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A cappuccino kick-start in the morning before a day spent exploring a new city; a rest in the afternoon with a latte and a slab of cake; a teeny tiny super-strong espresso after a gourmet dinner - coffee is the perfect travel companion. We're looking for the best places around the world to stop for a cup of java. Share your suggestions by submitting a tip or emailing been.there@guardian.co.uk (and don't forget to check our companion tea and cake guide)
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    Pasticceria Scardaci, Catania

    Posted by GiorgioNYC 9 January 2007

    Do you Brits ever go anywhere except Tuscany, Venice and Rome?

    Skip those tired, overrated and overpriced places and try Sicily. Besides spectacularly beautiful landscapes, the island offers some of the best, most interesting and unusual food to be found anywhere in Italy.

    If you want outstanding pastry and gelato, then Pasticceria Scardaci in Catania is a must. The pistacchio gelato is reason enough for a trip. Fantastic locally grown pistacchios, in a superb gelato base - It is to die for. Try the wonderful pastries, too, especially the sheep milk ricotta cannoli, biscotti, and crostate.

    Scardaci's also is a great place to hang out while enjoying your gelato or pastry and espresso and mingling with the hip and young crowd (many students and artsy types) often to be found there.

    V. S. Maddalena 80
    Catania, Sicily
    www.scardaci.it

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