My favourite café in Stirling is Caffe Pompei on King Street.
I have been coming since first year and fall in love even more every time. The ingredients are high quality, their tea always hits the spot and even when the café is full, the ambience is still peaceful with the right amount of noise.
The owners make the café feel like you have stepped into your own kitchen at home. The chairs, lighting and welcoming smiles wrap you up in a cosy embrace – and that’s before the coffee and baked treats.
The café is owned by Mario and Connie Celiberti, alongside their daughters Maisie and Mia. Caffe Pompei is named after his Italian hometown.
Caffe Pompei’s displays of pastries and posters of Italian destinations make the coffee shop stand out tastefully. The café serves delicious Italian food from pizza, meatballs, cannoli and gelato. They even serve Italian afternoon tea with scones, desserts, and sandwiches.
My partner and I had our first date there, which began our beautiful and exciting relationship. As we sat across from each other, making the other blush or laugh, the world around us blurred: it was just us.
Caffe Pompei brings warmth, joy and a little piece of Italy to Stirling. Everything about it is so wonderful.
I love you, Caffe Pompei. Keep shining!
Featured Image Credit: Independent Stirling
Third year journalism student. 2025/2026 Lifestyle and Comment Editor at Brig. Published in The Yucatán Times, Mi Campeche and The Mourning Paper. Host of From the 40s with Air3Radio.
