Cheese-lovers will quickly discover that the options at hand for different cheeses to try for the first time and classics to stock up on while on vacation in Tuscany are endless. From regional specialities to pantry staples, if you want to find the best cheeses during your stay in one of our villas in Tuscany then these are the must-see shops to seek out. Of course, we also recommend visiting local markets and even farms where they make the cheeses in question if you can but to get the most Tuscan cheeses on offer in one place, these are the best options:
In and Around Florence
The size of the city of Florence means that there are a range of incredible speciality food shops, delis, and cheese mongers to choose from. Here are just some of the top-rated examples.
Formaggioteca Terroir, Via dei Renai, 19, 50125 Firenze
Grocery Pirgher Marzio, Via dei Serragli, 39, 50125 Firenze
Accademia del formaggio, Via degli Artisti, 37/R, 50132 Firenze
Fattoria Di Rimaggio, Via Quintino Sella, 35/41, 50136 Firenze
Marco Salumi e Formaggi, Piazza del Mercato Centrale, 50123 Firenze
The Doctor's Cheese, Via Don Lorenzo Milani, 8/c, 50051 Dogana
Caseus di Ducceschi M. Cristina e Pinzauti Paolo C, Via Aleardo Aleardi, 27, 50018 Scandicci
Throughout the region
Outside Florence, you’ll find fewer places with the same abundance of options in one town or city but you will find an incredible sprinkling of different foodie shops across the region including the following:
Cheese art expression, Via S. Matteo, 66, 53037 San Gimignano
Canti s.a.s. di Canti Degl'Innocenti Giancarlo e C., Via Giacomo Puccini, 79, 52100 Arezzo
La Cacioteca - San Gimignano. Di Elisa e Caterina, Via S. Giovanni, 121, 53037 San Gimignano
Dolce Siena craft specialties, Il Campo, 3, 53100 Siena
La Cacioteca, Via Fillungo, 242, 55100 Lucca
Formaggeria Bagnoli Caseus., Via Antonio Fratti, 54, 55049 Viareggio