Caffè Borsari

Aldo Salomoni opened this shop on May 11, 1969, and Veronese locals still call it Caffè Tubino, a nickname from its earlier life that has outlasted the official name change by decades. Salomoni's son Steve took over running the counter in 2003, and the small, wood floored room, dominated by a single long bar and a scattering of side tables, has stayed largely as it was on opening day. Around 120 different coffee blends move through the espresso machine, alongside hot chocolate and tea, in a space built for a quick stop rather than a long sit.

The shop keeps up the Italian tradition of caffè sospeso, a suspended coffee: pay for two, and the second is left on the books for whoever comes in next unable to afford one themselves. It sits inside Verona's Roman walls on Corso Portoni Borsari, a short walk from the Arena.