GRAN CAFFÈ FEDERICI, VIALE DELLA TECNICA 211, 00144 ROMA
Rating: Standard, solidly good Tazza D’oro This is a review of a cafe that, well… unless you’re a Banking executive visiting the Roman...
L’INCONTRO CAFFÈ, VIA APPIA ANTICA 64, 00179 ROMA
Rating: Poor, low-end Roman coffee This, I must say, is shabby-chic taken to the extreme. Whereas the Appia Antica Caffè was all about...
NICARAGUA BAR CAFFÈ, VIA DEI MILLE 70, 00185 ROMA
Rating: Standard, low-end Roman coffee Some places are harder to review than others, or let’s put it this way, the repercussions of...
DEI PAPI CAFFÈ, VIA VESPASIANO 14, 00192 ROMA
Rating: Standard, low-end Roman coffee The Caffè dei Papi sits just north of Vatican City, and just a hop away from the Piazza del...
APPIA ANTICA CAFFÈ, VIA APPIA ANTICA 175, 00179 ROMA
Review: Standard, very good Roman coffee This is a cafe that’s definitely not for everybody. Its way out of the way, and Romans (locals)...
CAFFÈ DELL’OROLOGIO, PIAZZALE FLAMINIO 34, 00196 ROMA
Rating: Standard, low-end coffee served Here’s one of those occasions where I’m dissatisfied. The Caffè dell’Orologio on the Piazzale...
PICCOLO BAR CAFFÈ, PIAZZA SIDNEY SONNINO 11, 00153 ROMA
Rating: Standard, low-end northern Italian coffee The Piccolo Bar Caffè has been around since 1947. It’s also, like the Bar Belli, right...
GIOACHINO BELLI CAFFÈ, PIAZZA GIUSEPPE GIOACHINO BELLI 4, 00153 ROMA
Rating: Standard, mid-range normal Roman coffee The Bar Gioachino Belli Caffè in Trastevere is in a prime location, both at the entrance...
FRIEND’S BAR CAFFÈ, VIA DEI MALATESTA 22, 00164 ROMA
Rating: Standard, solid mid-range Roman coffee Coming across the Friend’s Bar Caffè feels like stumbling onto a lost piece of Sicily, or...
TIBERINO CAFFÈ, VIA PONTE 4 CAPI 17-18, 00186 ROMA
Rating: Standard, good mid-range Roman espresso The Tiberino Caffè, or the Antico Caffè dell’Isola as it’s also called is literally on...