Panini Durini

Just so you know, it’s a chain cafeteria. That said, it’s got all the pros and cons of the kind.
— Working WI-​FI: good;
— Average cakes and croissants: not so good;
— Not always welcoming staff behind the counter: not good at all;
— Absence of real brewed american coffee: terrible! (at least for me!) :-) I’m kidding, actually just a few have it here, unfortunately.
Had a chocolate cheesecake and a coffee. The cake was too soft, not too sweet, but just nothing special; it wasn’t bad but It made me think much more to an industrial product than an artisanal one, especially compared to others. I won’t wake up in the middle of the night craving for it! The coffee was ok.
Been here twice, and the first one the girl at the counter was nice.
It can be good for a break in the afternoon, maybe with a juice, but I wouldn’t see it like a must go place.
No outdoor seating.
#panini#?#

Finally came to Panini Durini! after months and months of walking by the more famous shop in via Durini, me and my friends decided to have lunch here in this newer spot just steps away from the Duomo.
We sat and a super nice waitress took our order from the clear and inviting sandwich menu, waiting time was fast enough considering it is a lunch spot for workers in the area and it gets really crowded (you can get your sandwich to go and eat in the beautiful and quieter Piazza Mercanti nearby if you can’t find a seat).
I got a n.15 (speck, spicy robiola and eggplant). It was very good but it was not enough so I ordered a muffin (they were out of the banana and chocolate so I got a whilte chocolate one), which was just OK. I decided to try the macchiato matcha I had heard so much about but I actually didn’t like it — nothing wrong with it though, it’s just that I think I don’t like the taste of matcha and milk together…
In all I ended up paying about 10 euros for my lunch (sandwich, water, muffin and macchiato), which is not cheap, but considering we are just steps from the Duomo it was OK, probably a 3-​star review, to come back once in a while — but staff was so nice (even with all the chaos of lunch break) that they deserve the 4^th star.