10 editor picks in Modena.
10 cafes in Modena, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in Modena.
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.
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.
TipThe municipal historic-shops registry lists it among Modena's oldest bars; arrive before the aperitivo crowd for a quiet espresso.
Cathedrali Pasticceria sits on Corso Duomo facing Modena's cathedral, a Gambero Rosso-rated bar pasticceria for breakfast, lunch and afternoon coffee.
TipOutdoor tables look straight at the cathedral facade; Monday afternoons are the one time it closes early.
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.
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.
TipClosed Thursdays; the whole-grain pastries and pastrami sandwiches suit a working lunch at the counter.
Maison Livre on Via Emilia Centro runs breakfast, lunch and aperitivo under one roof, a Modena bar the Gambero Rosso guide singled out in 2025.
TipIt doubles as a caterer for private events, so the daily lunch specials can sell out by early afternoon.
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.
TipSeating is limited and prices sit above average; it earns its keep on the balsamic vinegar and salumi counter, not just the coffee.
Bar Pasticceria Pamela on Modena's Via Emilia Est opens at 05:00 daily for espresso, pastries and savoury lunch plates on the San Lazzaro side.
TipIt runs breakfast to aperitivo across a single long shift, so it stays a useful stop well past the morning rush.
Pasticceria Caffetteria Antica Napoli on Modena's Via Milano bakes Neapolitan pastries and pours espresso daily except Monday, south of the centre.
TipThe upstairs seating floor overlooks Via Emilia and gets busy for the Sunday morning pastry run.
Pasticceria Solmi on Modena's Via Emilia Centro serves espresso and pastries from a bar downstairs and a seating floor above, most of the week.
TipThe upper-floor seating area is quieter than the ground-floor bar counter for a sit-down coffee.
