Best Coffee Shops in Rome

Rome drinks fast, standing, and cheap at the counter, with a specialty wave arriving more recently around the Vatican and Testaccio.

Centro Storico (near the Pantheon)

Sant’Eustachio Il Caffè opened in 1938 on Piazza Sant’Eustachio, known for a cream-topped sweetened espresso.

Via Condotti

Antico Caffè Greco opened on Via Condotti in 1760 and was frequented by Stendhal, Goethe, Byron and Casanova.

Prati / Vatican area

Pergamino Caffè sits between St Peter’s Square and the Vatican Museums and runs a serious specialty programme.

Piazza Fiume

Faro, a specialty café, opened near Piazza Fiume in December 2016.

Testaccio

Tram Depot operates from a converted 1903 tram carriage, a fixture here since the 1950s.

Pigneto

Fax Factory, a specialty bar pairing coffee with art, opened in Pigneto in 2018.