And if you are in Sicily, you must not miss the “ granita al caffè“, but this is a completely different story. In the summer, instead, you can drink “ un caffè freddo” or “ un caffè shakerato“, which is basically coffee served cold with ice. If you want a treat or something sweeter, you can ask for “ un caffè con panna“, which is an espresso with a shot of whipped cream, or “ un marocchino“, an awesome mixture of chocolate, coffee and milk usually served in a small glass cup. This will get you an espresso in a cappuccino cup and a jug of hot water on the side, which you have to pour into the cup: it might seem weird but actually the result is quite good! If you are looking for something similar to the latte you are so used to drink back home, you need to ask for “ un latte macchiato“, which is warm milk with a shot of espresso usually served in a glass. If you miss filter coffee, I totally recommend you to ask for “ un caffè americano“. Be careful if you ask “ un caffè corretto“, instead, because this means that the waiter will add some liquor to your espresso and he or she would usually ask you which type of liquor you want to add to your coffee: I never have it, but the most common way of drinking is “ un caffè corretto con la grappa” or “ con la Sambuca“, two very strong Italian liquors. If you go for “ caffè ristretto“, instead, you will get a shorter shot of espresso, just a sip basically, while with “ caffè lungo” you get a bigger shot of coffee. If you feel brave, instead, you can ask for “ un caffè doppio“, which is basically two cups of espresso in one. I never have them, so I don’t have a clue why, but it seems that caffè al ginseng and caffè d’orzo must be ordered in tazza grande, which is a bigger cup (like the one normally used for cappuccino). You can have “ caffè decaiffeinato” (decaf coffee), if caffeine is too strong for you, or “ caffè al ginseng” (ginseng coffee) or “ caffè d’orzo (barley coffee), if you really don’t like the common taste of coffee. If you are curious and want to try other options, you have a wide variety of choices. So, once again, if you want to avoid questions, just go for “ Un caffè macchiato caldo” or “ Un caffè macchiato freddo“: in the first case, you will get a cup of espresso with a shot of warm milk, while in the other option you usually get your espresso and a little jug of cold milk on the side. But be aware, it could be hot or cold, so if you just ask for “ Un caffè macchiato, grazie“, the waiter will reply asking you “ Caldo o freddo?“. Well, what are the other options for drinking coffee, then?Ī very common option is caffè macchiato, which is basically espresso with a shot of milk. Normale, grazie” and you’ll get your espresso. If you want to be on the safer side and avoid questions you might not be able to answer, just ask “ Un caffè. However, since there are different options for drinking coffee, if you just ask for un caffè, the waiter might ask you “ Normale?“. Whenever you ask for un caffè, you will undoubtedly get the usual shot of espresso, no worries. Coffee is espresso, here in Italy, so the proper way of asking for your Italian caffeine fix is “ Un caffè, grazie“. Well, as I always say, you can basically do whatever you want as long as you are nice and polite but, if you don’t want to be labeled as just another foreigner who doesn’t know how things work, here in Italy, never go to the counter and ask for an espresso. So let’s take some time to recap a few basic guidelines you need to follow if you want to order coffee in Italy. You might have read posts about coffee in Italy possibly about a thousand times before.īut probably it is worth writing one more post about the topic because I still hear too many people ordering “ un espresso” when asking for coffee, here in Italy. Subscribe to the Vespa rides and get full access to Your Italian Toolbox, a library of language learning materials that you can use to practice Italian.
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