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.

La Portizza is definitely a modern and young cocktail bar. Extremely close to lots of the city’s touristic sights, this fresh bar is right in Piazza della Borsa, the most aristocratic and beautiful neighborhood in town. If you want a fast breakfast before going to work or school, you can easily stop at La Portizza, where you’ll find croissants and cookies together with the aromatic Triestinian coffee. The perfect moment of the day to stop here is during happy hour, when heaps of people meet to have cocktails and good wine, eat chips and appetizers; there is also background music to round off the ambiance with some friends.

Life is a bar in the amazing and historical Piazza Cavana, surrounded by the historic yet restored buildings and shops; this is one of the most appreciated places in Trieste. In the very center of town, Life is a well known and attended bar from early in the morning when people come here to have breakfast with coffee and a croissant, until late at night when you can have an aperitif or a glass of regional wine. You can have a seat outside or step inside where the very gentle staff will welcome you in the warm atmosphere, where there are couches and a second floor for relaxing.

Just a few step from the center of the city, in one of the most popular and multicultural areas, you find Guatemala Caffè. This coffee shop, facing the peculiar and busy Via delle Settefontane, is well kept and refined, with a kind and professional staff to help you. If you are in love with coffee and you think its preparation and tasting is a kind of art, then you are in the right place. In fact, Guatemala Caffè offers a lot of different tastes, qualities and origins of the dark gold. Even the pickiest will be delighted!