Giovanni Giotta motioned with his outstretched arm at one of the photos that almost entirely cover the wall of his North Beach cafe. "Do you know him?" he asked in his thick Italian accent. He pointed ...

Caffe Trieste: The venerable North Beach coffeehouse's fifth Bay Area location opened on Oakland's Piedmont Avenue in the waning days of summer and wasted no time becoming a neighborhood hangout. Open ...

Where to go: For an atmosphere that combines Sausalito-style Bohemian with wireless Internet service and earthy, solid Italian fare, Caffe Trieste is unique. Inside: Windowed doors on three sides, ...

Caffe Trieste, San Francisco's iconic high temple of coffee in North Beach, is marking its 65th anniversary on Thursday, a milestone that seems even more noteworthy after surviving through the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- After six decades in business, a family legal drama may force a legendary San Francisco coffee shop in North Beach to close its doors. The lawsuit, filed by the founder of ...

The regular Saturday concert at Caffe Trieste in North Beach was already under way when the cafe's founder, Giovanni Giotta — known to regular customers simply as Papa Gianni — arrived. He climbed ...

Caffe Trieste, the North Beach institution that takes credit for popularizing espresso culture on the west coast, opened a Berkeley café last week. The cafe, at 2500 San Pablo Ave., is open late, ...

Legendary coffeehouse Caffe Trieste has been serving North Beach since 1956, but after 60 years, the son of the late founder has filed a lawsuit that could force the business to close permanently.