Chic shopping needs a caffeinated break and organic Floret, inside the Luisa Via Roma shopping emporium, is the hipster cafe de jour (or rather 'Artisan Kitchen & Bar' as it's marketed to its trendy 'tribe'). Flop on a sofa or grab a bar stool and hob-nob with Florentine fashionistas over cleansing cold-pressed juices, truffle-laced eggs, super-food salads and bowls.
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Duomo & Piazza della Signoria
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