Caffè Straniaromi Torrefazione

the espresso here is the move. turin has always taken its coffee seriously, and straniaromi sits on corso vittorio emanuele ii doing exactly that, no apologies, no hedging toward a broader audience. this is a torrefazione, a roasting house, which means what ends up in your cup started as a deliberate decision long before it reached the bar. you're not just picking up a coffee on the way somewhere. the regulars who keep coming back to this particular stretch of one of turin's grand central boulevards have clearly decided it's worth the detour, or the routine. mid-morning, when the city is properly awake, is probably the right time to find out why. order the espresso, stand at the bar the way you're supposed to, and let corso vittorio emanuele ii do the rest.