We stayed in Trieste before moving on to Venice. Unfortunately the weather was terrible (end of October), wet and very windy. And as many of the resturants and bars only had seating outside, there wasn't much to do. So we were grateful that our hotel had a super market close by, was very central and was comfy enough to lounge about in, eating snacks in the room.

We found a lovely little Pizza place which was very reasonably priced, and most of the cafes do the best hot chocolates. I would say if you are planning on staying in Trieste then the hotel is worth a stay for its location, the breakfast isn't massive, but it is fresh and tasty.

I wouldn't make it a long stay over in Trieste as some of the resturants and bars are not very welcoming, the big one one opposite Harrys in the main square just ignored my wife and I, sorry I can't remember its name. However this was a good thing in the end we took a side street and found a proper taste of Italy

We may have just missed it all but Trieste didn't have much to offer, but like I said this could have been due to weather!