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Antico Caffé San Marco

The guide was updated: 2023-10-27

San Marco is a historic café that was founded in 1923, restored and reopened in 2013 following a lengthy period of closure. It was once frequented by intellectuals like Italo Svevo and James Joyce, who sat in it secession style-interiors decorated with frescoes. The choice of pastries is as wide as the one for Trieste's coffee, which comes in many forms. A bookshop can be found here as well, if you'd like to have a good read coupled with your meal.

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Address: 18 Cesare Battisti Road, Trieste
Opening hours: Tue–Thu 8.30am–11pm, Fri–Sat 8.30am–Midnight, Sun 9am–9pm
Phone: +39 040 064 1724

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Antico Caffé San Marco

Antico Caffé San Marco

San Marco is a historic café that was founded in 1923, restored and reopened in 2013 following a lengthy period of closure. It was once frequented by intellectuals like Italo Svevo and James Joyce, who sat in it secession style-interiors decorated with frescoes. The choice of pastries is as wide as the one for Trieste's coffee, which comes in many forms. A bookshop can be found here as well, if you'd like to have a good read coupled with your meal.

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