Torrefazione Drogheria Foroni E.

torrefazione is a real word with real weight in italy, meaning a place that roasts, and foroni on via britannia earns that label in the most literal sense. start with the espresso. in rome, that's rarely a debate, and at a roaster-run operation like this one, the gap between what's in the cup and what came off the roaster is as short as it gets. you're not drinking coffee that's travelled through a warehouse and a distributor before landing in your neighborhood. the quartiere between celio and appio-latino isn't a tourist corridor, which means the people here are mostly people who actually live nearby and know what they're drinking. regulars here are strongly attached to this place, and that kind of loyalty doesn't build around mediocrity. come back for a second espresso before you leave via britannia.