This fizzy coffee is a Pittsburgh hidden gem

Ryan Deto

Two beverages on a bright pink table outdoors: a brown and gold Frizz Coffee can and a clear iced coffee cup with a blue straw, with a blurred city street in the background. — A Frizz Coffee over ice with a little half-and-half is best enjoyed outside at La Prima in the Strip. Photo: Ryan Deto/Axios

Sparkling coffee may sound gross, but it's a perfect local treat on a sunny afternoon when you need some caffeine.

The intrigue: Frizz Coffee is an espresso soda imported from Italy and sold at several Pittsburgh shops.

Bottoms up: It's sweet and not overwhelmingly bubbly. It tastes even better with some milk or half-and-half and poured on top like an Italian cream soda.

Between the lines: Gina Merante, owner of Linea Verde Green Market in Bloomfield, imports the soda from her family's ancestral village in southern Italy.

That's why it's available at several stores and coffee shops in Pittsburgh.

Find Frizz Coffee at Linea Verde, La Prima coffee locations ($4 a can), and in six-packs at Pennsylvania Macaroni Company in the Strip.

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