Cafes and breakfast in Italy: profiles, services and practical information.
Caffè Terzi opened on Via Oberdan in 2001 with an unusual idea for an Italian bar: focus on coffee and tea rather than add a broad menu of sandwiches and drinks. Founder…
View profile →Caffè Zanarini is at 1 Piazza Galvani, beneath the Pavaglione porticoes and beside the former university palace of the Archiginnasio. The Biblioteca Salaborsa city chron…
View profile →Panificio Fiore is at 38 Strada Palazzo di Città in Bari Vecchia, a few steps from the Basilica of Saint Nicholas and Piazza Ferrarese. The bakery occupies the former ch…
View profile →Panificio Santa Rita is at 8 Strada dei Dottula, among the lanes of Bari Vecchia, roughly between the Cathedral of San Sabino and the Saint Nicholas area. The bakery has…
View profile →Pasticceria Savia is at 300/302/304 Via Etnea, on the corner of Via Umberto, opposite Villa Bellini’s gardens and along the stretch many call Catania’s drawing room. Acc…
View profile →Prestipino Duomo occupies 1 Piazza del Duomo, beside the open square framed by the Cathedral of Saint Agatha, Palazzo degli Elefanti and the Elephant Fountain, Catania’s…
View profile →Sandri occupies 32 Corso Vannucci, the central promenade leading from Piazza IV Novembre. The pastry shop presents itself with an 1860 date, and the Touring Club Italian…
View profile →Fontana Maggiore is directly opposite the outdoor tables at Turan Cafè. The business opened this Piazza IV Novembre café in 2016, in premises once occupied by a jeweller…
View profile →Graziati has a precise address at 40 piazza della Frutta, among Padua’s busy central market squares. The family tradition goes back to 1919 according to the pastry shop’…
View profile →Caffè Pedrocchi stands at 15 Via VIII Febbraio, between the university and Padua’s civic centre. After the concentrated visual experience of Giotto’s frescoes in the Scr…
View profile →Tommaseo occupies a historic corner on Piazza Niccolò Tommaseo near Piazza Unità d'Italia. The business dates itself to 1830, while some local sources place its origins…
View profile →Caffè degli Specchi opens onto Piazza Unità d'Italia from Palazzo Stratti, facing a square that reaches the sea. The café dates its origins to 1839, and the tourist offi…
View profile →La Casa del Caffè Tazza d’Oro stands on Via degli Orfani beside Piazza della Rotonda: the Pantheon entrance is close enough for coffee to become part of the same walk. T…
View profile →Two streets from the Pantheon, Piazza di Sant’Eustachio offers a pause from the traffic around Piazza della Rotonda. At number 82, Sant’Eustachio Il Caffè remains a roas…
View profile →Via Sacra still belongs to present-day Pompei, with its sanctuary, shops and residents going out for breakfast before visitors disperse across the ancient city. At numbe…
View profile →De Vivo gives travellers a reason not to reduce breakfast in Pompei to a functional stop. The family locates its pastry shop at Via Roma 36, between the sanctuary and th…
View profile →Opposite the Santuario della Consolata, Caffè Al Bicerin welcomes visitors with small tables, dark wood and a ritual served in a glass. The café says it opened in 1763 a…
View profile →Caffè Mulassano occupies just 31 square metres beneath the arcades of Piazza Castello, but its small scale is part of the experience. The business moved to this square i…
View profile →Orsonero Coffee, at Via Giuseppe Broggi 15, offers a different pause from an expansive bakery: the drink is the centre of the visit. The café works with specialty coffee…
View profile →Pavé Casati is a recognisable stop for visitors hoping to start the day around Porta Venezia with more than a coffee swallowed at the counter. At Via Felice Casati 27, t…
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