Ditta Artigianale Via dello Sprone Specialty Coffee

florence takes its espresso seriously, and not always in ways that are easy to parse if you're coming in from outside. the city has a particular pride about it, a quiet insistence that its way of doing things is correct, and that makes finding a place that feels genuinely considered rather than merely traditional all the more satisfying. ditta artigianale on via dello sprone sits in the oltrarno, the quarter south of the arno that has always moved at a slightly different pace from the tourist-heavy streets across the river. it's well regarded among people who pay attention to these things, which in florence is not a small category. if you're in the neighborhood, the morning espresso at the bar is the thing to anchor your time there.