La Preferita is one of the coolest bars in Trieste, but it’s not only a bar. Always mutating depending on the situation, La Preferita satisfies your every need. If you want to have a beer and an ample sandwich with your friends, have fun trying a colorful cocktail, or start your evening with a glass of wine, this place is perfect for you. La Preferita is always full of people, mostly on the tables outside, which are really particular, made with wooden wine containers. Fortunately, they also serve ham and cheese, which is perfect with a white prosecco. They are open until late, if you want to finish off the evening with an amaro.

Caffè Torinese belongs to the list of historical cafés in Trieste, because it opened in the 1919. The place has been renovated, but it has kept the original style and décor, inspired by the old transatlantic Saturnia and Vulcania ships. Caffé Torinese maintains its original atmosphere of 19th-century café, with small wooden tables close to the windows, a large wooden bar with mirrors in the back and a huge crystal chandelier. You should definitely have a coffee at Torinese, maybe the typical triestine nero or capo, which comes with milk and served in a small glass.

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.

One of the places in town for cocktails, Urbanis is a chic bar with a bit of rustic elements and coziness to it. A favorite among the hip crowd, it also holds DJ nights during the weekends. Delicious concoctions can be accompanied with equally tasty bites. Their drinks are made mostly by mixing either rums or whiskeys.

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.