Exporium - It's not a secret that the majority of restaurants add so-called '#coperto' to the bill. But do you know where the 'coperto' comes from? '# coperto' literally means 'a table cover'
Is it normal to be charged a 'coperto' [cover charge] in Italy on the traditional tourist menu? - Quora
![Coperto on the bill - it is illegal in Rome! - Picture of Tapas Gourmet Principe, Rome - Tripadvisor Coperto on the bill - it is illegal in Rome! - Picture of Tapas Gourmet Principe, Rome - Tripadvisor](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-p/10/90/33/7e/coperto-on-the-bill-it.jpg)
Coperto on the bill - it is illegal in Rome! - Picture of Tapas Gourmet Principe, Rome - Tripadvisor
![Mani tenendo la lama di un rasoio e arrotolato a $20.00 BILL OLTRE LO SPECCHIO COPERTO CON LA COCAINA E LA RIFLESSIONE DI MORTE teschio di testa Foto stock - Alamy Mani tenendo la lama di un rasoio e arrotolato a $20.00 BILL OLTRE LO SPECCHIO COPERTO CON LA COCAINA E LA RIFLESSIONE DI MORTE teschio di testa Foto stock - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/compit/e633th/mani-tenendo-la-lama-di-un-rasoio-e-arrotolato-a-20-00-bill-oltre-lo-specchio-coperto-con-la-cocaina-e-la-riflessione-di-morte-teschio-di-testa-e633th.jpg)
Mani tenendo la lama di un rasoio e arrotolato a $20.00 BILL OLTRE LO SPECCHIO COPERTO CON LA COCAINA E LA RIFLESSIONE DI MORTE teschio di testa Foto stock - Alamy
![Receipt - highlighted portion (Coperto is cover charge + 12% service charge!) - Picture of Al Brindisi, Venice - Tripadvisor Receipt - highlighted portion (Coperto is cover charge + 12% service charge!) - Picture of Al Brindisi, Venice - Tripadvisor](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/18/57/cd/8b/photo0jpg.jpg)