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.
I have been this place once and I loved their cakes!
By: Minna on November 25, 2012
at 10:30 am
The coffee and pastries at Cova are very good reasons to go to Milan.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 25, 2012
at 10:32 am
I didn’t know about this, but I did get to La Scala for an opera and had a box on the level of the stage on my one overnight in Milano. Maybe next time I’ll do both.
By: Dianne L on November 25, 2012
at 12:04 pm
Caffe Cova is one of my favourite places for coffee in Mialn…along with the lovely cafe in the Armani building.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 25, 2012
at 11:08 pm
We have not been there before and we do love those old coffee and pastry shops that represent a lifestyle in another era. On my list to visit. Thank you, Debra.
By: mulino dominillo on November 25, 2012
at 12:27 pm
You will love this one Maria.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 25, 2012
at 11:08 pm
hm, Debra – you found this place, too. Is it not divine??? Even I, who does not generally go too much for sweet things, can not just walk past their window. But, can I have that car as well? lol, Ciao Carina
By: anyone4curryandotherthings on November 25, 2012
at 12:39 pm
I’m not sure the car comes with the cafe, but there were many of these in the street.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 25, 2012
at 11:09 pm
What an elegant place to enjoy a coffee and a pastry. Their tarts look delicious.
By: adinparadise on November 25, 2012
at 2:05 pm
It is a beautiful cafe…full of beautiful people as well.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 25, 2012
at 11:10 pm
Delicioso!!!!!!!
By: simplysands on November 25, 2012
at 2:36 pm
Well said.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 25, 2012
at 11:10 pm
“2 coffees and 2 pastries at the bar cost €5.80”
Wow! At a fancy place in Milano? That’s so reasonable! I wonder if it’s like Rome, where if you’re a “regular” at a bar you get breakfast at one price, while tourists get charged double.
By: jann on November 25, 2012
at 2:56 pm
If you stand up it is very reasonable. I don’t mind paying a bit extra sometimes to sit, but this was too much.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 25, 2012
at 11:11 pm
What a beautiful place!
By: thirdeyemom on November 25, 2012
at 3:03 pm
The coffee is good too. Next time I will try the chocolates….all in the name of research.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 25, 2012
at 11:12 pm
And deliciousness! 🙂 But the price is hard to swallow, right! I guess you pay for the ambiance of the place. It is truly beautiful!
By: thirdeyemom on November 27, 2012
at 3:18 am
I don’t mind paying a bit more to sit, but there is a limit.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 27, 2012
at 7:40 am
🙂 I’m the same way!
By: thirdeyemom on November 28, 2012
at 3:15 am
Love the view!!!!
By: kathy turner on November 25, 2012
at 3:37 pm
Me too. The lovely boy blushed when I asked if I could take his photo.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 25, 2012
at 11:12 pm
Love your post and thank you for sharing the history of Caffe Cova. I went to the one in Hong Kong in Pacific Place and it is the regular gathering place for a few good old friends and I really love that place! But after reading your post and seeing the pictures, I can see your point about the atmosphere-looking forward to seeing the original one in Milan!
By: simplecherishes on November 25, 2012
at 5:42 pm
The one in Hong Kong is great and very stylish, but Milan is something else.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 25, 2012
at 11:13 pm
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By: Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer on November 25, 2012
at 6:18 pm
What a beautiful place, Debra! The cakes look amazing!
By: Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial on November 25, 2012
at 7:40 pm
More than deliciso!!! and so is the car and the tall grey haired italian walking by the window.
By: dianne Cant on November 25, 2012
at 10:12 pm
I think you will have to settle for the coffee and cake.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 25, 2012
at 11:13 pm
Okay, the coffee looks great—-but the pastries, to die for! Wow! Now I need a midnight snack!
Hugs,
Kathy
By: Kathryn McCullough on November 26, 2012
at 5:55 am
The cakes look especially delicious, but a bit big for a morning snack.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 26, 2012
at 8:59 pm
I love how a coffee and cake shop can be so elegant and yet understated at the same time. Modern coffee shops just don’t have quite the same feel about them. And as for the view? …charming!
By: Lu on November 26, 2012
at 8:57 am
This one is particularly elegant. The Italians do this very well.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 26, 2012
at 9:02 pm
Its just awesome!!
By: AppleCountryResorts on November 26, 2012
at 11:37 am
It is my favourite place for coffee in Milan as well as the one at Armani.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 26, 2012
at 9:07 pm
‘Something was missing’….I love Caffe Cova. A must-do in Milan, if only for a quick caffe and a spot of people watching…and of course those windows. Essential Milano…. I love this post Thank you!!
By: janinevasta on November 26, 2012
at 9:42 pm
Looks yummilicious. I could use a pastry right now. This very second. Unfortunately, there is nowhere local to get decent parties. Sad for me.
By: Damommachef on November 27, 2012
at 4:13 pm
Italy does pastries very well.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 27, 2012
at 10:06 pm
Hi, I wanted to let you know that I awarded you with the Blog of the year 2012 Award. Check out my post for more info: http://dutchgoesitalian.com/2012/11/28/blog-of-the-year-2012/. Ciao, Letizia
By: dutchgoesitalian on November 28, 2012
at 7:45 pm
Thank you very much for the nomination, I feel very special.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 29, 2012
at 12:28 pm
🙂
By: dutchgoesitalian on November 29, 2012
at 12:31 pm
Look at those luscious cakes! And by better view do you mean the young Italian waiter? We met some rather good looking Italian chefs today!
By: Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella on November 29, 2012
at 12:21 pm
I did mean the lovely boy. He blushed when I asked if I could take his photo.
By: Debra Kolkka on November 29, 2012
at 12:33 pm
Lovely pics, lovely atmosphere, lovely cakes!:)
By: polkadots1085 on December 7, 2012
at 10:48 am
It is a great place to go for coffee.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 7, 2012
at 7:32 pm
It is a great place to go for coffee.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 7, 2012
at 7:32 pm