Raw
Bakery

Vegan raw shop and bakery offering small cakes as well as a large selection of biscuits and croissants. Also has house-made almond milk. Open Mon-Wed 11:00-19:00, Fri-Sun 11:00-19:00.


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87 Reviews

First Review by gracedaydavis

Ok4y!

Points +96

Vegan
19 Sep 2024

Extreme delicious bakery but expensive

Had one of the best peace of cake I have ever eaten!! And they have vegan Cappuccino which was good. But the prices are very high (thats why only 4 stars)

Pros: taste

Cons: price

Diasy

Points +21

Vegan
18 Sep 2024

Rude man working there

I went here two times. First I paid 3€ for water that comes out of a tap and 6€ for a very small tiramisu. The cost of a cappuccino is 4€ on the menu which normally costs about €1.50. The cappuccino is as small and one of the worst I’ve had in Italy. There were many people coming in the borrow the restroom and the girls were very sweet saying it’s fine to borrow their toilet. I came back the next day having to pee very badly and the man working there came and told me I can’t borrow the toilet and I said the day before the girls said it was fine and he said “no it’s not fine”

KittyLitty

Points +74

Vegan
09 Sep 2024

really good

The pistachio ensemble was absolutely incredible, and knowing that it didn't contain refined sugar made it even better. Also really liked the dessert in the glass, the cookies were not so much my thing. But overall really amazing desserts!

Gatx

Points +48

Vegan
01 Sep 2024

Super lecker!

Sehr leckere Süßspeisen, super Kaffee, freundliches Personal und die Toiletten sind auch verhältnismäßig sauber. Barrierefrei für Rollstuhlfahrer:innen.

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-01

Pros: Süßspeisen, Kaffee, Personal

RobinMettner

Points +83

Vegan
01 Sep 2024

Great tiramisu

Had a tiramisu and an ice coffee with their homemade almond milk. Very tasty.

gigababy

Points +20

Vegan
23 Jun 2024

Tasty biscuits

Pretty place with options to sit outside. No croissants though!

GiuliaAiazzi

Points +21

Vegan
27 May 2024

Esperienza fantasmagorica

I dolci di cortese sono semplicemente deliziosi.
Valgono il viaggio a Firenze!!

Pros: Qualità degli ingredienti , Gusto ricercato

RossellaBonmartini

Points +272

Vegan
07 May 2024

100% vegan e bio

A Firenze , nella splendida cornice di Piazza Santa Maria Novella , c’è Cortese , una gelateria pasticceria 100% vegan e bio .
Abbiamo provato gli ottimi dolci crudisti e la prossima volta assaggeremo il gelato !
Ci sono tavolini all’aperto , nella saletta interna e anche al piano superiore !
Super consigliato 🤩🙌🏻

Pros: Cortesia, Varietà, Qualità

LisaBaldacci

Points +52

Vegan
05 May 2024

Spettacolare!!!

Posto davvero molto carino ed arredato con gusto.
Titolare e personale gentilissimi.
Ma soprattutto......
Pasticceria veramente TOP!!!
Io ho assaggiato
*il tartufo con cioccolato e nocciole, davvero buonissimo.
*cookie con anacardi e cioccolato, molto buono.
*cookie con pistacchio, spettacolare.
*pallina di mandorle, limone e cocco, da urlo.
*tiramisù........ Vabbè, commossa.
Grazie per questo posto!!!
Per la bontà, e per la leggerezza di entrare e poter ordinare tutto, senza dover chiedere se è veg!

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-05

Pros: Bontà e genuinità , Posizione super centrale, Gentilezza

Cons: Eh... Che prima o poi bisogna smettere di mangiare

goforaj

Points +119

Vegan
01 May 2024

Amazing Vegan Cafe

Came across this place and was hesitant as raw vegan is not my thing and I have never really enjoyed anything raw vegan.

This place changed that. The options are amazing, ordered a sampling of everything and each item was incredible. Not a single miss. Nothing about their offerings seemed raw vegan at all.

If you are in Florence you need to stop here.

MinervaG

Points +926

Vegan
22 Apr 2024

Delicious

Delicious pastries. Nice location.

GabrielEng

Points +641

Vegan
09 Apr 2024

Perfection!

This was one of the best desserts I've had in my life, it's hard to even describe how excellent the flavour and how incredibly balanced it was. It is pricey but well worth it, if you're a fan of hazelnuts and chocolate the hazelnut chocolate mousse ball thingy😋

Pros: Amazing dessert , Amazing coffee

elisa_arrabbiata

Points +54

Vegan
06 Apr 2024

All vegan!!! And delicious.

Pâtisserie toute végane !!! Tartelette noisette et crème au chocolat délicieuse pour 6€, des petits cookies très bons à 2,50€ et autres sucreries élaborées ou plus simples.

Attention, c’est 7€ par personne de consommation minimum pour s’asseoir à la terrasse, ou bien 1€ par personne. Mais il y a des marches juste à côté, donc prenez à emporter😉

Pros: Délicieux, Tout végane !

Cons: Prix minimum pour s’asseoir en terrasse, Un peu cher

Wemma

Points +425

Vegan
01 Apr 2024

Ciocodelicioso!

Almost all about chocolate!
I wish I could come back to try everything..
Had a chocolate tart with pistachios and the hazelnut chocolate dome with a cappuccino made with their homemade almond milk which tasted nice!

Pros: Chocolate heaven, All vegan, GF, raw, Nice place

Nereatxo

Points +872

Vegan
28 Jan 2024

Una cafetería monísima

Me gustó el local especializado en el chocolate en el centro de Florencia. Eso sí, tras ser de muy buena calidad, era muy caro. Por ejemplo, la caja de bombones que compré estaba de rechupete, pero me costó 17€😅

CarmenPennacchio

Points +266

Vegan
28 Jan 2024

Ottimo

Locale in una zona eccellente e dolci eccezionali! #Veganuary

tronna

Points +1287

Vegan
02 Dec 2023

Delicious!

Great pieces of cake, all raw and vegan. They also have normal coffee!

VeronicaRomano

Points +51

Vegan
05 Nov 2023

Ottimo

Tutto ottimo e vegano 🍀 comodo da stare anche col pc

Pros: L'ambiente e la musica rilassante , Dolci e caffè , Cordialità

ksimmlnds

Points +88

Vegan
10 Oct 2023

Raw Vegan Patisserie

Great place for a quick bite. Espresso was good as well. Not usually a fan of raw vegan but was really good!!

PhilippeH

Points +1046

Vegan
07 Oct 2023

Good, but not exceptional

The café offers a good selection of raw vegans desserts, cookies and ice cream (six flavors when we visited: mango, raspberry, dark chocolate, gianduja, hazelnut and salted caramel). We tried their pecan biscuits (with figs, strawberry and raspberry) as well as their ice cream. The biscuits weren’t that spectacular (I didn’t enjoy the softness of the biscuit) and their ice cream was good. They have space inside and a nice terrace outside.

It’s worth a visit if you stroll by, but if you are not a big fan of raw pastries, opt for their ice cream.

melissa04

Points +386

Vegan
07 Oct 2023

Nice vegan raw cakes

I like the concept of the raw cake but it was a bit pricey. The vegan tiramisu was really good.

Pros: All vegan

Cons: Pricey

liaa_zocas

Points +36

Vegan
26 Aug 2023

READ THIS!!!

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READ THIS!!!I had to edit this, i gave this café a 3 star ranking and explained why and after reading me and my family's reviews they answered us with very discriminatory and xenophobic comments, they were more aggressive especially towards my dad, they told us to go back to our country and that if we're poor it's our problem.
It makes me really sad seeing people like this especially when all the other places in Italy (even not vegan places) were so so welcoming and nice. I'm not asking for niceness, just respect and if they cant do that I have to give a bad review, I wont stand it.

Note: happycow doesn't let me give 1 star

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-26

VitoCortese

23 Aug 2023

I hope you and your friend feel better now with your reviews about paying the water.
In Italy you pay for water, that’s it!
The country you go, new rules you have!
If you are cheap, it’s not our problem 😊

nat234

Points +30

Vegan
23 Aug 2023

AMAZING

Absolutely incredible. We had mango cheesecake, tiramisu and a chocolate ball with white chocolate inside. Therefore two coffees and three desserts it came to €28 which was reasonable and acted as a meal for us in the summer heat in Florence. Wouldn’t say it’s an expensive place, it’s quite reasonable considering they make it all themselves and 100% raw etc.

Pros: All vegan, Reasonable prices , Lovely seating area

VitoCortese

23 Aug 2023

Thank you to recognize our quality and effort, everything we have is also organic and we can guarantee you that we are not expensive compare to what we offer 💛😊

GalOvadia

Points +16

Vegan
23 Aug 2023

Amazing food and atmosphere

Very good, first place in the last year i completely liked

VitoCortese

23 Aug 2023

Francisco Guerreiro

Points +32

Vegan
22 Aug 2023

Poor services

The products are ok but not that great. I was surprised to be charged 1 euro for a (suposed) filtered glass of water.
Beside this both toilets have no papel. I guess this vegan place is saving too much trees. 😅
As a vegan I was expecting much more. But it is what it is.

Pros: Nothing that much

Cons: Charging for glass of tap water, No toilet paper

VitoCortese

23 Aug 2023

You just complain because you are cheap and don’t want to pay for water, not our problem.
In Italy you pay for it and by the way, a glass of water costs 50cents.
Then, if you can’t recognize the high quality of our products, you should go back to your place 😊

Francisco Guerreiro

23 Aug 2023

Cheap do you mean poor? I suggest you to check a documentary that I produced called Universal Basic Income: a path to freedom. It's free. www.rbidoc.com (episode 3, about poverty). Thankfully financial resources are not a problem but I'm amazed that you analysis relied on our supposed income. Not very vegan I may say. Also I seems you don't know your own country since we've been to a lot of other places and were never charged by tap water (your high quality product 😅). So I can understand it is also common that there is no toilet paper in the wc in Italy? No. Just in your establishment. Stating that I should go to my country shows your're a xenophobic person. I'm Portuguese but also an European citizen. Me and my family have been very welcomed in Italy by several hotels, restaurants and italian citizens. Let me say you and your business are the less positive experience. But again I'm not judging Italy by your small business. Wishing you all the best specially how to anger manage your posts in social media. 😉

SandraMarquesFavinha

Points +1534

Vegan
22 Aug 2023

Too expensive

They charge the glass of wather (1€) for me this is not acepteble even if they say its filtered wather. We came from Portugal and i have never paid for a glass of wather.

VitoCortese

23 Aug 2023

I hope you and your friend feel better now with your reviews about paying the water.
In Italy you pay for water, that’s it!
The country you go, new rules you have!
If you are cheap, it’s not our problem 😊

Julognese

Points +50

Vegan
09 Aug 2023

Vegan tiramisu 😍

It’s a beautiful little café with only (raw) vegan pastries and homemade ice cream. The even offer their own homemade almond milk. I ordered the vegan tiramisu and a coffee - the tiramisu was amazing! Also the employees we’re super friendly. Really enjoyed it.

Pros: Vegan tiramisu , Service




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