A week ago I arrived in Fiesole, well in advance of the B&B check-in; the heat doesn't allow us to stay outside, lunch time has passed... the bags, the tiredness of the journey, I shyly approach the tobacconist, aware that bivouacking there for 90 minutes to eat a stuffed focaccia + coffee is really very 'Genoese' !
Yet the welcome was as polite and helpful as with the -obvious- regulars: this is the Italy that I always hope to encounter when I travel, whether for work or on holiday; these are the little episodes that make you hope for the shreds of human empathy that here and there still resist.
Small but very welcoming bar. The owner Riccardo and his collaborator are good and helpful. Very tasty sandwiches and better prices than others in the same area. For me it is an unmissable event.
The good atmosphere inside the establishment and the generosity and good vibes of Rita and the rest of the workers make this a great place to have a good coffee on a very relaxing terrace.