probably because portion sizes are smaller in Italy.  

Shake Cafe

 This place was the closest to a “healthy” restaurant as you could find here. It reminded me of America a bit because you could get salads and wraps as well as power smoothies and acai bowls (seen above). It was also near the train and opened pretty early so great to grab something for traveling on the weekends.

  Shoutout to my bag model, Nikki, for holding my bag so I could take the picture!  

Had to get the pretty box too!
Laduree

Currently feeling like Blair Waldorf: flavors are (in order) Caramel, Hazelnut, Pistachio, and Chocolate. These macarons are very famous in Paris for (some say) having the best and they were pretty good. I don’t love macarons so they were just ok to me – I thought Angelina’s had better ones personally but also might have just been the flavors I picked.  

  First time trying Italian hot chocolate – no regrets here!  

Cafe Gilli

 The oldest cafe in Florence! Their hot chocolate was crazy!! Definitely would just drink by itself – once I had a macaron and drank it, it became too sweet for me!

Edoardo’s

Eduardo’s Gelateria – hands down my favorite in the city (as well as the whole trip itself) for gelato!! Every time I went I loved the flavor I got AND they make their cones in house! Their menu also changes frequently because they make everything from scratch but my favorites were definitely cinnamon and pistachio. Pro tip: if you want authentic gelato (not processed food coloring stuff), go to places that don’t show their gelato in the windows. It’s pretty for a picture but not the “real” local stuff! Another test is to ask to try flavors like banana or mint chip – if they are yellow and green, move on.  

Venchi

This one had multiple locations and is featured at some of the EATALY locations but I personally thought the gelato was ok – not as flavorful as the other places I tried. The chocolate wall was pretty cool though!

Ara

This place was AMAZING! Their cannoli was to die for and so flavorful!! The one just above was a gelato one (who knew this was a thing?) and their little green cakes  (cassata) would literally melt in your mouth. They had a little cart in the market next to our apartment so we went there too many times for a late night snack as roommates haha! They are also considered the best of the city.

Dolci & Dolcezze

Never actually had anything here since it was SUPER far from our place but it looked really cute inside and heard their coffee and little cakes were good.

Vivoli

Another place we heard was pretty good – spoiler, it was! Only went once since it was far but I had a great tiramisu flavor here.

Tijuana’s

Ok, so this is not what you usually think of when you think dessert but their strawberry margaritas were good and pretty big! They also had a deal with them on Tuesdays so after class treats were super nice.  

The Diner

If you ever miss home while away, this is the place to go. An Italian take on a typical American diner, this place has pancakes, eggs, sausage – you name it! It also has American lunch favorites like burger & fries, mozzarella sticks, and even milkshakes!!

Perche No!

Another great place – their chocolate mousse flavor, tiramisu, and amaretto were really good! Some of their flavors were more fluffy like whipped cream too. The name is translated to “why not”, which definitely speaks to the culture that gelato should be eaten three times a day (a little proverb my Italian teacher told me)!

Don Nino’s

Literally the first place I had gelato at, this place is very cute looking with a little bike outside and all decked in white inside. You can live it up with a wafer and some chocolate & whipped cream or skip it and just get the gelato as is. The pistachio was pretty good – I didn’t love their cannoli flavor though, which my friend recommended since they put pieces of the shell in it.

Central Market (Mercado Centrale)

Their gelato here was very good! When I had pistachio gelato here, it literally changed my life haha. I was on a pistachio kick until the rest of the trip! Naturally, I also had to get the pistachio cream-filled croissant too. Their flavors also changed every week or so but we roommates frequented here a lot for late night bites after dinner.

Vecchio Forno

This bakery was recommended to us by our program leaders (so you know it has to be good) and turns out not only was everything made in house fresh daily but it was also really cheap too! They had little cookies and croissants along with mini pizzas and sandwiches for a quick lunch on the go!  

Ciao for now! 

See you in the next post!

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Related

0

Tags : A Walk in the Pink Park, blog, cake, cannoli, chocolate, college, cookies, croissant, dessert, favorites, gelato, ice cream, macarons, margarita, milkshake, pizza, smoothies, tips

Leave a Comment
Previous Amalfi Coast – Naples
Next Throwback Thursday: Nashville

Related Posts

Where to Eat Outside in Chicago

Weekly Wrap Up: April 23rd – April 29th

The Venetian Islands + Venice Round Two

Primary Sidebar

About

About

A fashionista with a love for pizza! After graduating from IU, I'm making my mark on the Windy City with all things style, snacks, stellar events, and traveling the world. read more

Free Month of Rocksbox with code: HALEYABFF22

Instagram

This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: No feed found.

Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to create a feed.

Latest Posts

  • What to Buy from the Nordstrom Sale This Year...

    Fashion
  • Life Lately: April 2021 Update

    Uncategorized
  • Gift Guide: For The Parents

    Gift Guides, Holiday

Popular Posts

What to Buy from the Nord...

July 15, 2021

Life Lately: April 2021 U...

April 27, 2021

Anyone Can Cook: Avocado...

July 20, 2017

Weekly Wrap Up: Feb 12th-...

February 19, 2018

Weekly Wrap Up: ? R...

December 7, 2017

Disneyland Paris

January 29, 2017

Weekly Wrap Ups: Jan 15th...

January 22, 2018

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Archives

  • July 2021
  • April 2021
  • November 2020
  • September 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • April 2020
  • December 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
Mens Wooden Watches
This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: No feed found.

Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to create a feed.

Copyright © 2023 A Walk in the Pink Park · Theme by SheShoppes

 

Loading Comments...