☕ Coffee and espresso
Italian coffee roasters, espresso machines and moka pots, and bars that do espresso the Italian way.
illy
Trieste coffee house founded in 1933 by Francesco Illy. Known for its single-blend, 100% Arabica coffee, sold as whole bean, ground and in pods.
Trieste, Italy
Lavazza
Family coffee company from Turin, founded in 1895 by Luigi Lavazza. Known for its blends, including the Super Crema.
Turin, Italy
Bialetti
Maker of the Moka Express, the stovetop espresso pot created in 1933 by Alfonso Bialetti, who started in 1919 making aluminum goods in a workshop in Verbania. Based in Coccaglio, Brescia.
Coccaglio (Brescia), Italy
La Marzocco
Espresso machines for cafés and for the home, made by a company founded in Florence in 1927 by brothers Giuseppe and Bruno Bambi. Now based in Scarperia, near Florence.
Scarperia (Florence), Italy
Mr. Espresso
Northern California roaster founded in 1978 by Carlo Di Ruocco, who trained with roasting masters in Salerno and roasts over oakwood fire. Also imports Italian espresso machines and runs The Caffè, a café in downtown Oakland with an Italian-style bar.
Oakland, California