Bar Italia

No skim, no soy, no light milk, no new brews, and it's strictly cash only. Bar Italia doesn't even have a loyalty card - but the locals and regulars are loyal nonetheless, queueing up for their workhorse Vittoria coffee ($3.50) seven days a week. Service is to-the-point, and the menu of many and varied pasta dishes and traditional Italian favourites is unchanging. It's a rabbit warren from street to courtyard, yet your steaming, saucy bowl of pasta never fails to find you in record time. They don't skimp on the sauce or the pasta, so why stop now - go for broke and finish on a thrilling, chilling mascarpone gelato.