Coffee
There are coffee bars all over Rome, from luxurious cafès serving coffee along with the little cakes known as pasticcini to the rough-and-ready kiosks in the larger metro stations. Wherever you go, if you simply order a coffee, you'll be given a shot of espresso. For a full mug of coffee, ask for an Americano. In Rome, cappuccino is a breakfast coffee, often served with a cornetto (a type of pastry, not the ice cream). You won't see anybody drinking cappuccino after midday. Whatever you do, don't order it after a meal in a restaurant - they'll think you're crazy.
One popular way of serving espresso is with a shot of alcohol, usually grappa, stirred in. This is known as a caffè corretto ('corrected coffee').
