But the person who gave lustre to Caffé Lavena, patronizing it from his first coming to Venice and becoming an habitual customer, was the composer Richard Wagner.
Federico Caffè | Caffe Trieste | Caffè Florian | Caffè Ritazza | Caffe Ritazza | Caffe Mediterraneum | Caffè macchiato | Caffè Lavena | Caffè Fiorio | Caffè d'orzo |
The Procuratie Vecchie and the Procuratie Nuove house old, famous and expensive coffee houses, cheek-by-jowl: Gran Caffè Quadri, Caffè Florian, which opened its doors December 29, 1720, and Caffè Lavena, in the same premises since the mid-18th century; it was Richard Wagner's favorite.