Venice was the first western city to which coffee was imported and spread, so much so that by the beginning of the 18th century there were already 206 shops where the ‘drink nigra’ was tasted.
In Venice, to learn about the process of selecting, roasting, blending and tasting a quality coffee, you can enter the Bottega Girani in Campo della Bragora, behind San Marco, in a typical 18th-century house.