When staying in Rome, it\u2019s important to know your Campari<\/em> from your Crodino<\/em>\u2014and that\u2019s where our guide to what to drink in Rome comes in!<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In Rome, drinks are an important and integral part of our food culture. Just as we don\u2019t have a meal without drinking, we rarely drink without eating.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For everything, there is a season\u2014or at least a time, and that goes for drinks in Rome, too. Different drinks punctuate the Roman day from breakfast through the mid-morning break to dinner.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Entering a cafe or restaurant you\u2019ll see a bewildering range of bottles, some familiar, some not so. Deciding what to drink in Rome can be a toss up between playing it safe or making a date with adventure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

One pro tip is to have a look around and see what other people are drinking. Point to an interesting-looking beverage and say, \u201cVoglio quello, per favore<\/em>,\u201d (\u201cI\u2019d like that, please\u201d). Doing as the Romans do is a foolproof way to follow the rules of what to drink when, without even knowing what they are!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

But why stop there? To help you understand what\u2019s going on and to really join in the culture, here\u2019s our guide on what to drink in Rome\u2014and when to drink it!<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Breakfast<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Coffee<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The main breakfast and mid-morning drink in Italy is coffee<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Ask for coffee without stipulating and you\u2019ll get an espresso. This is considered the basic kind of coffee in Italy. Other kinds include the cappuccino, the caff\u00e8 macchiato<\/em> (an espresso with a touch of milk foam on top), and the latte macchiato<\/em> (milk with an espresso shot on top).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When it comes to coffee with milk, there is a simple rule to obey if you want to blend in with the locals: no milky drinks after 11 a.m. You will sometimes see Romans running into the bar at just before 11, checking their watches and then ordering and bolting a cappuccino<\/em> just in the nick of time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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