2 Best Restaurants in Piazza Navona, Campo de' Fiori, and the Jewish Ghetto, Rome

Frequented by tourists and government officials from the nearby Senate alike, this caffè is considered by many to make Rome's best coffee. Take it at the counter Roman-style—servers are hidden behind a huge espresso machine, where they vigorously mix the sugar and coffee to protect their secret method for the perfectly prepared cup (if you want yours without sugar here, ask for it senza zucchero). Their sister caffè, Emporio Sant'Eustachio, is a modern specialty coffee shop a few minutes’ walk away past the Pantheon.

On the east corner of the piazza, in front of the Pantheon, this has been the place for serious coffee drinkers for nearly 80 years—there are no tables or frills, but there is a no-nonsense attitude when it comes to the dark coffee roasts that are perfect for espresso. Consider indulging in a granita di caffè con panna (coffee ice with whipped cream).