Cofficina in Rome's Salario quarter is the cafe-and-roaster pouring specialty espresso, V60 and Aeropress, with monthly cupping nights and the resident roaster Tommaso Bisciaio.
Tip: Open 08:00 to 18:30 Mon to Fri. Closed Sunday. Free cupping session every first Friday of the month.
Address: Via Domenico Cirillo 35, 00197 Roma, Rome
Panella in Rome's Esquilino quarter is the bakery-cafe with marble counters, daily pizza bianca and pizza rossa by weight and the busiest cornetto-and-espresso bar east of Termini.
Signature drink: Espresso, cornetto, pizza bianca
Tip: Open 07:00 to 22:00 daily. The pizza bianca lunch counter is the working-quarter steal at three euros per slice.
Tram Depot in Rome's Testaccio district is the 1903-built tram-yard cafe with outdoor tables, the all-day espresso-and-aperitivo bar and live music at sunset on summer evenings.
Signature drink: Aperitivo, granita di caffe
Tip: Open daily 07:00 to 02:00. The 19:00 aperitivo with a granita di caffe is the summer ritual.
Bar del Fico in Rome's Centro Storico is the piazza-side all-day cafe and aperitivo room with the city's most photographed fig-tree terrace and a long aperitivo carte from 18:00.
Signature drink: Espresso, aperitivo
Tip: Open daily 08:00 to 02:00. The piazza terrace fills first; book aperitivo for groups of six or more.
Ciampini in Rome's Centro Storico is the 1947-founded piazza cafe with gelato counter, the lunchtime carte and the espresso ritual on Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina.
Signature drink: Espresso, gelato, cocktails
Tip: Open daily 07:00 to 23:30. The piazza terrace fills at lunch; the gelato counter has 24 daily flavours.
Antico Caffe della Pace in Rome's Centro Storico is the 1891-founded literary cafe with marble counters, the famous wisteria-fronted terrace and a late-night cocktail carte.
Signature drink: Espresso, cocktails
Tip: Open 09:00 to 02:00. The wisteria terrace blooms in April and May; book a fortnight ahead for those weeks.
Panella in Rome's Esquilino quarter is the bakery-cafe with marble counters, daily pizza bianca and pizza rossa by weight and the busiest cornetto-and-espresso bar east of Termini.
Signature drink: Espresso, cornetto, pizza bianca
Tip: Open 07:00 to 22:00 daily. The pizza bianca lunch counter is the working-quarter steal at three euros per slice.
Sant'Eustachio Il Caffe in Rome's Centro Storico has roasted espresso over a wood fire since 1938. The Gran Caffe Speciale at the counter is the city's defining espresso ritual.
Signature drink: Gran Caffe Speciale
Tip: Order at the cassa first, then take the ticket to the bar. Two euros at the counter, four at the tables.
