Italy has always equated coffee with a drink, a cultural icon, an anchor in everyday life, a badge of hospitality, and an emblem of regional identity. From espresso bars crammed into cobblestone backstreets to Italian-style exports worldwide, the nation’s coffee culture stretches far beyond its shores. Italy is one of the world’s top ten coffee-consuming countries, with a consumption of more than 5.6 kilograms of coffee per person in 2022, the International Coffee Organization (ICO)