It’s been a while since I have been back to Italy but we’re planning a trip next April. In thinking about our days there, I am imagining sitting in a small town piazza and having a cappuccino in the morning. Unfortunately more than one cup of caffeinated coffee is a no-no for me. Is it going to be difficult to find decaf so I can enjoy piazza life?
Posted by
Freedonia
14944 posts
Ask for a Cafe Hag or many places will undersand "decaffeinato."
Posted by
Wyckoff, NJ, USA
7269 posts
I haven't been in two years, but I've seen an awful lot of foil packs of instant Sanka in Europe. Sorry.
Posted by
North Carolina
2447 posts
Think other beverages entirely (fizzy water, freshly-squeezed orange juice…)
Posted by
Folsom
2701 posts
Decaf is widely available. Order caffe decaffeinato.
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
15144 posts
Decaffeinated Coffee in Italian is known as Caffè HAG from the name of the original decaffeinated coffee company founded in Bremen (Germany) Kaffee Handels Aktien Gesellschaft (Handels Coffee Inc.)
Posted by
OP
Southern Oregon
559 posts
Thank you all for the info. I’m reassured that there could be decaf and if not, ideas of what to order instead. Grazie!
Posted by
Rome
19 posts
Make sure to try the fresh orange juice - I’m always amazed how good it is at almost every bar.
Also, I’m sensitive to caffeine and find I can have 2 or even 3 of the Italian espressos (single) - they are smaller than the American style, less caffeine.
Posted by
North Carolina
2447 posts
The fresh orange juice is my go-to - not a coffee fan. You can ask for ‘spremuta d’arancia’.
Posted by
Vignola, Modena, Italy
501 posts
On top of the "decaffeinato" is available in Italy even the "caffè d'orzo", so the barley coffee.
Is prepared like the standard coffee, so could be an "espresso", an "americano", a "corretto", a "cappuccino", "lungo" or "corto", "macchiato"....