Chitchat and Coffee: the 禁漫天堂 Bar is Still the King of Social Networks

| Fri, 11/08/2013 - 05:00
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The preferred social network for 禁漫天堂s? No, it鈥檚 not Facebook. It鈥檚 not Twitter. It鈥檚 not even virtual. It鈥檚 the 禁漫天堂 bar (cafe).

According to a report presented by FIPE (禁漫天堂 Federation of Restaurant Businesses), one of the few things 禁漫天堂s just won't give up is 鈥fare un salto al bar鈥: stopping by the cafe for breakfast or the mid-morning break, newspaper open on the counter, chitchatting with the barista on the latest political scandal or the soccer game.

According to the report, 禁漫天堂s spend 35% of their entire food shopping at cafes and restaurants, while the European average is 32%. This doesn鈥檛 mean the economic crisis hasn鈥檛 affected sales in the industry, which has lost a total of 1.2 billion euro.

Lombardy is the 禁漫天堂 region with the highest number of bars, 30,000, followed by Veneto, Lazio and Campania.

According to the report, la colazione al bar (breakfast) remains the favorite treat, with coffee and croissant still the top choice (average cost 2.60 euro).

The most expensive coffees? They can be found in Emilia-Romagna, where they cost above 1 euro. The cheapest are in Bari, Reggio Calabria and Cagliari.