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# What to Do in Trieste: Explore Italy’s Coffee Capital One Cup at a Time

> Trieste is a historically rich port city in northeastern Italy, renowned as the country's coffee capital with a distinctive café culture shaped by its Austro-Hungarian past.

## What to do
- **Visit a historic caffè** — Trieste's old-world cafés, such as Caffè San Marco and Caffè degli Specchi, are central to local life and reflect the city's Central European heritage.
- **Sample local coffee** — Trieste has its own coffee vocabulary and roasting traditions, with locals ordering a 'nero' or 'capo' rather than standard Italian espresso terms.