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No. 8 in the world · November 2026

Caffè Gambrinus

Via Chiaia 1-2, Piazza Trieste e Trento · Naples, Italy

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The one cup to order

Un caffè, short and hot in a scalding cup, with a sfogliatella riccia; leave a caffè sospeso (one paid forward for a stranger) if you like

When it's quiet: Early morning, before 9; the terrace is busiest after lunch.

Naples' grand café since 1860, mirrored rooms and all, in the city that takes espresso more seriously than anywhere. The coffee is dark, sweet and gone in two sips.

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Espresso at home: the Roman shot, dialled in by weight

Espresso at home: the Roman shot, dialled in by weight

10 min including warm-up · 1 double shot. The shot every Roman and Neapolitan bar on the chart lives by. A home machine can pull a very good one once you measure what goes in and what comes out.

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