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Caf è degli Specchi
• t +39 40 661973
• www.caf especchi.it Piazza Unità d’Italia 7, Trieste

af è degli Specchi is more than a sim- 1839, Caf è degli Specchi is the only remaining café for the taste buds than indulging in a “capo in b” cap-
ple café. It is a city landmark. Located among the several ones that crowded the square puccino? “Capo in b” is the local name for a small
in the beautiful Piazza Unità d’Italia, during the Habsburg Empire. Anyone participating cappuccino served in a glass, following a long-lasting
C this café is a must-see destination for a in the cultural and political life of Trieste stopped tradition. Sip a drink or a cof ee while looking at the
nice pre-dinner drink. Just look at the list of its most here, from representatives of the 19th century irre- people who hurry across the square and at the ocean
renowned customers to imagine its atmosphere, dentism movement to the Royal Navy senior of cers that ref ects the sunlight on your right. Avoid doing
which has remained unchanged over time. Italo who transformed it into their headquarters at the so on windy days, when the Bora sweeps everything
Svevo used to come here, as did James Joyce (who end of the 1800s. Nowadays, you can stop here to away – except for the unforgettable memories of the
wrote masterpieces such as Dubliners, A Portrait of enjoy a good glass of wine (with a selection of about city’s history.
the Artist as a Young Man, and the f rst few chap- 100 labels) and perhaps accompany it with one of the
ters of Ulysses here), the local poet Umberto Saba pastry items of ered at the bar – especially chocolates
and more recent intellectuals like Claudio Magris, and pralines, to be served with a glass of slightly aged
the last storyteller of this beautiful city. Founded in red wine. What better way to end a unique journey

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