Cafe-bar, Verona

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A great little place along one main street going into the middle of the old city. It does not stick right out there to be seen, but just SE past the Arena three blocks. The seating is for only about 20 people, and some locals were ordering form a counter which also had dolce/desserts, all wonderful looking.

Favorite Dish: I had the osso buco, and it was great. Micky partner had a seafood plate of all very fresh and tasty morsels of a variety of fish and mollusks. Salad comes with the lunch meals. They have daily specials and not a typical menu since the items change daily. A warning-the good breads and flatbread and crispy sticks can fill you up before the food gets there. Libations are plentiful and good choices.

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Good service at the outside tables here, just off the main square.

Standard but dependable cafe bar for hot drinks, beers, wines pannini and more.

Go when it's sunny and sit away from the shade!

Favorite Dish: A beer and a pannini was just what we were after, simple fare and always a pleasure to sit and people watch on spots like this

I have no idea what the name of this place was, but its situated right next to the Arena, looks into the Piazza Bra and is about half the price of the cafes/erstaurants on the main drag of the Piazza itself. Sit at one of the tables on the street - outdoor service is provided (self-service inside).

Favorite Dish: Nothing fancy - its as much a place for coffee and/or a drink, but much cheaper than those places within 20 metres.

(Its the building on the right-hand side of the photo)

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Just adjacent to the Duomo is the cafe bar - looks unassuming from the exterior but enter and at the back is a shady courtyard - handy to escape the heat and enjoy a drink.
We just had a coffee (fnacily decorated with the cream!) and rested our feet for a short while.

Cafe Opera is one of the places in the prime tourist area in Piazza Bra. So you expect to pay a bit more, just because of the location - very close to the Arena. But it IS nice to sit and linger over a cappuchino (3 euros) or a generous mixed gelati (4.5 euros) and watch people stroll by.

Favorite Dish: Gelati of course - mst flavours, but particularly pistaccio, mint or chocolate !

There are several cafes / bars on Piazza della Erbe, some are better than others. We preferred this one as it was well-situated near the market and a good place to linger over a drink in the shade.

Stop for a drink in the early evening and watch the people stroll by.

There's a few nice cafe's and restaurants on Piazza Erbe, one of which I stopped off at and had lunch sitting outside under the shade watching people round the small market stalls. I can't remember the name but I it was down from the fountain (going south) before the small street that leads into Piazza dei Signori. Good food and good service.

What you see in this picture is a Rossini - spumante and strawberries. The thing is that whilst the Piazza Bra gives you a small glass with prefab strawberries for EUR 6, this place gives you this huge thing with FRESHLY mixed strawberries for half the price! This became our favourite place for an evening aperitif during the four days in town. The interesting thing is that it really is only a few minutes from Piazza dell Erbe, yet there were never any tourists when we were there. They were probably too busy paying more for less in the more scenic piazza :) This place seems to be intellectual and fun later in the evenings too judging by the upper floor interior. They have a small bar menu with Italian fare which we never tried but order a drink only and you will also get plenty of snacks. Again, in Bra or Erbe you get a small bowl of crisps whereas here, we got a plate full of olives, popcorn, nuts and carrots. This is probably what I miss most of all in Verona now that I am back...

Favorite Dish: Rossini!