Laura Scala

Florence

Spotter since 2017

About me

I'm a grown-up girl, but I feel like I am 27. I work in a theater company in Florence, I live with my boyfriend, Andrea, who is a kind of nerd... I like my sofa in which I can watch my favorite shows, I like visiting temporary markets, going to the cinema, finding secret places in my city.

Sometimes I don't remember where I live, so I'm surprised to ride along Palazzo Vecchio and Ponte Vecchio and I suddenly feel astonished and happy by all this beauty. My boyfriend says that I have a problem with my short-term memory, but I usually forget listening to him!

Why Florence
I wasn't born in Florence: I chose it some years ago. It' s a little town, it happens that when you go for a walk you find somebody you know or you go always to the same places. Otherwise, it also happens that a bar opens or that a historical place is reopened after a restoration and you see the city changing.

I like walking on one of the bridges when the sun goes down, walking around San Niccolò among the young artisans, drinking some wine in Piazza della Passera and chatting with a regular customer of the bar who tells you a story about a weird guy who lives next to him. I like walking in Giardino delle rose and sitting there with a beer, I like Forte Belvedere and its amazing temporary exhibitions. I like walking around piazza Santo Spirito during the morning and feeling like I was in the '70s! I like Florence.

My spots (29)

Babae

A restaurant with a "buchetta del vino"

"Babae" in Florence is a restaurant with an ancient 'buchetta del vino', a traditional wine window used to offer wine to wayfarers. It's beautiful inside!

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Bars
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Restaurants

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Laura

Scala

Jun 13, 2025

Caffè Lietta

A cozy caffè!

"Caffè Lietta" in Piazza della Libertà in Florence has delicious cakes & you can even find a bunch of flowers inside. It's just really relaxing & cozy...

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Coffee & tea

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Laura

Scala

Jun 9, 2025

Sdrucciolo de' Pitti

A precious street

"Sdrucciolo de' Pitti" in Florence is a vintage street that has kept the neighborhood's old-time attractiveness! Come discover its secrets...

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Bars
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Relaxing
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Shopping

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Laura

Scala

Jun 9, 2025

Lo Sforno

Not only a bakery

"Lo Sforno" in Florence is a bakery, a bar and a gift shop, too. The things they make here are so delicious, it's impossible to resist eating your gifts!

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Shopping
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Snacks

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Laura

Scala

Jun 9, 2025

Burro & Acciughe

The best fish in Florence

"Burro & Acciughe" in Florence is a place to experience some of the best fish in the city. Their bread and butter and anchovies are just amazing...

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Restaurants

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Laura

Scala

Jun 9, 2025

Banki Ramen

Italian ramen bar

Everybody knows "Banki Ramen" in Florence. This Japanese/Italian restaurant seems really cheap, as if stuck in the '80s, but the food wins everyone over!

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Restaurants

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Laura

Scala

Jun 9, 2025

Caffè del Verone

A balcony over Florence

"Caffè del Verone" in Florence is literally on the balcony where they'd hang the clothes when this place was an orphanage. But what a view and atmosphere!

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Art & culture
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Coffee & tea
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Relaxing

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Laura

Scala

Jun 9, 2025

Move On

Italian pub and record store

"Move On" in Florence is one of those perfect shelters! It's an elegant and modern pub on the ground floor and a record shop above it. I love the employees

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Bars
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Music
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Snacks

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Laura

Scala

Jun 9, 2025

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