St Peter's Dome from the entrance of Gran Caffè Rossetti

GRAND CAFÉ · ROME · SINCE 1750

The table
facing St Peter's

PIAZZA PAPA PIO XII, 4
09:00-18:30

THE HOUSE — SINCE MDCCL

Since 1750 our door has opened onto Bernini's Colonnade — three centuries of family cooking, a story you don't read, you taste.

The entrance of Gran Caffè Rossetti
The entrance, fifty metres from the Colonnade

No long tales. Just carbonara stirred the way it should be, coffee served with a glass of water, and the table we keep by the window.

The Rossetti family, fourth generation

TWO WAYS TO SIT DOWN

The Grand Selection

N° 01 — NO BOOKING

The Grand Selection

The counter fills with Roman and Italian specialities. Come in from the square, choose with your eyes, take a seat.

Today's selection
The Family Lunch

N° 02 — BY RESERVATION

The Family Lunch

The set menu we'd serve at our own table, curated by the chef. Table guaranteed — ask in time for the window on the Basilica.

The chef's set menu · by reservation

Book the menu
The windows open onto the square and the Dome

THE WINDOW TABLES

The window opens

“Ask for the table by the window: the dessert, that day, is the Dome.”

Request the window12 TABLES · VIEW OF THE BASILICA

THE MENU

Real cooking, facing St Peter's

Homemade pasta, selected local wines and the great Roman classics — fresh produce, family recipes, steps from the Vatican.

Homemade pasta
Homemade pasta
Silky carbonara, cacio e pepe, hand-pulled tonnarelli — Roman tradition, the way it's always been.
Roman specialities
Roman specialities
Crisp pinsa with mortadella and pistachio, Roman artichokes, supplì and the great classics.
Lazio wines & aperitivo
Lazio wines & aperitivo
A selection of quality local wines and aperitivo at sunset, steps from St Peter's.
Coffee & house pastries
Coffee & house pastries
The Rossetti blend at the golden bar, maritozzo with cream and pastries from our own oven.
And much more
The full menu

PRIVATE EVENTS — FROM 18:00

When the square empties,
we set the table for you.

Celebrations, corporate groups, dinners tied to Vatican events. With a minimum spend or guest count, we take care of the rest.

Write to us for an evening

WHAT THEY SAY

“Not the usual Roman trattoria: elegant, refined, and with that view. Honest prices, too.”

FRANCO M. — TRIPADVISOR · ★★★★★

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