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$2 - $9
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Cafe, Healthy
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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Reviewed August 15, 2023 via mobile

A totally different place from other stores! 완전 인종차별ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 밖에 테이블 하나 비어있길래 “영어로” 거기 앉아도 되냐고 직원에게 물으니 자기는 영어 못하고 너네는 거기 못 앉는다고ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 얼마나 친절한건지 자기가 영어 못해서 우리 주문을 못받을까봐 아예 앉지말라는 건지^^ so kindness staff~~~ 같은 영어 같은 문장으로 옆...카페에서 주문도 너무 잘하고 잘쉬었거든요! 그냥 여기 말고 옆가게 가세요! What a fantastic experience I've never had!More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed August 15, 2023 via mobile

If you are trying to have a sit and order here with English, you should avoid this place😄 I was completely ‘discriminated’★ (15th, Aug., around 12pm) I’m Korean and was looking for a quick breakfast meal. I asked a staff if I could sit on...a table outside which was clearly empty, but she said she couldn’t speak nor understand English. What’s interesting here is that she answered all of my questions with FLUENT ‘ENGLISH’ though she said she doesn’t speak any. It’s such a shame I don’t remeber her name but she had dreadlocks. ++ you should check your email. I have attached some pictures^^ Also it’s actually non-sense that I cannot use a table bcs she doesn’t understand English in Italy. Plus, other people sitting on the table were clearly speaking English! Haha 가지마세요 인종차별 식당 자리 있냐고 영어로 물어보니 영어 이해 못하고 말 못한다는걸 영어로 답변함^^ 옆에서 영어로 주문한 듯 보이는 외국인 3명이 상황 이해하고 희한하게 생각했을 정돟ㅎㅎㅎㅎ 똑같은 질문으로 옆 식당가서는 문제없이 착석했네요ㅋㅋㅋㅋMore

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed August 3, 2023

Wish we’d found this place earlier. Just amazing healthy tasty food and drinks. The wraps and smoothies were great. If you can’t deal with the constant tourist Italian food in Florence then make this place your stop to rebalance.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed June 19, 2023

Shake Café is a great spot to grab a quick lunch for the go! I made my own customized salad and it was very delicious. The ingredients are very fresh and my salad hit the spot. Shake Café was very busy when I went around...1pm so I won't lie the service was a little slow but the food was worth the wait. Their shops are always clean and if you find a place to seat inside the place itself is very pretty. You can also take your food to go which is what I did and the staff gave me a plate, napkins, utensils, and a bag to take my salad in which I thought was convenient. They have a big menu so salads are not their only thing! They also have pastries, smoothies, coffee, wraps and açaí bowls. Will definitely be coming back to try their other products as well!!!More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed May 26, 2023

A dining place full of sun and energy. The fresh and dynamic atmosphere makes dining cozy. Organic foods, like salad and juice, are tasteful and light. This is a good place for relaxing your physical and mental tire when traveling in Firenze.

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed April 5, 2023 via mobile

Good if you need a quick coffee. I’ve noticed if a specific barista is working then my coffees are only good when he makes them. Also every time I order food the staff makes it seem like an inconvenience. No one really seems to know...what they’re doing.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed March 30, 2023

This is probably the best healthy quick meal that we had in Florence. They offer a wide options vegetarian and vegan. Good service, great view seating and great cappucino. A lovely place.

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed February 16, 2023 via mobile

It’s Cafe with very limited seating I ordered for A make your own chicken salad bowl Chia seed pudding and Cafe latte The chicken bowl was nice they serve the chicken leg piece they don’t have breast options I believe the Cafe late was not...that great but they have almond milk option so I opted for that the raspberry chocolate chia seed pudding was niceMore

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed February 15, 2023

A nice place for a coffee and (in our case) a croissant. We were lucky to have a table in their outside seating area, overlooking the Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Coffee is good, prices area affordable.

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed January 1, 2023 via mobile

Tremendous coffee (Illy intenso!) and great breakfast pastries, juices etc. Friendly and multilingual. Great spot on corner of Santa Maria Novella too. Perfecto!

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed December 26, 2022

A small breakfast café in the corner of Piazza Santa Maria Novella. Good caffè, excellent pastries and a number of breakfast sandwich and bowl options. Generally inexpensive and healthy, with a line stretching out the front most mornings. During the warmer months, small tables and...chairs are available under umbrellas.More

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed December 21, 2022 via mobile

they offer a wide selection of breakfast and lunch options, vegetarian and vegan friendly. Unfortunately the vegan option wasn't quite my taste and a bit sad looking. the vegetarian things my family ordered looked a lot better. The ambiente itself is quite cute.

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed September 8, 2022

Stopped here towards the end of the day to sit and relax and have a refreshment. The cafe sold some interesting stuff from shakes to juices to coffee. Panini to pastries to chocolate. Good service, great outdoor seating and nice views. The coffee in Florence...has generally been pretty average but this place was one of the better.More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed July 25, 2022 via mobile

Badly welcome, we had to clean ourselves a table to have a seat, a guy gives incorrect orders to the waitresses who try to do their best, he finally with a huge delay and fed up to have people in his bar… cherry on the...cake: no access to the WC (apparently out of order??)More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed July 21, 2022

Probably one of the best vegan croissants I've ever tasted! The coffee was excellent too. The prices were very reasonable.

Date of visit: July 2022
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It should be everyday. They don't offer a full, American style breakfast. This is a counter service place and they have a daily offering of pastries, breakfast sandwiches, other sandwiches and coffee drinks, smoothies, among... More
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5 euro sandwich- 4/5 euros juice and smoothies
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SHAKE CAFE, Florence - Via Degli Avelli 2/R, San Giovanni - Restaurant Reviews & Phone Number - Tripadvisor

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Shake Cafe is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4.5