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A visit to Torino's historic coffee houses is a must for the visitor

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The common, ordinary bar is, in some ways, the center of Italian life. In Turin, common coffee houses have evolved into extraordinarily elegant places to have a coffee drink, eat lunch or buy another famous Torino treat, chocolate.

Sitting at a table in a historic coffee house like Baratti & Milano will cost you almost as dearly as one in Piazza San Marco in Venice. But belly up to the bar and a coffee is no more expensive than anywhere else, less than a Euro, in fact, when we visited. Or take a quick peek inside for free. The beautiful Baroque cafes of Turin are a top Turin attraction.

Enjoy our annotated picture gallery of Turin's famous historic cafes. Click on a thumbnail to see the photo larger.

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roses, picture, baratti, milano, cafe, torinoPicture of roses and finger food at Baratti and Milano Caffe in Turinbaratti, milano, turin, torino, pictureThe elegance of Turin's famous cafes - Baratti & Milanoturin cafe picture, baratti, milano, torino, pictureThe scene behind the bar at Baratti & Milanoturin cafe picture, baratti, milano, galleria Subalpina, pictureGrab a table at Baratti & Milano and look out into the Galleria Subalpina
turin picture, torino, galleria subalpinaTurin Picture: The Galleria Subalpina, built in 1874baratti, milano, ceiling, cafe, pictureLook Up! Is there wealth in Torino or What?cafe florio picture, turin, torinoCaffe Florio has been the cafe of politicians and aristocrats since 1780bicherin, cafe, turin, bicherin pictureA picture perfect Bicherin at Al Bicherin caffe in Turin

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