“I’ve a lot of memories growing up of coming here, drinking the coffee, and it’s really good,” said tourist Yael Lesin-Davis, 28, as she tucked into a “Moretto” espresso, with frothed milk and cocoa powder.<\/p>\n

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Raimondo Ricci, owner of the Sant’Eustachio caffe in Rome’s historic centre, says the humble espresso has the power to keep loneliness at bay, even when drunk alone, far from the cafe.<\/p>\n

“Sometimes at home we make a coffee and we’re kept company by this machine which fills a room, fills a house,” he said.<\/p>\n

The aroma, he said, sparks “memories of happy times”.<\/p>\n

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