Italian Coffee Menu - So Much Choice!

Italian coffee makes a big choice on your morning caffeine fix. There are so many to choose from. The choice is large when all you want is a cup of coffee.

"Please give me a normal coffee - aaaaaaaarrr!" On several occasions I ordered a coffee and got espresso, a thick tar-like substance served in the smallest of cups - the ones you would find in a child's dolls house tea service.

The thing I enjoy is a good cup of black coffee in the morning. It's the first thing I require. If this also your need then remember caffe Americano then you get a cup of black coffee.

There are so many variants on Italian coffee. Below I’ve listed the types of coffee you without doubt will come across while on holiday.

• Caffè espresso: a small cup of very strong coffee
• Caffè Americano: American-style coffee, but stronger; weaker than espresso and served in a large cup
• Caffè corretto: coffee with a shot of grappa, cognac, or other spirit
• Caffè doppio: double espresso
• Caffè freddo: iced coffee
• Caffè Hag: decaffeinated coffee
• Caffè latte: hot milk mixed with coffee
• Caffè macchiato espresso: "stained" with a drop of steamed milk small cappuccino
• Caffè marocchino: espresso with a dash of hot milk and cacao powder
• Caffè stretto: espresso with less water
• Cappuccino: espresso: infused with steamed milk
• Granita di caffè con panna: frozen, iced beverage and topped with whipped cream

Why stop at only twelve? There must be more!

You could ask the waiter what coffee they have. After he’s rhymed it off in a well rehearsed way, applaud the rendition and ask for a cup of tea. What he says next doesn’t matter because you probably won’t understand.

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