Carpe Diem PizzAe In Roma

15/04/2026: So glad the coffee house we were looking for was closed and that we ended up here! Really popular with the locals, picture perfect, and great staff and selection! We had coffees and tiny fruit and sacher tartes and sorry I ate mine before taking a photo. Felt bad for the guy that had to clean the bathrooms (and the glass cases where the people waiting for the bathrooms kept leaning). That man is doing God's work. Rome is awe inspiring but this place made the city human and real for me- the older couple warmly greeted by staff as regulars, having rughetta sandwiches and a comfortable Sunday afternoon conversation frequently interrupted by people they knew, who had kind smiles for two wide eyed tourists relishing their sweet treats and in coveted chairs, the group of young couples next to us having a lively conversation complete with the gesticulations considered typically Italian by foreigners. An American travelling with a Pole, I was delighted to see that the note in the guest book was in Polish!

14/04/2026: Beyond delicious pasticceria. They celebrated their 100-year anniversary last year, so it seems the locals appreciate what they are doing as well. Fantastico!