Pergamino Caffè offers the typical espresso coffee drinks you’d expect as well as filtered, drip, and infused coffee drinks. They can use all sorts of brewers to make your coffee including Aeropress, moka pots, syphon brewers, and pour-over devices. If you’re looking for cute cafes in Rome, this should be at the top of your list of places to visit. Rome locals avoid drinking coffee or eating on their own. You might not find under-table plugs and wifi being the priority. There might be loud music. The staff might easily ask you to leave the table if you do not consume or if you’ve done with your coffee. Drink your coffee standing at the bar like most of the locals. Prices are regulated by law, and the “al banco” prices are almost always lower than the price you’ll pay for the same coffee had at a table. Sometimes, especially in tourist areas, this difference can be fairly large. A 1 euro espresso shot at the bar may be a 3 euro espresso at the table. Sit in the upper loggia of the cloister overlooking the inner courtyard and enjoy the harmony of space typical of Renaissance architecture.

Regarding café décor, nothing is left to chance. From the painted wooden tables to the colors on the walls to the paintings on display. A lot of people ask about the caffeine content of espresso versus filter coffee. Although an espresso shot has a more concentrated amount of caffeine, it generally has less caffeine than a regular sized cup of filter coffee.The café develops around a small public library, and therefore you’ll fit in perfectly if you have a laptop or a book with you. Nearby Attraction: Piazza Navona (located on the piazza!), Pantheon (5 minute walk), Trevi Fountain (12 minute walk) Mondicaffè has been roasting coffee since 1959, and today you can enjoy an espresso made from freshly roasted coffee in their cafe.

If you think that most Romans are lingering over their coffees on a picturesque café terrace, you’ll soon discover that this is not very typical. In fact, most Romans never even sit down to have their coffee. Have you had coffee in Rome? If so, tell us about your experience and the name of your favorite cafe (if you remember). We’re always looking for recommendations for our next visit to Rome! If a service charge is included, there is no expectation that you will tip or leave a gratuity beyond that charge, although you can if you want to. If there is no service charge on your restaurant bill, it is nice to leave a tip (10% or so), if you had good service. If you are at a café for just coffee, it is not common to leave a tip in Italy, but you can always round up to the nearest euro or leave some extra change if you had excellent service. This was the first cafè of its kind in Rome. The Anticafé is more of a coworking space with the look of a cozy coffee shop.You can sit as long as you pay your time, €4/ hour, €14/day, €100/month. Usually, it is very silent inside, everybody is working or studying,and there are a few couches and a dozen of tables with chairs. Note that the same law that made the coperto illegal in the Lazio region of Italy also made it illegal for restaurants to charge a obligator servizio charge unless it has been noted on the menu. If you are charged either of the above charges illegally (be sure to ask them where it is stated on the menu), you have every right to argue it with the waiter or manager and threaten to report them to Guardia di Finanza(the financial police). They will usually correct it for you. Do I need to tip in Rome? The most famous café in Rome is also the second oldest café in Italy, preceded only by Caffé Florian in Florence. The property dates from the 19th century (although has been somewhat updated since then!), and you can enjoy a coffee in their open-air garden (Le Jardin de Russie) or in their bar lounge (Stravinskij Bar).

Antico Caffé Greco has been open since at least 1760, as remembered by a plaque placed at the entrance of the café, and is located in the historical center in Via Condotti, a few steps away from the Spanish Steps and the beautiful Piazza del Popolo. Nearby Attractions: Pantheon (2 minute walk), Piazza Navona (3 minute walk), Museo di Roma (3 minute walk), Largo di Torre Argentina (5 minute walk), Capitoline Museums (14 minute walk)Plus, with its vibrant yellow exterior, Necci Dal 1924 easily ranks as one of the cutest neon cafes in Rome. The unsweetened smokiness of my espresso went a long way towards sparing me the from the sugar overload that comes with eating a pile of Italian pastries. Note that there is also a second location of Giolitti in Rome located next to Lake EUR (a large artificial lake), which opened in 1960. It is called Giolitti Eur and in addition to selling gelato and pastries, it is also a full-service restaurant. The atmosphere inside is Old World with red velvet, gold decorations, damask-lined walls, marble tables, beautiful artwork on the walls, and references to famous patrons. Waiters wear tuxedos to serve patrons seated at tables. However, as you might imagine, Caffè Greco serves some of the highest-priced coffee in Rome. A cup of coffee costs about 7 euros if you sit at a table! It was undeniably difficult to choose which pastry to get and, knowing it was for an informal review of the café, I needed a large sample size. That meant I walked away with one classic cannoli, cut through with an interesting twist of citrus, and a cinnamon-ended Cannoncino.