Cocktail bar€€CastelloSun-Thu 08:00-00:30; Fri-Sat 08:00-02:00
Libarium Nostrum drinks on the medieval ramparts of Castello in Cagliari, a terrace over the rooftops serving cocktails, antipasti and thin pizza.
Signature drink: Aperitivo on the ramparts
Order: The Alligatore, calvados and Drambuie.
Tip: Danilo Argiolas opened it in 1993 and the terrace still fills at sunset; get there before 19:00 for a rampart table.
Bakery€VillanovaTue-Sun 07:00-20:00
Ditrizio Pasticceria bakes just below the Bastione on Via Crispi in Cagliari, turning out pastries and pizzette sfoglia from seven in the morning.
Signature drink: Cappuccino
Order: A pizzetta sfoglia, tomato and oregano.
Tip: Gambero Rosso gave it the top Sardinian score of the Due Torte pasticcerie; Monday is the rest day, and the Ditrizio LAB counter is on Via Ottone Bacaredda 18.
Italian€€San Benedetto
CUCINA.eat in Cagliari is shop, kitchen shop and counter in one on Piazza Galilei, cooking Sardinian recipes for communal tables near San Benedetto.
Signature drink: Wine by the glass
Order: Whatever is chalked up that day at the counter.
Tip: Counter seats beat the tables for solo lunch; wine by the glass and craft beer make it work as an aperitivo stop too.
Pizzeria€€MarinaDaily 12:00-16:00, 18:00-23:59
Impasto works Piazzetta Savoia in Cagliari's Marina as pasta laboratory, pizzeria and bakery at once, rolling fresh pasta and baking bread daily.
Signature drink: Coffee with fresh bread
Order: Fresh pasta from the counter, then a slice of the day's bread.
Tip: Named a Pizzeria Eccellente by 50 Top Pizza in 2026; the tables on the piazzetta are first come, first served in summer.
Cafe€€MarinaDaily 07:00-02:00
Antico Caffè has traded on Piazza Costituzione in Cagliari since 1838, a protected historic room under the Bastione with pastries from 07:00.
Signature drink: Espresso
Order: An espresso and a pastry at the marble counter.
Tip: Italy's culture ministry lists the room as protected; tables outside face the Bastione di Saint Remy and run until 02:00.
Cafe€€Marina
Caffe Svizzero sits on Largo Carlo Felice in Cagliari, a traditional cafe under a vaulted ceiling, the kind of room the city has kept rather than remodelled.
Signature drink: Espresso
Order: Morning coffee and a pastry under the vault.
Tip: The vaulted room is the reason to stop rather than the menu; it works for a coffee and a pastry standing at the counter.