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( 0521 28 60 37; Strada Farini 24a; glasses of wine from €1.20, sandwiches from €2.80; noon-8pm
Tue-Sat)
A loud, elbow-in-the-ribs type of wine bar (it gets busy!) with some tables in a
room out back where you can sup wine and munch grilled
panini
while making a local
friend or three.
T-Cafe
(Strada Duomo 7; 8am-8pm Mon-Wed, to 3pm Thu & Sun, to 9pm Fri & Sat)
An ultramodern cafe
in historic digs next to the Batisttero. Here you can collapse into round futuristic sofas or
perch on Ikea-style chairs for wine, coffee and some light Mediterranean snacks to fuel
your next spate of church-visiting.
CAFE, BAR
Cavour Gran Caffè
(Strada Cavour 30b; 7am-8pm)
Echoes of Turin are evident in the finely frescoed interior of
this classic Parmesan cafe. You'll pay extra for that cappuccino, of course.
CAFE
Le Malve
(Via Farini 12a; 11am-midnight Mon-Sat)
A cool young scene kicks off nightly in Via Farini
with cocktails and beer on outside tables at Malve. Revellers make regular forays inside to
load up on free bar aperitifs.
BAR
Entertainment
There are few better places in Italy to see live opera, concerts and theatre. The season runs
from October to April and in summer there are outdoor-music programs.
Teatro Regio
THEATRE
(
www.teatroregioparma.org
; Via Garibaldi 16a)
Offers a particularly rich program of music and
opera, even by exacting Italian standards.
Teatro Due
(
www.teatrodue.org
; Via Salnitrara 10)
Presents the city's top drama.
THEATRE
