One of the oldest cafes in Trieste and popular as the hangout place of many soldiers and intellectuals, Caffe Stella Polare is an iconic restaurant. It has been witness to Trieste changing over the decades and has hosted people of all generations. It is situated in the heart of the Teresiano borough, next to the Serbian Orthodox Church of San Spiridione and very close to Piazza della Repubblica and Piazza Sant'Antonio.

It started as a typical Austrian-Hungarian Caffe, with the classical decorations of stuccoes and mirrors which are still partly present. With the end of the Second World War and the arrival in the city of the Anglo-Americans, this Café became a famous ballroom: from here many young women from Trieste sailed for the United States, happy wives of young American soldiers. 

• Nearest Public Transport: Piazza della Republica, Via.F.Filzi 3

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