Pasticceria Rovida

you're headed toward via scarlatti with maybe twenty minutes before the rest of your day starts. that's the right amount of time here. pasticceria rovida sits in that stretch of the città studi area where students and office workers cross paths without really noticing each other, and the pace at the counter matches that: quick, unbothered, no drama about it. locals in the neighborhood speak well of the place, which counts for something in a city with no shortage of espresso bars competing for the same five minutes of your morning. this isn't a spot built for lingering over a laptop, though nobody's rushing you either. get your cortado, stand at the counter if there's room, and head back out onto scarlatti before the foam's even settled.