Vecchio Forno — Restaurant in Florence

We just came from France on our Euro vacation, and most of the food lately has been sandwiches and croissants. I was tired of the same breakfast, so I was being a bit picky. My poor husband was trying to help me, so we looked for places on the way to our first museum.

We had glanced at several shops on the way, but this one had some interesting looking bread pieces. I'm still not sure what they were called, but they were basically pieces of bread about 4 square inches with a couple pieces of vegetables or meat on it. Either way it looked different enough from plain croissants and sandwiches that I decided I wanted to try this place out. The woman behind the counter was able to speak enough English that we got along fine, and she was very sweet. My husband had two regular slices of pizza, and I tried four of the individual looking bread items; tomato, onion, potato, and sausage. They were all delicious and breakfast was a great success! I was happy and ready to go for the day.

The shop had several options from sweet to savory. The only downside is no hot drinks, only a small selection of cold drinks. But you should try it out on your tour...

This place was close to our hotel so almost every day we stopped to pick up a sandwich and a cookie for a light lunch. We tried eating at other places but here we probably had the best sandwiches and pastries. The lady is so nice and explained about the different sandwiches and other pastries, and she cut every sandwich in half so we could share. One of our favorite was the sandwich in the dark focaccia (which was AMAZING!!) with roasted zucchini and cheese. WOW!! Who knew that two ingredients can make a sandwich this great. We also liked the focaccia bread with the prosciutto and the cheese. Classic but excellent!! We couldn't leave without something sweet, so we took "Tortina della Nonna" and a nougat type of cookie with chocolate and hazelnut. The nougat was great and the hazelnuts had such a robust flavor. The "Tortina" is a cookie with a classic pastry cream on it, covered with a layer of butter cookies, that just melts in your mouth. Highly recommended!!! The price was €15 for everything, which I think was a great value for our money. Definitely check this place out. I know I...

Absolutely delicious pastries and pizza and quite affordable considering it’s at the heart of Florence city. The lady at the counter was a delight, absolutely love her! She patiently explained us without being frustrated as we needed some help translating the food options to English. It looked like it’s definitely a popular spot amongst locals, and we were pleasantly surprised how patient she was with us. Food; although I’m not an Italian food critic I can definitely say it’s delicious 10/10. We had two variants of pizzas and sweet pastries, so flavourful! Everything looked fresh out of the oven. Highly recommend this spot for anyone who is...