Pasticceria Gelateria Lotti — Restaurant in Rome

Small pasticceria/bar close to Via Veneto, one of the most famous streets of Rome. There is a large selection of pastries and a lunch buffet of prepared Italian foods, including sandwiches, pastas, vegetables. I went there by a recommendation of a colleague. While the place has a feel of your local Italian bar, the prices are pretty high. Got charged double of what I normally pay a few blocks away. Tramezzino was ok, with a lot of mayonnaise, cappuccino was ok, cornetto was delicious. For the price I paid, I could have had a nice sit down meal at a restaurant around the corner, not a quick snack at the bar. Their pastries are...

We love Roma and have visited several times. If you are in the area near the Via Vittorio Veneto near the Villa Borghese you must visit this lovely cafe. The pastries are heavenly and the owners make you feel like you are family. We stay at the Weston which is just a few blocks away and enjoy breakfast there every morning. It has been there and family owned for over 100 years! Now that is history! Great food, over the top service and an authentic local place that will not disappoint the most...

Great pastry shop with very friendly staff. Hot chocolate made to your preference (I got it strong, my wife got medium). I don't usually like dark chocolate but it was excellent and very rich chocolate. Great balance of dark but sweet, with fresh chilled whip cream. The pastries were tasty but the highlight was the hot chocolate and the enthusiastic service. Slightly off the beaten path but very worth the few...