This must be the most luxurious, as well as the oldest cafe in Trieste. Opened in 1825, in what was once called Piazza dei Negozianti, Caffè Tommaseo is a favorite with artists and intellectuals and continues to host cultural events, meetings and press conferences. It is a bright place with splendid stucco decorations that date back to the early 20th Century. Caffè Tommaseo offers a vast choice of tea and good sandwiches and desserts, as well as excellent coffee and hot chocolate.

A few hundred meters from the Pizza dell'Unita d'Italia, towards the Stazione Maritimo, is this rustic, friendly establishment, an excellent fish restaurant. The prices are decidedly higher than the average for this city but for a connoisseur, good food has no price. On the other hand, as well as a rather excessive wine list, you will be offered an oil list, a spirits and a liqueur list, nowhere else in Trieste will you find this. Among the food on offer, Al Bagetto offers you excellent fresh fish, really delicious pasta starters and main courses based on pasta and rice that should not be missed. And for dessert you will faint at the crème brulée and the millefeuille with cream and rum. If you like fish and have a special occasion to celebrate, or simply feel like indulging yourself for once, this is, without a doubt, the place to come.

Ristorante Alla Dama Bianca is located in one of the Rivera's many little ports, right at the very edge of the province in the delightful Hotel Dama Bianca. During the Summer you can eat outside in a courtyard which seems to be cut out of the rock and looks over a little beach. It is an ideal place for romantic dinners and evenings out with friends. There is usually live, but not loud, background music playing. There is also a small venue here, which can be booked for parties and wedding receptions. After you have eaten you could go for a walk nearby; the area is extremely beautiful!