Trieste and surrounding area
Culinary discoveries
Trieste and its surrounding area are the perfect destination for gourmets and connoisseurs. As a harbour city and trading town with an eventful history, Trieste has always been characterised by a wide variety of cultures and cuisines - you can experience this culinary diversity on a stroll through the city: Viennese coffee houses next to typical Trieste buffets and traditional restaurants and ethnic eateries next to street food and Michelin-starred cuisine at the highest level.
Chimera di Bacco
Via del Pane, 2 – Trieste
This elegant restaurant in the historic city centre offers exciting new interpretations of traditional Trieste cuisine.
Harry's Piccolo, Hotel Duchi d'Aosta
Piazza dell'Unità d'Italia, 2 - Trieste
Creative and mindful cuisine with dishes from the region and beyond. Large wine menu!
Trattoria Nerodiseppia
Via Luigi Cadorna, 23 - Trieste
A trattoria whose cuisine perfectly combines terrain and tradition. Top quality fish dishes!
Bracerie Venete
Via della Madonnina, 5 - Trieste
Known for its excellent meat and grilled dishes, which are served in a historic ambience.
Osteria Marise
Via Felice Venezian, 11 - Trieste
Charming osteria in the heart of Trieste's old town centre with a small but excellent menu.
Imperatore Champagneria e Vineria
Via Luigi Cadorna, 12 - Trieste
Daily fresh fish dishes with matching wines - and of course: Bollicine - bubbles!
Menarosti
Via del Toro, 12 - Trieste
Old-school fish cuisine at its best in the historic Restaurant Menarosti (est. 1903!)
Antica Trattoria Suban
Via E. Comici 2/d - Trieste
First-class traditional dishes and regional wines have been served here since 1865.
Mood
Via del Ponte, 6 - Trieste
Creative, young fusion cuisine in a stylish ambience, accompanied by exquisite wines.
Mimì e Cocotte
Via Cadorna, 19 – Trieste
Regional ingredients, sustainable food concept and cookery courses in a convivial atmosphere.
Buffet restaurants, simply called buffets, have cult status in Trieste. More than 100 years ago, they provided the harbour workers with filling meals. Today, hearty and tasty meat dishes are still served here all day long, washed down with wine and beer.
Da Pepi
Via della Cassa di Risparmio, 3 - Trieste
An institution! Famous and popular for its Caldaia Triestina, a spicy Trieste-style broth.
L'Approdo
Via Giosuè Carducci, 34 - Trieste
Typical Trieste buffet, which is also very popular with the locals.
Caffè Tommaseo
Piazza Nicolò Tommaseo, 4 - Trieste
A venue and an institution since 1825!
Caffè degli Specchi
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 7 - Trieste
Dolcefarniente - the sweetness of doing nothing - with clear views of the Piazza Unità!
Antico Caffè Torinese
Corso Italia, 2 - Trieste
This historic coffee house was opened in 1919 and serves cocktails in the evening.
Caffè Sacher
Via Dante Alighieri, 1 – Trieste
The Vienna feeling in Trieste!
Enoteca Nanut
Via Genova 10/E - Trieste
Cosy enoteca with first-class wines, a large selection of cheeses and outdoor tables.
Gran Malabar
Piazza San Giovanni, 6 - Trieste
The best wines of Trieste and surrounding area with a view of the statue of Giuseppe Verdi.
Traditional restaurants in the hills around Trieste, which have their origins in Slovenian culture. They offer local wines and typical regional products such as eggs, sausages, salami and cheese - often with a marvellous view.
