Caffe Cova was founded in 1917 by a soldier named Antonio Cova in the now very fashionable Via Montenapoleone. It is one of the oldest pasticcerie in Milan…..and they serve delicious coffee and pastries. Just look in the window.
We dropped in for a mid morning coffee. We decided to sit at one of the tables in the elegant seating area instead of our usual stand up coffee at the bar.
The menu arrived.
We had a look and decided that €7 for a coffee was just a bit too much, so we hightailed it to the bar and were rewarded with this.
The coffee was great and the view, even better.
They also have a range of wonderful chocolates…..next time.
Look for Caffe Cova on the corner of Via Montenapoleone and Via S. Andrea.
2 coffees and 2 pastries at the bar cost €5.80.
On the way back to Australia I stayed in Hong Kong for a couple of days. I had coffee at Cova in Pacific Place and the cakes in the window were identical to those in Milan and the coffee was almost as good…….but the atmosphere was somehow missing.