Pasticceria Andreotti dal 1931

still going strong since 1931. that's not a detail you ignore when you're trying to figure out where to get coffee in rome. via ostiense runs south from testaccio toward the old port district, and andreotti sits in that stretch where the city feels less performed, less aimed at anyone visiting for the weekend. a pasticceria that's been operating this long has had to get the espresso right, because the people who live nearby have been drinking it for decades and have opinions. if you're in the ostiense area, this is the kind of stop you build time around, not something you pass through. morning is the obvious moment, coffee alongside whatever's come out of the kitchen that day.