Do you have lactose-free milk?
lat-TO-sio — three syllables, stress on second.
If you are lactose intolerant and ordering a milk-based coffee drink.
'Lattosio' = lactose. 'Senza lattosio' = lactose-free. Italian bars increasingly stock lactose-free milk ('latte delattosato') alongside regular milk. Alternatives like soy or oat milk are less universal but available in city bars.
Avete il latte di soia?
Do you have soy milk?
Soy milk ('latte di soia') is the most common plant-based alternative in Italian bars
Avete il latte d'avena?
Do you have oat milk?
Oat milk ('latte d'avena') is popular but not universal — more common in urban specialty bars
Sono intollerante al lattosio.
I am lactose intolerant.
Explaining the reason makes the request clearer and more sympathetic
Lactose intolerance is common across southern Italy and Sicily (over 50% of the population has some degree of intolerance). As a result, lactose-free milk ('latte delattosato') is widely available even in traditional bars in the south.