Caffè Lavena
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Established | 1750 |
Street address | P.za San Marco, 133/134 |
City | Venice |
Country | Italy |
Website | www |
Caffé Lavena is a
café in the city of Venice
, Italy.
It was established in 1750, and was originally called Regina d'Ungheria (the Queen of Hungary) under the
Austro-Hungarian empire. The café has its origins in the popular Venice of the 17th century, it became later Orso Coronato (Crowned Bear) because of the picturesque sign showing a bear standing on his hind legs with a crown on its head. In 1860, Carlo Lavena
bought the cafè and it has remained in his family ever since.