Panificio Bonci

Tucked away in Rome’s Trionfale neighborhood, Panificio Bonci is the lesser-known sibling to Gabriele Bonci’s legendary Pizzarium. While his pizza empire draws crowds from around the world, this intimate bakery offers the same extraordinary quality in a more relaxed setting. The small shop buzzes with locals popping in for their daily bread, a quick slice, or something sweet to carry them through the afternoon.

The pastry case here is a thing of beauty. Plump maritozzi—those quintessentially Roman cream-filled buns—sit alongside ricotta and sour cherry tarts that balance creamy and tart in perfect harmony. But the true revelation is Bonci’s oven-baked tiramisù, a reinvention of the classic dessert that transforms it into a tender mascarpone cake with whispers of coffee, all encased in a delicate chocolate shell. Fair warning: eating one of these will absolutely derail any dinner plans you might have had.

Beyond the sweets, Panificio Bonci serves up excellent pizza al taglio that rivals its famous neighbor, along with gorgeous loaves of grainy artisan bread and carefully curated bottles of high-quality olive oil. It’s the kind of neighborhood bakery that makes you wish you lived nearby so you could stop in every morning.

This is a perfect spot for a casual lunch break while exploring Rome, or for picking up provisions that will make your rental apartment feel a little more like home. Come hungry, leave happy, and don’t forget to grab a loaf of bread for later.