The Eataly of Trieste is located in an old wine warehouse at the central quay of Trieste, standing on more than 3,000 square metre surface. On three floors all the treasures of the choicest Italian gastronomy delicacies are available.

As explained in the Primorske novice newspaper, the more than 100 years old building used to serve as the harbour wine warehouse, which was however empty for a long time. They had had a number of plans for the building, including plans to turn it into a congress centre, or the city aquarium. But in the end Eataly had made the best offer, and opened its first store in the Friuli-Venezia Julia region.

The first Eataly store was opened in 2007 by the Italian businessman Oscar Farinetti, who for that purpose used a closed vermouth factory in Torino. The Eataly principle is simple: a covered market including everything from bakeries to butcher's shops, from delis to underground wine shops. And in Trieste, the latter is supposedly the most perfected of all the elements of the market, and the largest – it will offer approximately 1,300 different wine labels.

"A Windy Inn" with a view of the bay
Besides the wine store, there is a wine bar with snacks on the top floor, and the offer will most certainly include also some of the chosen products of Slovenian vintners from both sides of the border. For those who will wish to eat something more substantial, the so-called Windy Inn has also a terrace with a view on the bay of Trieste.

Understandably, the coffee shop is under the wing of the Illy, the most famous coffee company from Trieste, one of the former mayors of Trieste Riccardo Illy being one of the members of the Illy family.

All Eataly markets are extremely successful, but achieve the best results in the USA. Besides in Italy and in the USA, Eataly has subsidiaries in Brazil, Japan, UAE, South Korea, Denmark, Germany, and Turkey.