Quick coffee review from Milan:
1. Cappuccino at breakfast in the hotel was wonderful (about the only thing we liked about the hotel).
2. Espresso machiattos at the restaurant in the Galleria at the Duomo were good but not great, and the quality between the two I had (one at the beginning of lunch and one after) varied quite a bit.
We're taking the train from Milan to Nice tomorrow bright and early (leaves at 7:10am), so I'm very likely to have many coffees on that long ride (10 hours or so) to report on.
In sum I think Italian coffee is as good as its reputation. The only reason I'm not going to miss it is because I roast my own, and if I get the desire for Italian style I can make it myself. One thing I might miss is quality Baristas who are not either moody teenagers or alternative hipsters (or both) that want to correct my pronouciation of made up Italian words for coffee milkshake sugar drinks.
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