This wonderful shop roasts its own espresso beans and has lots of Italian regional specialities and imported foodstuffs: it's the place for expats hankering after anything from...

Though it specialises in Viennese cakes, Dolceroma is also the place for American-style carrot cake and chocolate-chip cookies. It's not cheap.

Run by three dour ladies, this tiny shop has no sign but is immediately recognisable by the line of slavering regulars outside. Among other goodies, they come for the...

A dream of a deli, for just about anything you could ever want to eat: cheeses from everywhere, cured meats and ready-to-eat meat and seafood dishes prepared fresh.

Pulses spill from great sacks stacked around this treasure trove of foodie specialities from all over the world. Currants for your Christmas pud? Crunchy peanut butter? Look no...

This former London model-turned-pastry-goddess, bakes up sumptuous cheesecake, chocolate fudge cake, carrot cake, cupcakes and cookies. Dangerously rich and almost too...

This fairytale chocolate shop with beautiful gift-boxes is especially lovely at Christmas, when you'll have to fight to get your hands on the excellent marron glacé. It usually...

A boutique of a baker's, where bread, biscuits and sweet and savoury treats vie for attention with a selection of speciality cheeses and preserves. The pizza bianca filled with...

A Trastevere institution, surviving eviction orders and the vicissitudes of sweet-eating fashion. Sachertorte and spicy, nutty pangiallo are specialities, but form the tip of...

One of the best delis in Rome, with exceptional cheese, hams and salamis. It's hard to get away without one of the jolly assistants loading you up with samples of their wares -...