https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A 48-year-old worker at the popular Ciampini bar in Rome's historic centre was killed on Sunday in an explosion. https://www.thelocal.it/20160404/one-dead-in-rome-bar-explosion Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:22:19 +0200 one-dead-in-rome-bar-explosion The managers of the bar in Italy’s lower house of parliament have for years been left short-changed by politicians who neglected to pay their tabs. https://www.thelocal.it/20160302/italian-parliament-bar-closes-in-on-bill-shirking-mps Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:13:31 +0100 italian-parliament-bar-closes-in-on-bill-shirking-mps The managers of the MPs bar in Palazzo Montecitorio, the seat of Italy's lower house of parliament, are asking the government to probe €20,000 in unpaid bar tabs. https://www.thelocal.it/20150811/ex-mps-leave-20k-bar-tab-at-italian-parliament Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:50:48 +0200 ex-mps-leave-20k-bar-tab-at-italian-parliament A cup of tap water for your thirsty pooch while you visit the bar? That will be 30 cents please. https://www.thelocal.it/20150721/dog-charged-30-cents-for-drink-at-treviso-bar Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:59:29 +0200 dog-charged-30-cents-for-drink-at-treviso-bar With summer just around the corner, there’s no better way to view the Eternal City in all its glory than from a rooftop restaurant. We’ve scouted around for six of the best. https://www.thelocal.it/20150511/six-of-the-best-rooftop-restaurants-in-rome Mon, 11 May 2015 10:26:00 +0200 six-of-the-best-rooftop-restaurants-in-rome Two Slovenians have reported the owner of a bar in the northern Italian city of Padua to police after they were charged €30 for two coffees, a bottle of water and two ‘tramazzinis’, a usually inexpensive ‘snack’ sandwich that is popular in bars across the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20140401/visitors-to-padua-furious-over-30-snack-bill-2 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:37:00 +0200 visitors-to-padua-furious-over-30-snack-bill-2 A bar in Milan has been slapped with a €2,500 fine and forced to shut temporarily for evading €7.20 in tax – the equivalent of just a few cups of coffee. https://www.thelocal.it/20140304/milan-bar-forced-to-shut-over-7-tax-evasion Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:02:00 +0100 milan-bar-forced-to-shut-over-7-tax-evasion A bar owner in the north-western Italian region of Piedmont has been arrested, after police found he was serving cannabis rather than coffee to students. https://www.thelocal.it/20140225/italian-bar-serves-cannabis-instead-of-coffee Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:49:00 +0100 italian-bar-serves-cannabis-instead-of-coffee Thousands of Italy's bars and restaurants will close on October 31st as workers go on strike after talks on renewing the National Contract of Tourism, aimed at providing safeguards for the millions of people employed by the industry, broke down on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131015/tourists-face-going-hungry-as-waiters-strike Tue, 15 Oct 2013 17:10:00 +0200 tourists-face-going-hungry-as-waiters-strike You might have mastered the art of Italian coffee culture, but becoming a barista takes much more than knowing your cappuccino from your caffè macchiato. The Local finds out what it takes to work behind the bar. https://www.thelocal.it/20130826/top-tips-how-to-become-a-barista Mon, 26 Aug 2013 15:10:00 +0200 top-tips-how-to-become-a-barista Italian police found rotten fish, meat and ice-cream during a nationwide-raid on restaurants, bars and ice-cream shops. https://www.thelocal.it/20130812/rotten-fish-and-meat-found-in-restaurant-blitz Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:14:00 +0200 rotten-fish-and-meat-found-in-restaurant-blitz