Florence · gelato
Vivoli
Florence's most continuously operated gelato address on the evidence gathered: a family dairy that became a gelateria in 1932 and has traded from the same Santa Croce address for nearly a century, surviving a citywide flood and a pandemic without moving or franchising.
What to order
The coffee affogato, on the menu since the 1960s (vivoli.it).
What we know
- Founded 1929 as a dairy by Serafino Vivoli; brother Raffaello joined and the family began making gelato in 1932 (vivoli.it)
- Trading from the same address, Via dell'Isola delle Stinche, since 1930, per the business's own account
- Survived the 1966 Arno flood and Covid-era closures, in the pandemic selling gelato through the shop's centuries-old 'buchetta del vino' wine hole (vivoli.it; Dissapore, 25 Aug 2025, dates the wine hole to the 1500s)
- Its coffee affogato, on the menu since the 1960s, became internet-famous after a 2023 social media post reached more than 20 million users (vivoli.it)
- Status
- open
- Address
- Via dell'Isola delle Stinche, 7r, 50122 Firenze
- Maker
- Founded by brothers Serafino and Raffaello Vivoli
- Opened
- 1929
- Website
- vivoli.it/en/
- Last checked
- 2026-08-21
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