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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by gniv on Sunday January 04, 2026 @01:21PM (#46490657)
> (is it an American thing?)

I don't know if the author is American but americanos are not an American thing so they are likely not in the US.

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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by munificent on Sunday January 04, 2026 @01:38PM (#46490835)
> americanos are not an American thing

Certainly every coffeeshop here in Seattle has them and and I expect most do elsewhere too.

Espresso has taken over coffeeshops such that some won't also have drip coffee anymore and if that's what you want, an Americano is approximately how to get it.

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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by gniv on Sunday January 04, 2026 @02:34PM (#46491359)
I stand corrected then. I don't remember seeing them the last time I was there 4+ years ago.
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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by dahart on Sunday January 04, 2026 @03:00PM (#46491605)
I’ve been ordering Americanos for 20 years. Espresso drinks became a very common thing around the time when Starbucks took off in the 90s. But it does depend on where you go. Diners and gas stations and some kinds of cafes and restaurants (especially in small towns) often only had drip coffee until recently, but these days you can get an Americano in many gas stations too. Cafes with baristas making espresso drinks is the norm in big cities and has been for some time.
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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by the__alchemist on Sunday January 04, 2026 @01:47PM (#46490921)
Challenge: Find a coffee shop in the US that doesn't have Americano on the menu.
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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by gniv on Sunday January 04, 2026 @02:34PM (#46491371)
I guess my idea of US coffeeshops is dated.
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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by getpokedagain on Sunday January 04, 2026 @04:58PM (#46492721)
Most cafes even chains like Starbucks sell americanos in the USA.
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Re:The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café by hattmall on Sunday January 04, 2026 @11:48PM (#46495427)
The 4 weeks of Vacation was the biggest thing to make me think not American.
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