WHY For true Italian espresso drinks made from a giant brass R2-D2 machine, with good panini and baked goods, too.

WHAT This small caffé is authentically Italian—which means no hanging around with your laptop for hours. Instead, drink your carefully pulled espresso or glass of Valpolicella (it’s an enoteca, too) or eat your caprese salad at one of the three sidewalk tables or five indoor tables, and then move on.

WHO The local Italian expat community, all of whom seem to show up when Italian soccer is on TV, mixed with women who’ve had work done and men of a certain age who know their way around a tanning booth.