Suspended coffee

Coffee is the pride of Naples. Here, coffee is not just a drink that all segments of the population drink, but also a part of culture and a whole philosophy. Therefore in Italy there is an ancient custom - "suspended coffee". This tradition has existed in Naples since ancient times and this term means coffee, which the client paid for others, that is, paid for his portion, and a portion of the following visitors.

"Caffe sospreso" has a long history. For the Neapolitans it is only natural, in a tide of generosity, to pay coffee for the poor and the poor, there are entire networks of cafes offering such a service. But "suspended coffee" is not charity, not a favor, but a manifestation of the generosity of the soul, the desire to share and make someone nice.

For a person who paid for suspended coffee, there is noneed for gratitude, he simply gently and fairly budgetably does a good deed, because no one has ruined a cup of coffee, and for a needy person for any reason, suspended coffee can become a salvation.

By the way, connoisseurs explain the origin of thisthe tradition in Naples is that here coffee is very tasty and can really bring a person a real pleasure, plus this product is very affordable and worth a penny. The combination of these characteristics makes coffee the best "gift", although "suspended" can be anything, like a drink, and food, and on our latitudes "hang" even books.

The term "suspended coffee" first appeared inair of the radio "Echo of Moscow" in an interview with Italian screenwriter Tonino Guerra. In this interview, he told about this Neapolitan tradition, naturally in Italian, the translation was carried out by his wife, Laura Guerra, and in translation used the term, in the original it sounds like the already mentioned "saffe sospreso" and its meaning is much wider than the applied one when translated - paid, taken, suspended, discontinued.

Many doubt that the Neapolitanthe tradition will take root in the vastness of our homeland. The fact is that by paying for coffee, the buyer doubts that the drink will get really needy. But it has already been pointed out that the very notion does not mean charity, but only the manifestation of goodwill and no matter who gets it - a student, a beggar or a top executive, needs can be different.

An interesting solution to this problem is an indicationa particular person who will get suspended coffee, for example, a blonde, a man, or a student. So you can determine the specific recipient of the drink, which you want to make nice. Some snack bars or cafes offer to pay lunch to first-year students, which is an excellent continuation of a wonderful and positive tradition that can take root in any territory, regardless of mentality.

Establishments with the tradition of "Suspended coffee" in Russia

Already today, here you can treat yourself to a free aromatic drink or "hang" coffee in favor of other visitors.

St. Petersburg:

Art-Club "Books and Coffee", nab. Makarova, 10/1.

Cafe "The Great Bear", the area Stacek.

Moscow:

Shop "Respublika", Tverskaya-Yamskaya, 10.

"Academy of Specialty Coffee", Khokhlovskiy lane, 7.

Veranda «32.05», Garden Hermitage.

Coffee houses "Caffeine", Sretensky Boulevard, 6/1, Novoslobodskaya, 26, Arbat, 19, Malaya Dmitrovka, 4, Pushechnaya, 9.

Club-cafe "The Garting Dreadnaught", Bolshaya Spasskaya, 8.

RED ESPRESSO BAR, Myasnitskaya, 24/7, p. 8, Bolshaya Gruzinskaya, 69, TsPKiO im. Gorky - Fountain Square, Bolshaya Dorogomilovskaya, 12 A.

Kaliningrad:

Shop-cafe "Sea of tea", Artillery street, 58.

Restaurant "Three Hills", Kaliningrad highway, 13 km.

Restaurant "Bukhara" in the shopping center "Acropolis", st. Professor Baranov, 34.

Restaurant Sim-Sim, Leninsky Prospekt, 42B.

Ekaterinburg:

Coffee house «Traveler`s coffee» ул. March 8, 8, Shopping Center "Mytny Dvor".

Bar «Old Fashioned» on the first floor of the gallery Yekaterinburg Gallery of Modern Art, st. Krasnoarmeyskaya Str. 32.

Coffee house «Cup2go» ул. Weiner, 7c.

Kiev:

Cafe "Jam", Simon Petliura (former Comintern), 22.

Bookstore Baboon, Simon Petlyura (former Comintern), 10.

Surgut:

Jazz-cafe "Desperado", st. Profsoyuznaya, house 23.

«Stilissimo», TC Siberia. They make an excellent coffee to take away - not a frequent service in this city (especially with a 50% discount), it is most interesting to hang it.

Yaroslavl: