Best brunch in Rome
Where to brunch in Rome — neighbourhood cafés, all-day breakfast counters and weekend institutions.
Top spots in Rome
Trastevere
Food & DrinkTrastevere
Cobbled lanes, ivy-covered trattorias and Sunday lunch that runs until 5pm.
Testaccio Market
Food & DrinkTestaccio
Working-class food market — supplì, trapizzino, fresh pasta.
Top brunch spots in Rome
12 locals' picks — neighbourhoods, price tiers and what to order.
Marigold
$$Ostiense
Scandi-Italian brunch in bright corner cafe.
Order: House sourdough toast
Romeo Chef & Baker
$$$Prati
Cristina Bowerman's bakery brunch.
Order: Sunday brunch buffet
Faro
$$Trieste
Specialty coffee brunch in Quartiere Trieste.
Order: Brunch board & flat white
Pianostrada
$$$Trastevere
Garden brunch in Trastevere alley.
Order: Brunch focacce
Beppe e i Suoi Formaggi
$$Ghetto
Cheese-counter brunch in Jewish Quarter.
Order: Cheese-board brunch
Le Levain
$$Trastevere
French bakery brunch with pâtisserie.
Order: French viennoiserie brunch
Necci dal 1924
$$Pigneto
Historic Pigneto cafe with garden.
Order: Pasolini's brunch table
Madeleine
$$Prati
American-leaning brunch in Prati.
Order: Pancakes + bottomless coffee
Sant'Eustachio Il Caffè
$Pantheon
Roman coffee classic, light brunch.
Order: Gran Caffè + cornetto
Pastificio Guerra
$Centro
Brunch-pasta institution near Spanish Steps.
Order: 5€ pasta lunch
Forno Roscioli
$$Campo de' Fiori
Bakery brunch grab, queue early.
Order: Pizza bianca + supplì
Eggs
$$Trastevere
Carbonara-themed brunch (yes, really).
Order: Carbonara eggs
Where to eat
Roscioli
$$$Roman · Campo de' Fiori
Salumeria-and-wine-bar with the city's most argued-over carbonara.
Pizzarium Bonci
$Pizza al taglio · Prati
Gabriele Bonci's slab pizza — point at slices, weighed, eat outside.
Da Enzo al 29
$$$Roman · Trastevere
Tiny 25-seat trattoria — cacio e pepe and the carciofi alla giudia.
Salumeria Roscioli — Pasta Tasting
$$$$Pasta · Campo de' Fiori
The dedicated pasta tasting room above the salumeria — five iconic plates.
Giolitti
$Gelato · Pantheon
Open since 1900 — order pistachio and stracciatella.
Frequently asked
- Local favourites include Trastevere, Testaccio Market and the all-day kitchen at Roscioli. We prioritise spots that take walk-ins or open early on weekends.