Florence's 303-venue map leans bakery and gelato over Tuscan classics, with gelato topping signatures at 14 venues, croissant at 13, and sorbet at 9. The five-star VFI-A anchors split styles: Tripperia Vegana TAN8 and Edoardo Piazza del Duomo run the European line, while #RAW VEGAN FIRENZE and Eliza's Vegan Café cover raw and American. Dish depth lands in global comfort, with Mister Pizza Via Pietrapiana and Eliza's topping pizza and cake against a 10-deep Italian bench.
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength, and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
Try the salted pistachio gelato, it is widely praised.
Try the vegan focaccia sandwich with vegan cream cheese and deli meat for a filling meal
Must go · #6 
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Must go · #10 Try the nut-based gelato flavors like pistachio and cashew
Must go · #11 
Must go · #12 Choose from multiple breads like focaccia, rustic, or soft for vegan sandwiches
Must go · #13 Expect a 2 euro surcharge for vegan cheese.
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Must go · #15 Dishes ranked by how well this city's plant-based venues make them, compared to the other 157 cities we track.
14 places worth stopping for gelato
Try the salted pistachio gelato, it is widely praised.
Try the nut-based gelato flavors like pistachio and cashew
Try the pistachio vegan gelato
Try the pistachio and dark chocolate vegan gelatos
13 places worth stopping for croissant
Try the vegan croissants, especially the chocolate and blueberry varieties
Try the vegan blueberry croissant
Expect inconsistent availability of vegan options, especially outside breakfast hours
Try the plain or orange jam vegan croissants
9 places worth stopping for sorbet
Enjoy a variety of vegan sorbet flavors marked in green on the menu
Try the pistachio vegan sorbet, often praised as the best
Try the salted pistachio gelato, it is widely praised.
Try the dark chocolate and nougatine vegan gelato flavors
spinach · Vegan Food Guide All 303 Florence venues on the map. Filter by what's open, save what you'd return for, get walking directions in two taps.
Completely plant-based kitchens. No swaps, no asking, no surprises.
Try the 4 cheese raw pizza for a standout dish
Try the signature vegan tripe "tanotto" sandwich
Enjoy the wide variety of raw, gluten-free vegan pastries and sweets
Try the truffle carbonara, a highly recommended signature dish
Mainstream restaurants where the vegan side of the menu is treated seriously.
Try the lemongrass tofu
Order vegan spread via WhatsApp for easy pickup
Try the vegan brunch plate with chickpea omelette and sweet potato fries
Try the pistachio and dark chocolate vegan gelatos
Open before 10, good coffee, the kind of place you walk back to on day two.
Weekday fuel and weekend stretches.
Try the signature vegan tripe "tanotto" sandwich
Try the 4 cheese raw pizza for a standout dish
Order vegan spread via WhatsApp for easy pickup
Try the gnocchi with vegan mozzarella and pesto tagliatelle
Where the coffee is the reason to come.
Ice cream, pastry, and the honest dessert case.
Try the salted pistachio gelato, it is widely praised.
Try the nut-based gelato flavors like pistachio and cashew
Choose from many vegan ice cream flavors
Try the pistachio and dark chocolate vegan gelatos
Order the €20 multi-course plate to sample a variety of dishes
Try the vegan maritozzo and doughnuts
Try the vegan stracciatella for a unique flavor not found everywhere
Try the vegan chocolate cake and other daily vegan desserts
Cities where the gelato signature also earns a spot in the top essentials — pack a weekend around one.
Yes — Florence has 303 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Tripperia Vegana TAN8, Edoardo - Piazza del Duomo, Vinaino Fiorenza. Spinach ranks them daily on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Florence scores 59.5/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 40 vegan-friendly venues and 59 high-quality restaurants out of 303 analyzed.
Florence has 15 fully vegan restaurants and 13 vegetarian restaurants. 40 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Florence's top signature dishes for vegans are gelato, croissant, sorbet, and the city also does burger and pizza well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Florence leans Italian. Italian is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
Tripperia Vegana TAN8 is ranked #1 in Florence by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues using the same algorithm the mobile app runs: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
The ranking refreshes daily from Supabase. The last refresh is stamped at the top of this page. Venue data comes from Google Maps, HappyCow, and Spinach's own review-analysis pipeline.
