Café · Amalfi Coast
Pasticceria Pansa
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- Where
- Amalfi
A pastry shop from 1830 beside the cathedral
Andrea Pansa founded it in 1830 and the family has run it for five generations. It is in Amalfi's Piazza Duomo, next to the steps of the Cathedral of St Andrew, with its early 20th-century marble façade, the gilded mirrors of the arches and the 19th-century wooden display cases. It is a historic Italian venue and the Gambero Rosso guide has given it its "three cakes".
What to order
The house speciality is the lemon of the coast. The scorzette, strips of candied lemon peel, are its best-known product and travel well in a suitcase; the house counts them among its classics alongside its chocolate bars and the Villa Paradiso limoncello. At the counter you have the pastry of the day, and they also make chocolate and ice cream.
When to go
First thing, to have breakfast before the square fills up, or mid-afternoon, when the groups from the boats go down. If you want to sit, it has a tea room as well as the counter.
What to order: a coffee and a pastry at the counter, and a bag of scorzette to take away.
Practical details
- Phone
- +39 089 871065
- [email protected]
- Cuisine
- pastry, coffee
House specialities
- Scorzette di limone (candied lemon peel)
- Chocolate bars
- Limoncello di Villa Paradiso
Tips
- Have breakfast standing at the counter It is what they do in Amalfi, and it is quicker.
- Buy the scorzette at the end of the trip They survive the journey and are a gift you can't find elsewhere.
Frequently asked questions
Where is it?
In Amalfi's Piazza Duomo, next to the cathedral steps.
Since when has it existed?
Since 1830, and it is still in the same family.
What should I take home as a souvenir?
The scorzette, the candied lemon peel, or a bottle of its limoncello.
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