Trieste
This jewel-box pastry shop and cafe was one of Joyce's favourites. Its nutty, spicy, boozy Triestine speciality cakes – putizza, presnitz and pinza – are…
Must-see shopping in Trieste
Trieste
This very lovely sugary boutique sells every imaginable sweet treat from its period vitrines. Engage in the impossible task of choosing between fruit…
Trieste
Founded in 1777 by a Swiss immigrant who was on to the potential of Trieste's free-port status, Bischoff is one of Trieste's – and the world's – longest…
Trieste
Windows full of vintage treasures lure curious passersby into this Aladdin’s cave where you can find 1950s signage, good-as-new Artemide lamps, pinball…
Trieste
Marco and Michele's handprinted textiles are inspired by traditional Balkan scarves. In fact, their workshop has revived a family business that once…
Trieste
The streets of Trieste's Jewish ghetto were once filled with antique shops and a few remain among the bars and cafes that have sprung up more recently…
Trieste
A former screen-printing factory, with beautiful original architecture, is home to this interesting textiles workshop and retail shop. Triestine designers…
Trieste
Come and do your daily shop with the good Triestini at this multipurpose covered market (produce on the ground floor, clothing and homewares above). It…
Trieste
The shop of a local artisan, Vud showcases the rich tradition of wood craft in the region, along with a nice contemporary simplicity. You might not be in…
Trieste
Part bookshop, part Slovenian cultural hub, this is a fascinating place to explore the cultural fluidity of Trieste; it has a particularly engaging…
Trieste
Possibly the most beautiful of the Eataly family of food and wine superstores, set in an old dockside warehouse, with two floors of windows overlooking…
Trieste
Eppinger does the usual, if ever compelling, pantheon of Triestine cakes, but best of all it can do the favourite nut-filled pastries presnitz and putizza…
Trieste
Beautiful supple moccasin shoes in rainbow colours, soft leather sandals and slouchy bags and made-to-last (and love) briefcases fill the windows of…
Trieste
Five times a year this top-notch craft market sets up in Piazza Barbacan. Stalls display the work of established and up-and-coming designers, artists and…
Trieste
This bookshop has revitalised literary life in the historic San Marco. Most of the books as well as the talks are in Italian but there's a good…
Trieste
Ludovika, a jewellery designer, and Nika, a photographer, showcase the work of Trieste's young creatives in this beautifully bohemian shop front. Their…
