6 Rome Coffee Tours to Build a Morning Around

1.Rome Morning Vespa Sidecar Tour in Rome with Cappuccino

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,771 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $163Our pick

Ride through Rome with a professional driver while your guide, such as Claudio, Matteo, or Luca, explains the city through a headset. In three hours, you’ll see major landmarks, quiet lanes, panoramic Janiculum Hill, the Pantheon, and a traditional cappuccino and cornetto stop.

“A fun and quick way to explore Rome in vasper. It saves you all the hassle of walking and finding the ways to all the iconic spots!”

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2.Highlights Vespa Sidecar Tour with Coffee and Gelato

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 747 reviews · from $141

Ride Rome’s streets by classic Vespa sidecar with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide and driver. Visit the Colosseum, Aventine Hill, Pyramid of Cestius, Trastevere, and Janiculum Hill, with coffee, gelato, and photo stops along the way.

“Simon was an amazing guide and showed great enthusiasm for ensuring that we enjoyed our tour. We were a mother and daughter and it was a highlight of our trip. Thank you. We would totally recommend.”

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3.Sunrise in Rome: Small Group E-Bike Tour & Italian breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 177 reviews · 3 hours · from $93

Start near Santa Maria Maggiore and ride with guides such as Elias, Duarte, or Camille while Rome is still quiet. See Campidoglio Hill, Piazza Navona, the Spanish Steps, and Trevi Fountain, then finish with coffee and a cornetto at Sant’Eustachio Il Caffè.

“Excellent way to see many of the big ticket items with minimal other tourists. Our guide Elias was so much fun and so knowledgeable. The bikes are a great way to cover a lot of area in a small amount of time. Highly recommend this on your 1st day in Rome.”

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4.Rome Pantheon: Award Winning Gelato Tiramisu & Espresso Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Meet your foodie guide near the Pantheon for a 2-hour-15-minute walk through Rome’s coffee and dessert culture. Taste espresso at Tazza d’Oro and Sant’Eustachio, coffee granita, artisan gelato, moka coffee, and tiramisu, with tips for finding quality treats later.

“Chose to do this tour on our first afternoon in Rome hoping the espresso would keep us going 😉! We ended up having a private tour with just my daughter and me! Our tour guide Fede was amazing! She was fun, energetic, engaging, and shared many details about espresso and how to hunt out natural gelato! By the end, she felt like a friend and I was sad she couldn’t just hang out with us! What a wonderful introduction to Rome and its people! Thank you, Fede!”

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5.Espresso, Gelato and Tiramisù Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 74 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $64Best value

Walk through Navona, the Pantheon district, and Campo Marzio with an English-speaking foodie guide. Taste espresso at Sant’Eustachio, coffee granita at Tazza d’Oro, artisan gelato at Gunther, and tiramisù at a top pastry shop. Guides such as Federica, Luca, and Giovanni tailor the tour for families.

“Giovanni was fantastic! So knowledgeable about all things coffee, gelato, tiramisu and just Rome in general. This tour was one of our favorite parts of our entire trip. Highly recommend!”

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6.Specialty Coffee Workshop & Tasting Experience in Rome

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $70

Meet Matteo and the Slow Travel team in central Rome for a 90-minute coffee workshop. You will examine green beans, compare three to four espressos with three to four filter coffees, and learn how processing and brewing change aroma and taste.

“Absolutely phenomenal!! The owner has so much care and passion for the quality of beans. It was such a fun and interactive activity and totally recommend! It was very informative and we learned lots about the the difference between good and bad coffee beans. We tasted 3 different espressos and had a wonderful pour over. We even got to see the process of what it takes to make a pour over. This was definitely a highlight of our Italy trip!!”

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