Pasticceria Solmi is a cafe in Centro Storico, Modena.
Editorially verified September 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Via Emilia Centro 259, 41121 Modena
Caffe dell'Orologio in Modena's Piazzetta delle Ova has served coffee since a 1787 document, a Piazza Grande fixture the city registers as historic.
DrinkEspresso at the marble counter
TipThe municipal historic-shops registry lists it among Modena's oldest bars; arrive before the aperitivo crowd for a quiet espresso.
Bar Cappuccino da Angiolina works the narrow Vicolo Forni beside Modena's Mercato Albinelli, its walls lined with photos of local Modenese icons.
DrinkCappuccino, quick lunch panini
TipIt gets packed at the Albinelli lunch rush; a mid-morning coffee is calmer than the midday panino crowd.
Pasticceria Remondini has baked cakes and brioche on Modena's Largo San Giorgio since 1936, with outdoor tables for a slow sit-down morning coffee.
DrinkCappuccino and breakfast pastry
TipCustom cakes need advance ordering; the outdoor tables are the spot for a slow Sunday breakfast.
Menomoka on Corso Canalchiaro in Modena pours quality coffee by varied brewing methods, pairing marocchino and pastries with light lunch plates.
DrinkMarocchino, filter coffee
TipClosed Thursdays; the whole-grain pastries and pastrami sandwiches suit a working lunch at the counter.
Caffetteria Drogheria Giusti on Via Farini is a Modena grocer-cafe hybrid on the city's historic-shops register, pairing coffee with a deli counter.
DrinkEspresso, aperitivo wine list
TipSeating is limited and prices sit above average; it earns its keep on the balsamic vinegar and salumi counter, not just the coffee.
Mon Cafe on Corso Canalchiaro runs breakfast through dinner in central Modena, and Gambero Rosso's 2025 guide rated it among the city's best bars.
DrinkCappuccino, aperitivo cocktails
TipIt stretches into a full aperitivo and dinner room by evening, so a plain coffee is easiest before noon.
Caffe dell'Orologio in Modena's Piazzetta delle Ova has served coffee since a 1787 document, a Piazza Grande fixture the city registers as historic.
DrinkEspresso at the marble counter
TipThe municipal historic-shops registry lists it among Modena's oldest bars; arrive before the aperitivo crowd for a quiet espresso.
Bar Cappuccino da Angiolina works the narrow Vicolo Forni beside Modena's Mercato Albinelli, its walls lined with photos of local Modenese icons.
DrinkCappuccino, quick lunch panini
TipIt gets packed at the Albinelli lunch rush; a mid-morning coffee is calmer than the midday panino crowd.
Pasticceria Remondini has baked cakes and brioche on Modena's Largo San Giorgio since 1936, with outdoor tables for a slow sit-down morning coffee.
DrinkCappuccino and breakfast pastry
TipCustom cakes need advance ordering; the outdoor tables are the spot for a slow Sunday breakfast.
Menomoka on Corso Canalchiaro in Modena pours quality coffee by varied brewing methods, pairing marocchino and pastries with light lunch plates.
DrinkMarocchino, filter coffee
TipClosed Thursdays; the whole-grain pastries and pastrami sandwiches suit a working lunch at the counter.
Caffetteria Drogheria Giusti on Via Farini is a Modena grocer-cafe hybrid on the city's historic-shops register, pairing coffee with a deli counter.
DrinkEspresso, aperitivo wine list
TipSeating is limited and prices sit above average; it earns its keep on the balsamic vinegar and salumi counter, not just the coffee.
Mon Cafe on Corso Canalchiaro runs breakfast through dinner in central Modena, and Gambero Rosso's 2025 guide rated it among the city's best bars.
DrinkCappuccino, aperitivo cocktails
TipIt stretches into a full aperitivo and dinner room by evening, so a plain coffee is easiest before noon.
