I once dreamed of becoming a pastry chef and even learned this, so the words "shu", "chibust" and "biscuit" are not an empty phrase for me, the most unpleasant thing about this is increased demandingness, I can drive my nose through the window for half an hour and don’t buy anything , unpleasant tiramisu, which added cream, because we are not in America, and to bypass even the most comfortable coffee houses, if they have tasteless brioches and cornetti.
Therefore, my pastry life in Rome is modest enough, and I have to sculpt everything myself. But there are several places where "1000 caloric happiness exists." Since I want to help tourists a bit, my favorite places will be concentrated approximately in the center, because there is nothing worse than rolling my lip on something tasty, and then realizing that it’s in the pope of the world and getting there for 3 days on a donkey .
Pasticceria de bellis
- Address: Piazza del Paradiso, 56/57
A small patisserie with high standards, a stone's throw from Campo dei fiori. Real croissants in oil with natural vanilla, signature desserts and an important detail for me - the internship of the owner at Ferran Adria himself - here I faint with envy, since Ferrand is the famous chef of the El Bulli restaurant on the Costa Brava. He is one of the nine best chefs in the world. Unfortunately, there’s almost nowhere to sit down and coffee from the typewriter.You should definitely try Maria Antonietta with raspberries and white chocolate and Assoluta for chocolate lovers.
Le Carrè Français
- Address: Via Vittoria Colonna 30
Another little France in Rome. Yes, yes, the owners and half of the personnel are French, and not .... uh, well, you understand. Eclairs, millefeuille and other beauty of the highest quality, not to mention baguettes, French cheeses and wines. In general, an ideal place for romantic get-togethers, brunch, and just sit gossiping with friends. It is located near Piazza Navona, so the problem is only with parking and a bit of French prices.
Le levain boulangerie
- Address: Via Luigi Santini, 22-23
And the last France with an Italian slant in Trastevere is a small pastry shop with very, very high quality ingredients. The chef went through Alain Ducasse. Walking around Trastevere and not going in there is a crime, and getting out empty-handed is absolutely impossible. There are just wonderful macaron. This can be a great option for a light lunch. By the way, it was this confectionery that became the best in 2018 according to Best Bakery.
- We will definitely go to this confectionery during my author's excursion to the Jewish Ghetto and Trastevere.
Pasticceria bompiani
- Address: Largo Benedetto Bompiani, 8/10
This patisserie is a work of art, although the area is rather strange. But if you decide to visit the Domitilla catacombs, for example, or the Garbatella area (or rather all together), then you only have to have breakfast there. Eat shu with non-child sabayon cream, take original cakes and sit relaxing ... In general, I am their regular customer forever.
Zum tiramisù roma
- Address:Piazza del Teatro di Pompeo, 20
Where to eat a good tiramisu? Here is the first important question that worries about the gluttony of sweet tooth who have fallen into the eternal city. Many poke a finger at the famous Pompi, and that's nothing. No, of course, go try, and then compare, and you will understand what a real tiramisu is. There is no cream in real tiramisu, and it is not frozen before being sold to tourists. So the perfect tiramisu in the center of the city takeaway or "gobble right on the spot" is Zum.Try boldly pistachio tiramisu, and if you manage to get it with peach and passion fruit, then you generally will live there.
I Dolci di Nonna Vincenza
- Address: Via Dell'Arco del Monte, 98a
Tutt'è bbonu e binirittu. A Sicilian paradise in the city center, if you gathered on Trastevere or just walked around Campo dei fiori, then it's time to sit down, drink tea with bergamot or homemade lemonade and eat canolo, cassata, orange brioche and almond cookies. Will not fit? Even as it fits, because the tables are comfortable, free, the atmosphere is relaxed, and the aroma is such that it is a pity to “sniff out”.
Pasticceria barberini
- Address: Via Marmorata, 41
A very typical establishment in the Testaccio area near the Aventine hill. Plump sofas, wooden chairs, excellent cornetti and simply wonderful cakes in a classic Roman atmosphere. Admire the Pyramid of Kai Cestius, take a walk around the non-Catholic cemetery and stagger it all with a wonderful Mont Blanc or a chocolate rum woman with cream and strawberries.
Pasticceria regoli
- Address: Via Dello Statuto, 60
The traditional classics of Rome have been open since 1916 near the church of Santa Maria Maggiore and the Basilica of San Clemento. All the older generation of Rome went there, walks and will walk. Mimosa cake, maritozzo with the freshest cream, baskets with strawberries and the situation of the 60s - this is a must see and try at least once in your lifeeven if you have to stand in line. Nearby you can have coffee in their own modern coffee shop, but it’s better to get into the authentic atmosphere in the bakery.
Pasticceria 5 lune
- Address: Corso del rinascimento, 89
Unbelievable, but true - there is a non-tourist place in Navona Square. Two steps from the Pantheon, and you find yourself in the real Rome of the 60s, everything is old, cute and terribly tasty. But the most important thing they have, hmm ... cakes? Cooked according to the recipes of ancient Rome, with honey, poppy seeds, bay leaf, you will not find such anywhere else. Well, of course, aragosts from puff pastry, giant rum women and excellent macaroons, as in childhood, are also present.
Pasticceria valzani
- Address: Via del Moro, 37
Trastevere, already an advertised non-tourist area where everything is supposedly delicious everywhere, (of course, this is not so) is also famous for the Valzani confectionery. Many residents of this area say so: There is no Easter without chocolate from this ancient institution opened already in 1925. It is not fashionable, it does not have crowds of tourists and sparkling shop windows, but the owner always sat at the cash desk and could chat with her, she told everyone who wanted to, how her husband left school at the age of 8 and, contrary to his father, went to the apprentice to the confectioner, and in 18 years old with a young wife, in the former stables he opened his own shop. Be sure to stop by, buy Pangiallo, il Panpepato souvenirs and mostaccioli cookies, try the signature chocolate cake and you will learn what real Roman chocolate is.
Useful information for sweet tooth
- Rolls, puffs and cornetti behind the counter cost only 1-1.5 euros everywhere, at the table 2-3 euros
- A big cake or canola 3-5 euro, at the table about the same
- Cookies an average of 18 euros per kg
- Cakes and mini cakes 20-30 euros
- Most often, pastry shops are closed on Mondays.
