Options include LUNA – Caffè Specialty, Mostro, and Slow – Specialty Coffee & Pastry Lab. Closing times vary by day, so check each café’s hours before heading out.
LUNA – Caffè Specialty
LUNA is the Faro team's café and dining room on Via delle Quattro Fontane, near Barberini. Daylight, simple furniture and a larger seated room make it suited to breakfast or a longer meal in central Rome.
LUNA – Caffè Specialty · Barberini
Aliena supplies the coffee, linking LUNA to Faro's roasting programme. Espresso and filter accompany the food. Ask about the day's beans if you are choosing a brew; the dining format leaves room for another cup with a meal.
Mostro occupies a small kiosk by Porta San Paolo, close to Piramide. Most seating is outdoors, with passing trams and buses nearby. The setting suits a coffee in good weather, but offers little shelter or separation from traffic.
Mostro · Piramide / Porta San Paolo
The bar serves specialty espresso, flat whites and V60, with an Aliena connection. Ask about the current coffee before ordering filter. The kiosk format makes the brewing counter compact without limiting the menu to espresso.
Slow occupies two rooms at Hotel Trame near Largo Argentina, with its own public café entrance. Travertine, white walls, a communal table and smaller tables create space for roughly thirty guests. Hotel guests and visitors use the same café.
Slow – Specialty Coffee & Pastry Lab · Largo Argentina
Aliena supplies the core coffee selection, with espresso and filter prepared from different coffees. Ask about the available brews when ordering. The focus on local roasting makes this a convenient central stop for trying Roman specialty coffee.
Casa Manfredi's original café is on Viale Aventino between Circo Massimo and Testaccio. The compact room has a pastry counter and outdoor tables. You can stop for espresso at the bar or sit down with breakfast.
Casa Manfredi · Aventino / Circo Massimo
The coffee programme uses 1895 by Lavazza, with espresso and cappuccino accompanying the baking. The pastry selection is the main reason to travel here; choose a café with a broader filter menu if comparing brews is your priority.
Origine is a café and wine bar on Via Corinto, near Basilica San Paolo metro. Dark wood, green seating and a dining area make it suited to a meal as well as coffee. It adds a specialty option south of the historic centre.
Origine San Paolo · San Paolo
Espresso and V60 sit alongside a changing selection from independent roasters. Ask which beans are available for filter. Cold coffee drinks, including Coffee Tonic, give you another option in warm weather.
