Pasticceria Guastini

a pasticceria that takes coffee seriously is a particular kind of place, and prato has a few worth knowing. guastini, out on viale borgo valsugana, is one of them. the neighborhood is residential, practical, not a tourist circuit, which means the people coming in are mostly locals who'd notice if the coffee slipped. that matters. you don't build a real reputation on that kind of street by being sloppy about extraction or cutting corners on pastry. this isn't a destination you stumble across, it's one you return to, and the distinction is everything. the morning espresso here, paired with whatever's fresh from the counter, is a genuinely good reason to be on viale borgo valsugana before nine.