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Suspended Coffees

Paying it forward … anonymously

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Remo Giuffré
Jun 25, 2025
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Caffè sospeso. Photo credit: Devid Rotasperti

Caffè sospeso (Italian for “suspended coffee”) is a cup of coffee paid for in advance by a cafe patron as an anonymous act of charity … paying it forward.

The tradition had its genesis in the working-class cafes of Naples, where someone who had experienced good luck, or just felt like it, might order a sospeso…

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