Il Procopio — Restaurant in Florence

Really good gelato with some interesting flavors you don't see much of. Florence has a ton of gelato places, and most of them are pretty good. Il Procopio is one of those good places. On a hot afternoon / long day / any other day, the details might not feel important. They get all the important stuff right here. There are plenty of cone and cup sizes, and the staff is friendly and helpful.

What makes Il Procopio stand out is the variety of flavors. All the popular flavors are there, plus more experimental flavors like: lemon and basil, white chocolate and mixed berry, pistachio blends, and other new things they are trying out. Certainly the crema and pistachio are great, but the non-standard flavors are where Il Procopio shines and why you should go out of your way to find this place in a city that is not short on...

The store is just a few blocks out of the historical and touristy centre of Firenze and well worth the short diversion to find it. I'm allergic to gluten and the owner has a family member with the same allergies, so he knows gluten allergies are no joke. They also offer vegan gelati. I literally went insane in this store. My friend and I together tried 12 different flavors. The lemon-mandarin was to die for. And the cinnamon-honey. Oh, and the salted caramel and peanut. Mmmmmm.... I'm salivating again. They also offer different textures of gelati. They have the usual colder, firmer gelati, but also a version which is creamier and softer and slightly less cold. Like eating really thick whipping cream. For sure this is the only place I will get my gelati when next I am lucky enough to...

For all your complex flavor needs! Oh, you can get the classics here too, but you can get the classics pretty much anywhere in Firenze (watch out for tourist traps tho'. If there is mound piled high with gelato, walk away). The thing to get here, tho', is the fun stuff - you'll find all sorts of interesting combinations, and, this is the interesting part, they've all got the "gelato" part down pat! The right consistency, temperature, ingredients, etc. - nothing here to make you feel like you're having something out of a...