If I lived in Italy, I probably wouldn’t bother making them in the house, just stroll down to a local bar
This is why I love visiting Italy, in a city, you are never more than 10 metres away from an espresso and they are almost all great and will only cost you €1.
A couple of years ago i was in Rome, walked down to get the tram into town, just missed one, 4 minutes until the next one, so walked into a random little shop, ordered an espresso, drank it at the bar, walked out and still had to wait for the trolley to arrive.
This is why I love visiting Italy, in a city, you are never more than 10 metres away from an espresso and they are almost all great and will only cost you €1.
A couple of years ago i was in Rome, walked down to get the tram into town, just missed one, 4 minutes until the next one, so walked into a random little shop, ordered an espresso, drank it at the bar, walked out and still had to wait for the trolley to arrive.