Delicatessen in Rome

A hard, salty sheep's cheese that goes into carbonara, cacio e pepe and amatriciana. Buy a vacuum-packed wedge.

🛍️ Find it at: Volpetti, Antica Caciara Trasteverina

Cured pork cheek, the fatty, peppery base of carbonara and amatriciana. Sold at norcinerie and delis.

🛍️ Find it at: Antica Norcineria Viola

Herb-roasted pork, best known from Ariccia in the Castelli Romani, sliced into a roll or sold by weight.

A fried rice ball with tomato sauce and a string of melted mozzarella, hence its nickname 'supplì al telefono'.

A soft sweet bun split and filled with whipped cream: a Roman breakfast classic.

A whole artichoke deep-fried until crisp, from the Jewish Ghetto. Seasonal: best from about February to April.

A flat, oily, salty bread, sold by weight in bakeries. Eat it plain or split and filled with mortadella.

🛍️ Find it at: Antico Forno Roscioli, Il Forno di Campo de' Fiori

A dense Jewish-Roman tart with ricotta and sour-cherry jam, a Ghetto speciality.

🛍️ Find it at: Pasticceria Boccione (Il Forno del Ghetto)

The white wine of the hills south-east of Rome, drunk young and cold with Roman food.

🛍️ Find it at: Trimani Wine Shop

Crumbly butter biscuits, almond cookies and jam tarts, sold by weight in bakeries and biscuit shops.

🛍️ Find it at: Biscottificio Innocenti

A dense Christmas cake of nuts, dried fruit and honey, coated in a golden glaze. Sold in autumn and winter.

Green, peppery extra virgin oil from the Sabine hills north-east of Rome (a protected designation), easy to pack in a small tin.

Chewy almond biscuits that keep well and make an easy gift from a pasticceria.

A family norcineria on Campo de' Fiori selling Lazio hams, salami, sausages and cheeses.

• 💡 Tip: Ask for a vacuum-packed piece of salami or guanciale; cured pork is fine for most EU trips, but check your own country's rules.
• 📍 Address: Piazza Campo de' Fiori 43, 00186 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Campo de’ Fiori: 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk

Testaccio's famous delicatessen with cheeses, cured meats, olive oil and a take-away counter.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sat 09:00–20:30, closed Sun
• 💡 Tip: Have a piece of pecorino romano vacuum-packed to go; they will let you taste first.
• 📍 Address: Via Marmorata 47, 00153 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Mercato di Testaccio: 🚶 0.5 km · 7 min walk

An old Prati food emporium with coffee, pasta, sauces, sweets and Italian and imported groceries.

• 💡 Tip: Good for easy gifts: ground coffee, dried pasta and sauces travel well.
• 📍 Address: Via Cola di Rienzo 196, 00192 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Castel Sant’Angelo: 🚶 0.8 km · 9 min walk

A historic bakery near Campo de' Fiori selling pizza bianca, bread, pastries and biscuits by weight.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sun 07:30–20:00
• 💡 Tip: Buy pizza bianca or a bag of biscuits by weight; the pizza is best eaten the same day.
• 📍 Address: Via dei Chiavari 34, 00186 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Campo de’ Fiori: 🚶 0.2 km · 3 min walk

The Jewish Ghetto's old oven, known for its dense ricotta and cherry tart and unleavened sweets.

• 💡 Tip: Cash only and often a short queue; buy a slice of the ricotta and sour-cherry tart and eat it in the street.
• 📍 Address: Via del Portico d'Ottavia 1, 00186 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Jewish Ghetto: 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk

A Trastevere biscuit factory still baking crumbly butter biscuits and jam tarts by weight.

• 💡 Tip: Fill a paper bag with mixed biscuits; they keep for weeks and fit in a suitcase.
• 📍 Address: Via della Luce 21, 00153 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Santa Maria in Trastevere: 🚶 0.3 km · 4 min walk

A Trastevere cheese shop with pecorino romano, ricotta, provola and local cured meats.

• 💡 Tip: Try pecorino romano and have it vacuum-packed; ask for a smaller wedge to fit your bag.
• 📍 Address: Via di San Francesco a Ripa 140, 00153 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Santa Maria in Trastevere: 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk

A celebrated delicatessen near Campo de' Fiori with a gastronomy counter, hundreds of cheeses and cured meats.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–23:30
• 💡 Tip: Ask the counter to vacuum-pack cheese or cured meat to take home, or a bottle from the wine shelves.
• 📍 Address: Via dei Giubbonari 21, 00186 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Open Baladin Roma: 🚶 0.2 km · 3 min walk

A wine merchant in Rome since 1821, with Italian wines, spirits and a long shelf of regional bottles.

• 💡 Tip: Ask for a Lazio wine such as Frascati or Cesanese; the staff will wrap bottles for your suitcase.
• 📍 Address: Via Goito 20, 00185 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Baths of Diocletian: 🚶 0.5 km · 7 min walk

A chocolate factory in the former pasta mill of San Lorenzo, with a shop, café and chocolate counter.

• 🕗 Hours: Tue–Sun 10:00–20:00, closed Mon
• 💡 Tip: Buy a bar or a box of chocolates and drink a hot chocolate while you are there.
• 📍 Address: Via Tiburtina 135, 00185 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Said (San Lorenzo): 🚶 0.7 km · 9 min walk

SAID's central shop and café near Via del Corso, selling its chocolates, pralines and hot chocolate.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00
• 💡 Tip: A handy chocolate stop between the Tridente and the Tiber; pralines in a small box travel well.
• 📍 Address: Via Tomacelli 14, 00186 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Ara Pacis Museum: 🚶 0.3 km · 3 min walk

A small chocolate and confectionery shop near the Pantheon, making its chocolates and candies on site.

• 💡 Tip: Look for the marrons glacés that start in October and for the bonbons sold by weight.
• 📍 Address: Via del Piè di Marmo 21, 00186 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Moriondo & Gariglio: 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk

A coffee bar and bean shop beside the Pantheon, known for its espresso and granita di caffè.

• 💡 Tip: Drink your espresso standing at the bar (cheaper) and buy a pack of ground coffee to take home.
• 📍 Address: Via degli Orfani 84, 00186 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Pantheon: 🚶 0.2 km · 3 min walk

A large food hall by Ostiense station, with Italian cheeses, cured meats, pasta, wine, bakery and counters.

• 🕗 Hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–24:00
• 💡 Tip: A one-stop shop for souvenirs on a rainy day: packed pasta, olive oil and sauces from all regions.
• 📍 Address: Piazzale 12 Ottobre 1492, 00154 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Eataly Roma Ostiense: 🚶 0.7 km · 9 min walk

A busy bakery on the market square selling pizza bianca, pizza rossa and filled slices by weight.

• 💡 Tip: Order pizza bianca by weight (an etto is 100 g) and eat it standing on the square.
• 📍 Address: Piazza Campo de' Fiori 22, 00186 Roma RM
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• 🚶 Near Campo de’ Fiori: 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk