 Caffe Trieste is considered a San Francisco institution and a local hub for poets, writers, and beat culture.In 1951, Giovanni Giotta (aka "Papa Gianni," 1920-2016) and his family emigrated to the United States from Italy.He had been born and raised in the small fishing town of Rovigno D'Istria, Croatia (a part of Italy before World War II), and had been living Monfalcone, Italy from 1947-51.