Caffè del Teatro: Pasticceria Napoletana — Local services in Lucca

We met Ciro and Barbara. It’s a family owned and run coffee shop. Ciro is super friendly and Barbara, his youngest daughter, speaks English and very friendly as well. We went there for pastries and coffee and I ended up talking to Ciro for a long time. I spoke in Spanish and he spoke in Italian and we managed to communicate. Lovely people and their cappuccino and cafe (espresso) are really good. Ciro’s oldest daughter, Monica, has a restaurant called “Bar del Sole” and we plan to visit it. We will also be coming back for the coffee and chat.

We are now in Nice, France and every time we have coffee, we use Ciro’s coffee as the benchmark. We still have not had a coffee or capuchino as good as the one that Ciro makes....

This café is not to be missed! It is a family-owned business and you can tell. They take pride in their work, products, and service that they provide. We were immediately welcomed when we came in. The café and cappuccino were smooth, and the pastries were out of this world. We had a sfogliatella and a cannoli. You could tell the ingredients were fresh; the shells were crunchy and the pastry was flaky. Best cannoli we had on our entire trip to Italy. It was a great place that seemed to be frequented by the locals, which is always a good sign in a small town. If you’re going to Lucca, this place is worth stopping into –...

If I could give more than 5 stars I would

19 year old Chiara walked us through every pastry freshly made by her father that morning. Her Nonna and grandfather said hello and they are all very proud of their Napoli ancestry.

There is nothing you can get on the menu that is bad. We tried both types of cold coffee and were both delicious and had 4 pastries because we're on holiday and 4 is the correct amount.

The cream in the cakes are varied and delicious. Crazy affordable.

Chiara took the time to tell us where to visit in Lucca as well as the best beaches.

Thank you Chiara and family,...