Salimbene

Caffè Salimbene - Neapolitain coffee since 1933

Gennaro Salimbene founded his company in 1933, focusing on the import of green coffee. At the time, this was a rather exclusive business. Thanks to his extraordinary entrepreneurial skills and his flair for great coffee, the company had already grown considerably by the early 1940s.

Salimbene coffee was often brewed using a Caffettiera Napoletana, the Neapolitan coffee pot. In Naples, it is called "Cuccumella." This invention actually predates the famous Bialetti coffee maker. It was a beautiful, traditional way of making coffee at the time, before electric coffee makers even existed.

Gennaro Salimbene continuously tasted and created new blends, preparing them personally with the Cuccumella. A tasting group, composed of various employees, business partners, agents, and regular customers, would taste and contribute to the evaluation of the coffee.

This is how the recipes for typically Neapolitan blends were born, passed down through three generations and still found in Salimbene cafés today. The guardian of this family tradition is now Carlo Grenci, the founder’s grandson.

In 2001, he founded Espresso.it S.r.l., acquiring its headquarters in 2003, ensuring the continuity of production and the quality of the Salimbene brand.