Why go
A spritz and a plate of Venetian cicchetti
Order the way Venice does. A Spritz or an Aperol Spritz arrives first, Venetian cicchetti follow in small plates meant to be picked at slowly, and the evening builds from there rather than from a menu read front to back.
Prosecco DOC is the house anchor and the name over the door at Prosecco Caffè, poured by the glass so the wine is treated as an everyday order rather than a celebration. That is the Italian reading of it, and it is the one this room follows.
Cicchetti are the right food for that pattern. They are built for grazing between drinks rather than for a fixed course, which keeps the table moving at its own speed.
The sequence matters more than the quantity. One drink, a plate of cicchetti, then a second drink is the pattern the room is set up for, and it keeps the evening moving without turning into a full dinner.
Hausbrandt coffee on the other side of the day
The caffè half is real. Hausbrandt coffee is what comes out of the machine, a Trieste house whose beans belong to the same northern Italian tradition the rest of the list draws on.
That is what makes the place work across the day. It can be an espresso stop in the afternoon and a spritz bar later without changing register, because both halves are drawn from the same part of Italy.
In Soho, where most rooms commit to one or the other, that flexibility is the practical reason to choose it.
Tiramisù, candles and a London room
Tiramisù is the dessert to end on, and it is one of the signatures rather than a default listing. Order it with a coffee and the two Italian sides of the room meet on one table.
The room itself is lively and cosmopolitan, candlelit with music kept low, elegant without being stiff. Service is at the table, so this is a place to sit for an evening rather than a counter to pass through.
For a first visit: Prosecco DOC or a Spritz, cicchetti to share, then tiramisù and an espresso to close.
Give it a whole evening rather than a gap between two other places. The room is built for staying, and the list is built for ordering in rounds.
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Frequently asked questions
What should I order at Prosecco Caffè?
Start with Prosecco DOC by the glass or a Spritz, then order Venetian cicchetti to share, which are the small plates the drinks are designed around. Finish with tiramisù and an espresso. That sequence covers both halves of the house, the aperitivo side and the Italian coffee side, in one sitting.
Is it a coffee bar or an aperitivo bar?
Both, in the Italian sense of a caffè. Hausbrandt coffee is served from the machine through the day, while Prosecco DOC, Spritz and Aperol Spritz carry the evening, and cicchetti bridge the two. Service is at the table rather than over a counter, so it suits sitting for a while either way.
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