L’Emporio alla Pace

Came across this little café while in search of the Trevi Fountain. I’d was a great place to sit down, drink or espresso and have some pastries while we reviewed our map and gathered ourselves. Yes it’s in a touristy area, but when you see the locals come in to sit and drink and talk, you know it has to be pretty darn good! It was nice to have had our espressos, hot chocolate, and 2 pastries for under € 12 which trust me in Rome is a great deal… This place is nice and cozy, and can get busy. It was nice to sit and watch people from every where come in. Great for those who like to people watch too!

I love this place. Convenient location for the apartment we rented during vacation. Friendly staff, good selection of pastries at reasonable prices. $ 1.00 for an Italia coffee! Just enough seating for a quaint neighborhood location. On a corner with window seating.

Been to almost all the cafes in a mile radius, even the touristy Eustachio. This one has the best deal. I’ve had better espresso outside Rome, near Cinque, but for the city I can’t find myself going more often to Emporium than any where else!. 80 café, 1 euro cappuccino.
Service is meh. Old lady is nice. The younger ones not friendly, looked stressed.

Notre coup de cœur, un café dans une bibliothèque avec des journaux, des fauteuils.
Un menu à 7,5 € ou d’autres choix appétissants: paninis, salades…
Personnel sympathique et toilettes propres.
Ambiance très différente du rabattage des autres restaurants aux alentours.
Par contre, pas très grand, déconseillé aux grands groupes.

L’Emporio alla Pace is a café in central Rome, I’d like to start on commenting on the pricing, it is very cheap here and probably the cheapest place I seen on my trip to Rome, it cost 2.50 euros for a coffee and a toastie (just a shame the toastie wasn’t gluten free!)
The toastie was for my friend, and she did enjoy it after she sent it back (it wasn’t toasted well enough!), she commented it was one of the best toasties she had in Rome, and they were pretty hard to find.
The coffee was good quality too, and for 80 cents, it was fantastic.
This place appears to me as a family business, hence I was upset with a certain incident. I came in here looking for wifi having been told I had it, a nice woman began to serve me and she tried to connect me to the internet, as she was struggling, she got who I think was her «son» to help out, he did originally seem nice and he did get me on the log-​on screen, however the wifi needs you to log in with italian address/​phone numbers and when I mentioned this, the woman, who I think was the owner, got her son back and he seemed to shout at her and walk off, leaving me (the customer) without wifi. I really appreciate her trying and this is a nice place with very cheap pricing, they could even get away with charging double and the price still being reasonable but the incident with her son really disappointed me, this means I can only give 3 stars, even though I would of liked to give more.

buscando un lugarcito donde descansar y echar un buen café, nos encantó esta esquinita donde el café y las galletitas estuvieron deliciosos… y sorprendente el precio muy razonable en comparación a otros cafés. Excelente lugar para hacer un stop leer un buen libro y disfrutar de un lugar relax con unas deliciosas galletas!

Justo a un lado del hotel donde nos quedamos tuvimos la suerte de encontrar este lugarcito perfecto para tomar café. En la mañana hay fruta, pan y sándwiches para desayunar. Es un ambiente relajado donde tomar una pausa a cualquier hora del día o el aperitivo cuando cae la tarde (botanas gratis con la bebida), ¡como no!

Oh I loved it! Coctails were perfect, staff was really nice and prices were really low!

Amazing little coffee shop in the narrow alley ways of historic religious rome. You will not be disappointed. Much like a traditional hippy US coffee shop with way better prices. It was € 0.80 for coffee (expresso style as they do in Europe) and the same for a Macchiato with soy! Couldn’t believe it. A latte was just 30 cents more. Nice IPAs which are hard to find in Europe I think. Friendly service. Has a bathroom. Supposedly free wifi.

A great little café to cozy up on a chilly March afternoon! I ended up spending hours reading on one of many plush sofas while enjoying some English breakfast tea.

Go there. Now. Basically, this is a Café or Trattoria, which is a bookshop and a beer/​wine bar at the same time. I had breakfast there — an Italian pastry and a capuccino for 1.60 € at a table while trying to read an Italian version of «Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy».

I am in the city for work and had a day to myself. I searched on Unilocal for places with WIFI and a café called Circus came up. Well, I went to circus and they weren’t open. even though online it said they opened at 10! So, I walked my merry little way to this place. It was bumping! The service was quick and I found a nice little spot on the couch to work for the next few hours. They did not have Free Wifi, but I was able to sign up for some connection that showed on my network for free!

This place is so cool! And it is not expensive! It is rather under-​priced!
The staff is friendly, the espresso is great, and the ambiance is really comforting!

One of the things I love about Rome for the solo traveler, is the new selection of cafes/​wine bars that are also book stores. You can bring your own book, or pick one up there while enjoying a glass of wine, or espresso. Plus these locations are open in the evening, when the city is bustling with groups of young drinkers in search of the next night club.
For the person who wants a quiet evening, but not locked up in their room, this is it. I loved chilling here with my awesome glass of Barolo, sinking into my book I bought for the trip. I felt like a local for sure.
Check out this place and others around the town! You will not be disappointed!

[from Spotted by Locals Rome] A homy atmosphere. It“s not a crowded club, it“s not a busy cafè, it“s not a loud pub, it“s not a noisy bar. I would call it a living room with kitchen and bookcases. A sofa, three armchairs and a couple of chairs round three tables, lamps and books on sale make this small, comfy place. Cozy for a good drink and a calm, warm chat. You can also sit at the counter on a stool for a more casual booze. Breakfast in the morning, snacks at lunchtime, munchies in the evening. The staff is extremely nice and friendly. I came here with my Facebook friend Federico from Italy“s northwestern Genoa, a beautiful sea front city. We had a glass of Pinot grigio while we enjoyed talking about books, literature, and life in general. I noticed that, compared to other places, the wine glasses are bigger and very well filled up. Together with the drink they served us olives, nuts, chips, and small Italian crispy bagels.