Espresso machines
La Pavoni
Founded in Milan in 1905, La Pavoni built the archetype of the hand-pulled espresso machine and still makes it: chrome-and-brass direct-lever machines where you set the pressure yourself, arm on the lever, shot by shot. The Europiccola and Professional have anchored home espresso for six decades, now joined by pump-driven, PID-controlled prosumer machines like the Cellini.
The lineup
4 models
Europiccola (EPC-8)
manual leverThe compact, iconic direct-lever machine: a 0.8 L brass boiler, 8-cup capacity, and fully manual extraction where you pull the lever to set pressure by hand. Made in Italy since 1961.
~$1,100
View
Professional Lusso (PLH)
manual leverThe larger direct-lever model: a 1.6 L brass boiler good for up to 16 cups, a mounted pressure gauge, and wood-trimmed lever and boiler cap. Fully manual, no pump.
~$1,290
View
Stradivari
manual leverA design-forward lever machine with lines inspired by violin-maker Antonio Stradivari, offered with black or rosewood trim and dual interchangeable frothing systems. Manual pressure brewing, made in Italy.
~$1,210
View
Cellini
prosumerLa Pavoni's pump-driven, heat-exchange prosumer machine with a 58mm E61 group head, 15-bar vibratory pump, PID temperature control, and dual pressure gauges. A semi-commercial departure from the classic levers.
~$2,495
ViewPull shots on a La Pavoni? Tag it in your next tasting — every scored shot builds the record.
Start a tasting