30 cafes worth the trip across Italy, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Italy guides.
Caffe Al Bicerin ★ 4.8 · Turin
quadrilatero-romano · Piazza della Consolata 5, 10122 Torino
Caffe Al Bicerin in Turin opened in 1763 facing the Consolata sanctuary. The house secret-recipe bicerin (coffee, chocolate, fior di latte) is the order.
Orsonero Coffee ★ 4.7 · Milan
porta-venezia · Via Broggi 15, 20129 Milano
Orsonero Coffee on Via Broggi in Porta Venezia is Milan's leading specialty-coffee address, founded by Marco Colzani in 2016. At Via Broggi 15.
Pasticceria Poppella ★ 4.7 · Naples
sanita · Via Arena della Sanità 24, 80137 Napoli
Poppella in Naples' Sanita has run the family pastry counter since 1920, with the fiocco di neve (snow-flake brioche with cream filling) the dish that turned.
Tip: Open daily 07:00-22:00. The fiocco di neve at 1 euro 50 is the only order; queue can be 30 minutes on weekends.
Pasticceria Attanasio ★ 4.7 · Naples
centro-storico · Vico Ferrovia 1/4, 80142 Napoli
Attanasio near Naples Central Station has fried sfogliatelle since 1930, with the riccia and frolla baked all day. Located in Centro Storico.
Tip: Open Tue-Sun 06:30-19:30; closed Monday. The sfogliatella is 2 euros at the counter; cash preferred.
Pasticceria Cappello ★ 4.7 · Palermo
albergheria · Via Colonna Rotta 68, 90134 Palermo
Pasticceria Cappello on Via Colonna Rotta is home to the Sicilian Setteveli, Palermo's defining seven-veil chocolate cake refined by Salvatore Cappello AMPI.
Tip: Setteveli single slice with espresso. Closed Monday. Second branch on Via Nicolo Garzilli 19.
Caffe Mulassano ★ 4.7 · Turin
centro-storico · Piazza Castello 15, 10123 Torino
Caffe Mulassano under the Piazza Castello porticoes in Turin invented the tramezzino in 1926. Liberty-era brass interior; 30-plus fillings still served.
Guido Gobino ★ 4.7 · Turin
vanchiglia · Via Cagliari 15/b, 10153 Torino
Guido Gobino's flagship in Turin is the contemporary gianduiotto reference. The Cagliari workshop and cafe pour espresso, cremini and the small Tourinot.
Pasticceria Tonolo ★ 4.7 · Venice
Calle San Pantalon 3764, Dorsoduro, 30123 Venezia VE
Pasticceria Tonolo on Calle San Pantalon in Dorsoduro has run since 1886, the Venetian benchmark for the focaccia veneziana with 30-hour leavening.
Tip: Closed Mondays. During Carnevale, this is the city's best frittelle counter. Espresso at the bar €1.30; pastries €1.50 to €3.
Antica Bottega del Vino (banco) ★ 4.7 · Verona
Vicolo Scudo di Francia 3, 37121 Verona
Antica Bottega del Vino's marble counter has poured Verona's reference ombra since 1890 on Vicolo Scudo di Francia, 4,500 labels on the back bar.
Tip: Stand at the counter for the ombra-and-cicchetti circuit; sit for the full kitchen. The 2018 Amarone Classico by the glass is the move.
Caffe Terzi ★ 4.6 · Bologna
Via Oberdan 10/D, 40126 Bologna BO
Caffe Terzi in Bologna's Centro Storico is the Manuel Terzi 2003-founded specialty espresso bar with single-origin beans, hand-pumped espresso machines.
Tip: Counter-stand only; arrive before 10:00 to skip the queue. Cash and card both fine.
Caffe Cova ★ 4.6 · Milan
centro-storico · Via Montenapoleone 8, 20121 Milano
Caffe Cova on Via Montenapoleone has served espresso to the Milanese fashion circuit since 1817. Order the espresso con panna and zabaione caldo.
Casa Stagnitta ★ 4.6 · Palermo
loggia · Discesa dei Giudici 46, 90133 Palermo
Casa Stagnitta on Discesa dei Giudici behind the Quattro Canti in Palermo since 1928 has roasted coffee on premise for three generations, the city's serious.
Tip: Single-origin filter at the back room is the move; espresso al banco is one euro. Closed Sunday.
Gelateria Stancampiano ★ 4.6 · Palermo
liberta · Via Emanuele Notarbartolo 56, 90145 Palermo
Stancampiano on Via Notarbartolo in Palermo's Liberta is the city's reference granita-and-brioche counter, three generations of family operation.
Tip: Brioche col tuppo with granita di mandorla or pistacchio is the Palermitan summer breakfast.
I Segreti del Chiostro ★ 4.6 · Palermo
loggia · Via Discesa dei Giudici 33, 90133 Palermo
The dolceria inside the Santa Caterina d'Alessandria monastery off Piazza Bellini in Palermo serves convent-recipe Sicilian sweets with espresso.
Tip: Entrance is on Via Discesa dei Giudici 33, behind the Piazza Bellini facade. Granita di gelsi (mulberry granita) is the summer order with cannolo.
Sant'Eustachio Il Caffe ★ 4.6 · Rome
centro-storico · Piazza di Sant'Eustachio 82, 00186 Roma
Sant'Eustachio Il Caffe in Rome's Centro Storico has roasted espresso over a wood fire since 1938. Order the gran caffe speciale. Booking recommended.
Tip: Order at the cassa first, then take the ticket to the bar. Two euros at the counter, four at the tables.
Caffe Baratti & Milano ★ 4.6 · Turin
centro-storico · Piazza Castello 27, 10123 Torino
Baratti & Milano in Turin opened in 1858 and moved to its Galleria Subalpina spot in 1875. Liberty art nouveau, gianduiotti, cremini, the Barattina.
Mara dei Boschi ★ 4.6 · Turin
san-salvario · Via Berthollet 30H, 10125 Torino
Mara dei Boschi in Turin's San Salvario is the new-wave gelato lab; 100-plus flavours from a workshop on view. Top three on every Yelp and Gambero Rosso list.
Pasticceria Stratta 1836 ★ 4.6 · Turin
centro-storico · P.za S. Carlo 191, 10123 Torino
Stratta opened on Piazza San Carlo in Turin in 1836, suppliers to the Royal House. Marron glace candied chestnuts from the basement lab, plus jellies.
Garage Coffee Bros ★ 4.6 · Verona
Via Sottoriva 11/B, 37121 Verona
Garage Coffee Bros is Verona's reference specialty-coffee roaster and flagship cafe, opened in 2018 by the Cobelli brothers. A 2026 editor pick.
Tip: Order a filter coffee (V60 or AeroPress); the rotating single-origin board updates monthly with origin notes from the roastery.
Gelateria Savoia ★ 4.6 · Verona
Via Roma 1/B, 37121 Verona
Gelateria Savoia in Verona has run from 1939 under the Bonvicini-Savoia family, three Gelato Oscars at Longarone for the crema. A 2026 editor pick.
Tip: The crema and pistacchio are the icons; arrive before 18:00 in summer to avoid the queue.
Ditta Artigianale ★ 4.5 · Florence
santa-croce · Via dei Neri 32r, 50122 Firenze
Ditta Artigianale in Florence's Via dei Neri is Francesco Sanapo's flagship roastery and cafe, with single-origin filter coffees, espresso and one.
Tip: Open daily 08:00-22:00. The roasted-bean retail counter ships internationally.
Cafezal ★ 4.5 · Milan
brera · Via Solferino 27, 20121 Milano
Cafezal on Via Solferino in Brera focuses exclusively on Brazilian single-origin lots, roasted in-house and served as espresso or pour-over from a small bar.
Gran Caffè Gambrinus ★ 4.5 · Naples
toledo · Via Chiaia 1/2, 80132 Napoli
Gran Caffè Gambrinus on Piazza Trieste e Trento in Naples has poured espresso since 1860, the city's belle epoque salon where Oscar Wilde, Hemingway.
Tip: Standing at the counter is the local way; sitting at a marble table runs three times the price. Try the cioccolata calda in winter.
Scaturchio ★ 4.5 · Naples
centro-storico · Piazza San Domenico Maggiore 19, 80134 Napoli
Scaturchio in Naples' Piazza San Domenico Maggiore has run the pastry-and-coffee counter since 1905, with the ministeriale (chocolate-rum disc) the house.
Tip: Open daily 07:00-21:00. Ministeriale is 4 euros at the counter; sfogliatella riccia 2 euros 50.
Pasticceria Moccia ★ 4.5 · Naples
chiaia · Via San Pasquale a Chiaia 21, 80121 Napoli
Moccia in Naples' Chiaia (with the Vomero branch) has run the pastry-and-coffee counter since 1936, with the sfogliatella riccia and the babà au rhum.
Tip: Open Tue-Sun 07:00-21:00; closed Monday. The sfogliatella sells out by 11:00 on Saturdays.
Gay-Odin ★ 4.5 · Naples
toledo · Via Toledo 214, 80132 Napoli
Gay-Odin in Naples on Via Toledo has run the city's defining chocolate counter since 1894, with the forest chocolate log (foresta) and the dense cioccolata.
Tip: Eight Naples locations; the Via Toledo flagship is the oldest. The foresta chocolate log retails at 30 euros per kilo.
Antico Caffe Spinnato ★ 4.5 · Palermo
politeama · Via Principe di Belmonte 107, 90139 Palermo
Antico Caffe Spinnato on Via Principe di Belmonte in Palermo since 1860 is the city's senior cafe-pasticceria, the pedestrian-street terrace seat for morning.
Tip: The pedestrian terrace fills first. Order espresso al banco for one euro; sit-down doubles it.
Morettino Caffe Palermo ★ 4.5 · Palermo
loggia · Via Vittorio Emanuele 308, 90133 Palermo
Morettino Caffe at the Quattro Canti in Palermo is the family roaster's flagship since 2024, occupying a late-19th-century palazzo with Sicily-grown coffee.
Tip: Espresso al banco one euro. Ask about the Sicily-grown lot if interested in the world's northernmost coffee.
Bar Pasticceria Alba ★ 4.5 · Palermo
liberta · Piazza Don Bosco 7/C, 90143 Palermo
Bar Alba on Piazza Don Bosco in Palermo since 1955 is the city's reference cafe-pasticceria for breakfast, granita with brioche col tuppo and afternoon.
Tip: Granita di mandorla con brioche is the Palermitan summer breakfast. Cannoli filled to order.
La Casa del Caffe Tazza d'Oro ★ 4.5 · Rome
centro-storico · Via degli Orfani 84, 00186 Roma
Tazza d'Oro in Rome by the Pantheon has roasted espresso since 1944. Located in Centro Storico. Order the granita di caffe con panna. At Via degli Orfani 84.
Tip: Order the granita di caffe con panna in summer; counter-stand espresso year-round. Closed Sunday.