Named for a famous café in the days when chic hotels were located in the centre and their clients needed an elite spot for a caffeine fix, today’s Girondino is more of an island outpost. It’s one of the few places in the area where you can go for a coffee on weekends or evenings after hitting an exhibition or a film at the CCBB, or perhaps one of the other cultural institutions nearby. Beer, coffee, tea and a range of cakes and pastries are offered; at midday, there is a full lunch menu, including pasta and meat dishes.