Italy has a phenomenal coffee culture. Developed over decades the coffee experience here is one of the best you’ll find.
Honestly with the absolutely amazing coffee around here I shouldn’t even be darkening the doorstep of a Starbucks in Venice. I couldn’t even begin to imagine what Italians think of Starbucks.
So I venture in only as an intrepid researcher looking to compare a Starbucks in Italy to a Starbucks in Canada.
So if I compare to Caffe Citra Di Italia a few blocks down the road? God awful.
If I compare it to a Starbucks in Vancouver? The same, God awful.
Coffee culture here in Italy is a stark reminder of how good coffee can actually be. And how we as Canadians accept the mediocre swill that companies like Starbucks and Tim Hortons give us every day.
i think it’s time we stop accepting this crap.
Let’s start a coffee revolution!