The best grocery stores Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Although the port has lost some of its commercial importance, it nevertheless remains dynamic, particularly for the coffee company, founded in Trieste in 1933 by Francesco Illy, which continues to develop internationally. An elegant, colourful and gourmet downtown boutique dedicated to fine coffee, but not only! It sells a rigorous selection of local products, Dammann Frères tea, fine chocolates, jams, wines, oils and art editions of coffee cups, as well as adorable vintage coffee makers.

If you didn't have time to go to the covered market (Via Carducci) or to the market in Piazza Ponterosso, if you didn't enter the Salumeria Sartori (Via di Cavana), here is a food shop that can save you! In this gourmet store in the very chic Via Roma, you can stock up on good food products from the Friulian region: pasta, risotto, wines, oils, condiments, cookies, pastries and panforte..

In the historic store on the square, virtually nothing has changed since the pharmacy opened in 1906. Sea sponges, brushes and other clever ropes hang from the ceiling, while the shelves are full of glass bottles and jars with herbalist's preparations, aromatic blends of oriental spices, medicinal dosages of southern plants - everything seems to belong to another era, that of our grandmothers and their natural remedies. The soaps and perfumes are fragrant. For authentic gifts.