The caffè sospeso (lit. Suspended coffee) is a concept that comes from Naples where one person would offer a coffee for an unknown person.

How does it work? Well, when somebody orders a caffè sospeso they pay for two coffees but only receive one. This way, if a person in need/ homeless person walks into the bar and asks if there is a coffee in sospeso, they can have the coffee on the house thanks to a previous customers kindness!

It is said that this tradition comes from large groups of people, usually friends or colleagues, who would go to pay at the bar but wouldn’t remember how many coffees they had exactly. As a result, they often paid for more cups of coffee than they had actually consumed! But instead of asking for the money in return, they would tell the barista to offer the coffee to someone else that day.

Would you ever order a caffè sospeso? Do you think this kind of initiative would work in your country? Let me know in the comments 🤩👇💬

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