Pisa

Filter is definitely one of the coolest coffee shops in the city and will impress you with its international atmosphere and a modern industrial-style design. Here you will find excellent coffee and all kinds of delicious food to have a full breakfast or a brunch: help yourself to awesome muffins, bagels and pancakes with fresh fruit to start your day with the right foot. Spend some time reading the newspaper on their courtyard terrace.

Italian gelato was invented in the 15th century, and is today famous all over the world. In Pisa, this is a great place to try it, as they use fresh fruit in the making of this popular dessert for the heat of the summer.

You have been sightseeing all day and are now looking for a nice, quiet place to sip a cup of tea, or maybe do an aperitivo in case it's almost dinner time. Perhaps with a good book in hand? Then, you are going to love the warm atmosphere of this literary cafe, situated in a street parallel to Lungarno Galilei. Choose a book, find a table and enjoy a drink or a good meal. Occasionally, this place hosts temporary art exhibitions.

The real taste of Sicily in the Pisan city centre. Enjoy a snack at this nice cafe: Sicilian cannoli (little tubes filled with Ricotta cheese) are a must approved by Sicilian natives. You will also find other typical pastries that are worth tasting and, if the weather is very hot, you will surely enjoy a refreshing granita (a semi-frozen dessert that comes in different flavours).

Piazza della Pera is a small square in the heart of the San Martino district of the city of Pisa. Officially, its name is Piazza Chiara Gambacorti, but the locals still call it "della Pera" owing to the due to the vaguely pear-shaped Etruscan stone nearby. The square is popular with families, young people and the elderly eager to spend a little time on the marble benches in the shade of the small trees scattered on the edges of the square to shelter from the scorching summer heat. Piazza della Pera is the most popular meeting spot in the city, offering cafes, restaurants, bars and pubs.

Thanks to their cafe experience in London, a young Italian couple was able to start their own one in Pisa. This coffee shop, very close to Knights' Square, is house of creativity. Give it a try you will likely taste the highest quality coffee in the city. You can also ask for other non-caffeinated hot drinks that pair excellently with fresh pastries.

La Perla Cafe has a perfect location right by the sea at the Pisa Marina. Guests come here to relax, listen to the chill-out music and to cool off with a couple of drinks away from the city bustle. Regular clients recommend the excellent cocktails, which they love to sip while admiring the sunset.