In additional to the traditional bread, they make an amazing Roman sweet challah with candied fruits. Get there early or order in advance if you want a challah (twisted bread) for your Friday Sabbath dinner. This is the only place in Rome to find real Roman Jewish baked goods. The walls are covered with wooden shelves stocking more than a hundred kinds of tea, as well as coffee, chocolate and spices. Not a library, as the name implies, but a tea shop, so cozy and inviting we start to smile as soon as we walk in the door, where we’re greeted by a sign inviting clients to touch and to smell. Via dei Chiavari 30 (near Campo de' Fiori)
But also some essentials like Heinz ketchip and mustard, Aunt Jemima pancake mix,īetty Crocker cake mix, marshmellow Fluff. All kinds of Oreos, Skittles, Doritos, Pringles, Cheetos, Jelly Bellies. Via Innocenzo X 1-3 (Monteverde) tel 06 58335862Ī newly-opened branch of the store on the Vomero in Naples, stocks the junk food you shouldn't really want, but sometimes you just get those cravings. Via Toscanini, 5 (Infernetto-Casal Palocco) tel 06 50918228 Via Dell'Arcadia, 71 (Eur- Fiera di Roma) tel. Breads, dairy products, fresh fruits and vegetables, supplements, even organic wines and more. They carry many products with their own label, which they claim are organically produced and follow the guidelines of fair trade. If you are missing your organic-health food store back home, you can find a lot of what you're looking for at this chain of supermarkets with stores throughout Rome's neighborhoods. Piazza del Paradiso, 18 (Campo de' Fiori) tel 3Ĭampo de' Fiori l Trastevere & Testaccio l Pantheon l Monti l Prati & the Northside It's basically a take out business with all sorts of vegan burgers and sandwiches including focaccie, vegan bagels with vegetable fillings, seitan panini, and such as vegan imitators as vegan chocolate, kebabs, cold cuts and "meat" balls. This chain, with stores throughout Italy, has recently expanded into Rome, with shops in Trastevere and near Campo de' Fiori. The cheese is also sold at the production center: Via della Bufalotta 663, near Porta di Roma, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm and 4-8 pm Via Norense 75 (Africano) open 9:30 am - 1:30 pm and 4 - 8 pm
Piazza San Cosimato 32 (Trastevere) open 9:30 am - 1:30 pm and 4 - 8 pm YOu'll aso find other typical local products here, and pasta di Gragnano. They make all the classic shoapes and sizes - the trecce, bocconcini, nodi, provola accumicata and the sfoglia, as well as bufala ricottta. If you're worried about the toxicity of the traditional mozzarella coming from the Caserta area these days, a good alternative can be found at these stores, selling only their own cheeses, produced in northern Rome from Laziale bufale grazing in the farmlands between Rome and Viterbo. Piazzale XII Ottobre 1492 (near Piramide, next to Ostiense station) 9201 Described as " a bustling European open market, a Whole-Foods-style supermarket, a high-end food court and a New Age learning center," the Rome store, which is by far the largest in the chain, comprises an enormous market, restaurants, pizzerie, bakery, wine bar, a bookstore classrooms and auditoriums on four levels. The chain of mega stores, which originated in Turin in 2007, now has branches in New York City, Tokyo, and is set to open in Chicago in the fall of 2013. Housed in a former airline terminal, and yes, it's that big. The ultimate gourmet superstore in it's Rome manifestation, Spanish Steps + Pantheon + Campo de' Fiori + Trastevere + Testaccio + Piazza Navona + Monti + San Lorenzo + Parioliīeauty and Fragrance + Bookstores + Designer Discounts + Flea Markets + Florists + Gifts + Gourmet Foods + Kids + Historic Pharmacies + Home Furnishings + Department Stores + Vintage ClothingĪt American Mini-market, Castroni stores, Innocenzi (see below) or