After the Uffizi galleries, central Florence returns to street scale: the Arno, Piazza della Signoria and lanes leading towards Santa Croce. Gelato can be a brief ending to the museum or a reason to walk further. That difference separates two useful stops: Gelateria dei Neri lies on the immediate route from the gallery, while Vivoli asks you to continue towards the Santa Croce district.
Gelato soon after leaving the gallery
Gelateria dei Neri, at 9/11R Via dei Neri, is a short walk from the Uffizi area. Specialist guide GelatoMaps records the business here since 1989, and visitors describe a varied counter, with pistachio and chocolate among the flavours they recall most often. The range changes: see what is available on the day rather than arriving for a fixed combination. This is the logical choice when the group wants a snack before another museum, a reservation or a riverside walk.
Walk on to an old dairy
Gelateria Vivoli is at 7R Via Isola delle Stinche near Santa Croce. Its family says it opened a dairy in 1929 and began making artisanal gelato in the following decade. Today, the affogato, or gran crema al caffè, combines espresso and gelato and accounts for much of its fame. Gelato without coffee is available too. The detour makes sense if you want to explore that area, not if you simply want the first scoop outside the Uffizi.
A pause that leaves room for the rest of the day
The Uffizi website places the gallery at 6 Piazzale degli Uffizi beside Piazza della Signoria. From there, Via dei Neri offers a short route without crossing the Arno; Vivoli extends the walk east. Accounts of both shops praise flavours and texture but also describe queues; views of Vivoli differ more among travellers judging the affogato by size and price. Check opening, flavours and available space before promising your group a long break. With timed admission elsewhere, leave room for the museum exit and any queue.
Dei Neri suits a gelato craving that arrives as the paintings end. Vivoli suits a traveller who wants dessert to lead into another part of Florence. A map and a clock explain the choice better than a ranking of “best” gelaterie.
Dei Neri answers the craving near the museum; Vivoli turns it into a walk towards Santa Croce and a coffee-and-gelato specialty.
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Leaving the Uffizi puts a visitor between the Arno and Piazza della Signoria; Via dei Neri offers a natural continuation towards the Santa Croce district. At number 9/11R, Gelateria dei Neri is a walk-in gelato shop whose display turns the end of a museum visit into a short pause before moving on. S
Gelato on Via dei Neri near the Uffizi
Vivoli stands in the Santa Croce district, a longer walk from the Uffizi than Via dei Neri. The family says the business began as a neighbourhood dairy in 1929 and dates its artisanal gelato production to 1930. That origin gives it an identity beyond a recent fashion: it sells gelato, cakes and semi
Gelato and affogato near Santa Croce
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Official website of Gelateria dei Neri ↗
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GelatoMaps · Accessed October 11, 2026
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Official website of Gelateria Vivoli ↗
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Gelateria Vivoli · Accessed October 11, 2026
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Official website ↗
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Uffizi Galleries · Accessed October 11, 2026
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Puntuación y testimonios de Gelateria dei Neri ↗
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Wanderlog · Accessed October 11, 2026
Google 4.7/5 en 6915 reseñas de Via dei Neri 9/11R; consultado 11/10/2026.
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Puntuación de la heladería de Santa Croce ↗
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Restaurant Guru · Accessed October 11, 2026
Google 4.5/5 en 8979 reseñas de Via Isola delle Stinche 7R; consultado 11/10/2026.