Luvtoride
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If you are going to Rome, there are two famous coffee shops right on the Pantheon piazza with superb coffee: Cafe d'Oro and Cafe Eustachio. Romans drink espresso or, in the morning, cappuccino. Both are always excellent. Also not to be missed is their unique form of hot chocolate, thick enough to stand a spoon in it. I'll be in Vienna next week where I first learned, long before Starbucks, that coffee could be prepared a hundred different ways. I just love the classic old coffee houses there where you can linger for hours over a single cup.
Marita, explanade, thanks for the tips! I plan to take advantage of every coffee drinking opportunity I can in Italy. Sidling up to a cappuccino bar is definitely on my “to do” list.
Thanks.