6 cafes in Parma, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in Parma.
Ciacco ★ 4.6
centro-storico · Piazza della Steccata 1A, 43121 Parma
Hours: Mon 12:30-20:00; Tue-Thu 08:00-20:30; Fri-Sat 08:00-22:30; Sun 09:00-20:30
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.
Tip: Guizzetti's gelato senz'altro means no emulsifiers or additives at all, so textures sit closer to frozen cream than gelateria fluff. Queues build after dinner.
Pasticceria Cocconi ★ 4.3
centro-storico · Strada della Repubblica 22, 43121 Parma
Hours: Sun-Fri 07:30-19:00; Sat 07:30-19:30
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.
Tip: Go before 09:00 when the savoury croissants come out warm; the tea room at the back stays quiet even when the bar is three deep.
K2 Gelateria ★ 4.3
centro-storico · Strada Benedetto Cairoli 23, 43121 Parma
Hours: Tue-Sun 13:00-23:00; Mon closed
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.
Tip: It opens at 13:00 and runs to late evening, so treat it as the after-lunch or after-dinner stop rather than a morning one.
Torrefazione El Mejor ★ 4.2
oltretorrente · Piazza Guido Picelli 11, 43125 Parma
Hours: Mon-Sat 07:00-13:30; Sun 08:00-13:30
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.
Tip: This is a working roastery with a bar counter rather than a laptop cafe; stand, drink, buy beans, and let the Oltretorrente do the scenery.
Gelateria OK ★ 4.1
san-leonardo · Via Michele Valenti 1/A, 43122 Parma
Hours: Tue, Thu-Sun 09:30-21:00; Wed closed
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.
Tip: It shared the 2025 TV Parma crown with K2 of Sorbolo, and the queue after Sunday lunch is the neighbourhood's social hour. Cash speeds the line.
Bar Le Malve ★ 3.7
centro-storico · Strada Luigi Carlo Farini 12, 43121 Parma
Hours: Mon-Thu, Sun 06:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 06:00-02:00
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.
Tip: Hours run 06:00 to 01:00 or later, so it bookends the Farini evening: coffee before the market, last drink after the enoteca round.