Barnum Cafe

Centro Storico


This on-trend cafe, bistro and cocktail bar hybrid is the sort of place where customers come for a breakfast of muesli and smashed avocado toast accompanied by third-wave coffee and end up returning for pasta lunches, snack-fuelled aperitivo hours (6pm to 8pm) and casual dinners. The bartenders and baristas here know their crafts, and the food is all house-made and tasty. Love it.


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