Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Parma lingers in over a cortado.
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Order Whatever botanical or savoury flavour the lab is testing that week.
Ciacco is food scientist Stefano Guizzetti's Parma gelato lab by the Steccata, churning additive-free flavours that earned a published thesis and a queue.
Order The salted croissant with prosciutto, a Parma-only breakfast.
Pasticceria Cocconi has run its bar on Strada della Repubblica in Parma since 1951, famous for the savoury croissant stuffed with cured ham and tuna sauce.
Order A cone of the classic cream flavours from the day's case.
K2 Gelateria scoops a few steps from Piazza Garibaldi on Strada Cairoli, one of the historic centre's best-known counters for the classic cream flavours.
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Make fresh ravioli & tagliatelle in a family home in a medieval village near Parma. Eat a full Italian meal with local wine on a panoramic terrace; opt for black truff...
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Tour the vibrant local markets and immerse yourself in a private cooking class in a local home with a certified Italian home cook. You can learn local recipes before t...
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Participate in a private cooking class in a local home with a certified cook. Learn local recipes and taste everything you've made with wines included.
Order The cream flavours: zabaione, crema and the hazelnut.
Gelateria OK on Via Valenti took best cream gelato in the 2025 GelaTiAmo contest on TV Parma, a neighbourhood counter Parma drives across town to reach.
Order A straight espresso, then a bag of the house roast to carry home.
Torrefazione El Mejor roasts its own beans on Piazza Picelli in Parma's Oltretorrente and pulls the espresso locals cross the torrent for, at bar prices.
Order Cappuccino and pastry early; a spritz at the tables by dusk.
Bar Le Malve holds its corner of Strada Farini in Parma from six in the morning to past midnight, the all-day bar that anchors the wine street's hours.
Order The companatico board with a glass of Malvasia at aperitivo.
Le Petit Bar & Companatico works Piazzale Marsala in Parma from breakfast to the small hours, stacking salumi boards beside cocktails at aperitivo time.
Order A soy cappuccino with whichever vegan pastry came in that morning.
Vision's Cafe on Via della Costituente is Parma's plant-milk breakfast bar, listed on HappyCow for vegan pastries in a city of butter-heavy counters.
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