{"id":15048,"date":"2025-10-15T10:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/?post_type=listings&#038;p=15048"},"modified":"2025-10-15T10:15:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:15:40","slug":"the-square-cafe","status":"publish","type":"listings","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/listings\/the-square-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Square Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" single-featured-image\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_2_1760124255254.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-tagline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block text-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Situated right at the heart of Bargoed town centre&#8217;s Hanbury Square, with a view of the fantastic Miners&#8217; Heads statue, The Square Cafe (also known as Ricci&#8217;s Cafe) is a family-run Italian cafe and the oldest in the Rhymney Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Run by the Ricci family, The Square Cafe serves everything from gourmet coffee and homemade award-winning Italian ice cream to homemade pastries and meals, making it the perfect place to stop off at for a bite to eat while exploring the local area!<\/p>\n<p>Covered decking at rear is dog friendly. Water bowls provided.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block featured-content-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-stars\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>More in Bargoed<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-wrap\">\t\t\n                \n                    <article class=\"featured-content-card\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/listings\/parc-cwm-darran\/\">\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/PCD-Lake-view-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                                            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n                                <h3>Parc Cwm Darran<\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"featured-content-types\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/activities\/\" rel=\"tag\">Attractions &amp; 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Activities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/shopping-retail\/\" rel=\"tag\">Shopping &amp; Retail<\/a><\/div>\n                                \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-location\">\n                                    \t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                                     \t56 Cardiff Road, Bargoed CF81 8PA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/article>\n                \n                    <article class=\"featured-content-card\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/listings\/murrays\/\">\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/VZTA-Bargoed-88-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                                            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"post-feed-feature-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-content\">\n\n                                <h3>Murray&#8217;s<\/h3>\n                                <div class=\"featured-content-types\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/accommodation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Accommodation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/type\/bed-and-breakfast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bed &amp; 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