The best bars and cafés Italy

This American bar is located in a somewhat a area of Milan. Large spaces, light and soft music, and a happy hour due to the excellent cocktails and buffet also serving hot dishes. Thursday, live concerts with young jazz and blues groups. Good value for money.

In the Via Canale, next to a charming and romantic bridge over the Navigli, you will find a series of bars offering their own Milanese night. It is inspired by the vessels of Louisiana, but its cuisine is Milanese. You can spend the evening from the aperitif to the classic afternoons. Every evening, blues and pop concerts and, from time to time, some Latin notes.

On the menu, we really liked the eggplant and olive meatballs with tomato sauce, fresh ricotta and basil, as well as the rosemary braised beef with saffron mashed potatoes. The restaurant also serves as a bookshop where you can browse the international press. The place is very design and pleasant, the atmosphere pure and artistic. A magnificent terrace with temporary exhibitions of contemporary artists: a haven of peace. The house organizes vernissages, piano concerts (ask for the program)... A beautiful place.

"Life is too short to drink mediocre wine", said Goethe. In this bar, this is the leitmotiv, and sitting down to taste good wines from Lazio and Italy is also a pretext for tasting cheeses and charcuterie from all over the country. Wines are classified as "light", "medium-bodied" or "structured", with details of grape varieties, appellation of origin and year. Here, you can accompany your glass of wine with tasty gourmet tapas (large or small, as the case may be). Desserts are particularly good.

And if the idea of having Rome at your feet takes your fancy, sit down on the terrace of the Eden Hotel (part of the chic Dorchester collection!). Located in the upscale Via Veneto and Piazza di Spagna district, Il Giardino Bar offers an absolutely exclusive panorama of Rome, where you can admire both the Villa Medici and Il Vittoriano while sipping a drink. An elegant rooftop that nevertheless remains relaxed and informal, perfect for an aperitif away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The cocktails are very good, try La Grande Belleza.

The aroma of roasted coffee beans alone will lead you to the entrance of this piece of history, an old-fashioned store as we like it. Almost hidden by the bags of coffee artistically stacked against the wall, the counter has stood in the same place since 1930. One goes there to drink the best blends, including the caffè della sposa (the bride's coffee) made with eight different qualities of beans, which is said to have seduced Woody Allen, to the point that the famous director is now a friend of the roaster...

On the ^7th floor of the Vis à Vis hotel, this lounge bar with its panoramic terrace offers breathtaking views across the gulf to Portofino. A popular spot for aperitifs, it offers gourmet appetizers as the sun sets. For more substantial meals, the Olimpo restaurant, with its refined atmosphere, offers a gastronomic journey and also boasts a beautiful 360° view. Chic and distinguished, the entire Vis à Vis hotel has made the most of its position and panorama.

You are not mistaken, you are still in Naples, in one of the most luxurious bars in the city. A cosmopolitan space reminiscent of New York or Berlin, the Beluga, located on the ninth floor of the 5-star Romeo Hotel, offers a list of the best cocktails, a wide selection of wines and, above all, a breathtaking view of the Bay of Naples. Perfect for an aperitif or an early evening drink, with the possibility of prolonging the moment with a dinner facing the panorama.

One of the best cafés in Rome, active since 1944. The coffee served is divine, subtle, mild but at the same time powerful. Don't forget to go to the cashier at the back of the room to pay for your espresso or granita al café con panna before ordering. And the whole show around the coffee takes place along the huge counter where everyone enjoys the precious beverage, neck and neck, in a typically Italian atmosphere. You can also buy home-roasted coffee, a great gift idea!

Wood and a beautiful display of bottles of wine making this wine bar is a warm and pleasant place to spend an evening with friends with a fine Italian wine drink. You can also ask for a plate of cheese or Italian charcuterie (affettati). A friendly and relaxing to start or end the evening.

Very chic, it's the rendez-vous of the Neapolitan nobility. It is always nice to sit on the terrace to admire the spectacle of the street. That is what this is all about: a scene…

An Internet café in studious decor with several computers.

Outdoor bar and facing the sea at the end of the pontoon. Many themed evenings. Open until late in the night. Every Wednesday evening'Erasmus'brings together Sponge youth and European youth.

To drink a nose nose with La or almost. The bar on the top floor of the Rinascente, Galeries Milanese, in the shade of the Duomo, has no equivalent for its exceptional location.

A historic address in Bergamo, the Cavour pastry shop attracts many a gourmet at breakfast time and throughout the day. In the Italian style, between 8 and 10 a.m., people line up at the beautiful 19th century wooden counter for a cappuccino or a macchiato coffee to be sipped with a brioche filled with jam or custard. The tea room, on the other hand, will welcome the regulars of the 5pm tea who will be spoilt for choice in front of the cake buffet and always under the benevolent eye of Cavour's portrait.

Fancy a few treats before boarding your train? Here's a pastry bar a few steps from the Santa Lucia station that will get you out of trouble. This historic shop (since 1853!) continues to offer the same recipes of tasty cream cakes, almond pies with Venetian focaccia, etc. We also like to stop by the counter to enjoy a good espresso or cappuccino, but also to bite into a pizzetta, a mini-quiche or a ham croissant. Nice boxes of dry cookies too.

Located near the old Port'Alba town gate, in the rue des bouquinistes. In the evening, this second-hand bookshop transforms into a lively bar with a relaxed atmosphere. Enjoy a cocktail or glass of wine in a worn armchair or perched on a stool, to the sound of alternative music. Please note: the books that cover the entire walls of the premises are for sale, so you need to ask permission to leaf through them to avoid damaging them. Concerts and DJ evenings are sometimes held at weekends.