Here are cafe-bars around the Lazio region that serve my favourite Italian coffee brands, and/or have a nice atmosphere or something attractive about them – in no particular order other than by province… And not to be confused by the word ‘bar’ since cafe-bars in Italy also sell alcoholic beverages.
Viterbo
- Bar Rio Vicano, Ronciglione/Lake Vico.
- Bar Vico Matrino, Vico Matrino/Lake Vico (a tiny place near a countryside train crossing, serves Fida coffee).
- Cafe 23, Civita Castellana (opposite Forte Sangallo, serves Fida coffee).
- Quinzimoto Cafe, on the outskirts of Viterbo (serves Illy coffee and hires out Ducati motorbikes daily, weekends or weekly, they also stock a heavenly dessert called Tusciamisu).
- BuBaCa, central Viterbo (for burgers, American pastries, coffee).
- Fida, Marta (home of Fida coffee – buy directly here at their headquarters & shop).
- Il Caffè di Palazzo Frigo, Montefiascone (I can’t recall which coffee they serve but I like the decor and the pastries).
- Bar Moderno, Vignanello (panoramic view, outdoor seating and right next to a castle).
- Bar Centrale, Vasanello (serves Illy coffee, has a nice loo and overlooks a small castle and an attractive piazza).
- Hot Shot Bar, Vitorchiano (serves Vulsinia coffee, named after the nearby mountains and volcanic complex).
Roma
- Vallelunga Park Hotel, Campagnano di Rome (serving Fisichella coffee, surrounded by racing memorabilia and a view of the racing circuit).
- Gran Caffè Principe di Napoli, Bracciano (love their rum baba).
- La Vela, Trevignano Romano/Lake Bracciano (love the position…soooo relaxing gazing out onto the lake from the bar’s small pier).
- Harley Caffè, Le Rughe/Formello.
- Il Rifugio degli Elfi, Cerveteri old town (nice to sit outside under the sun umbrellas).
- Ostia Antica Archaeological Site Cafè (serves Paranà coffee).
Rieti
- Caffè Cleri, Rieti town.
- Faraglia, Viale Matteucci, Rieti town.
Frosinone
- Spallaforte, Anagni (this is a delicatessen as well as a cafè).
- Papà Rossi, Piazza S. Restituta, Sora (nice outdoor seating on a large square).
- Antica Pasticceria Di Tullio, Alvito (famous for its production of torrone, great views over the valley).
Latina
- Egidio Gran Caffe, near San Donato on Via Pontina (serving another favourite: Caffè Vergnano).
- C1 Cafe Sea Roof at the quayside, San Felice Circeo.
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