Sure, sure, don’t mess with the trusty Italian formulae of the stand-up espresso bar. It’s a perfect system, they said. Don’t change it, they said. How wrong they are. While the Italian coffee scene is usually stuck languishing in tradition, there are a few places in Milan that are holding the torch for specialty coffee. Don’t visit town without checking these guys out first.

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