La Deliziosa
La Deliziosa makes only a limited number of pastries each day at its small shop on Vicolo Savelli, near Piazza Navona.
Why go
Daria Reina, the founder of Chez Dede, sends readers here for the best Italian pastries in Rome,
and she buys from the shop herself: When we organize breakfast at Chez Dede, we get the cornetti from there.
She calls the cornetto with cream (Italy's version of a croissant
) absolutely fabulous,
and says the same of the maritozzo with panna, a soft brioche bun filled with whipped cream and another famous Roman pastry
(The Relisher, 2024).
Valentina of Valentina's Travel Guide had the occhio di bue, shortcrust biscuits half covered in chocolate with apricot jam in the middle. She recommends them as they are delicious for breakfast
(Valentina's Travel Guide, 2024). For fruit tarts, Lisa Franceschini of Rome Travelogues tells readers to try those of Pasticceria La Deliziosa
(Rome Travelogues, 2024).
Order this / avoid
- Order: the cornetto with cream, for Daria Reina (The Relisher, 2024).1
- Order: the maritozzo con panna, for Reina (2024).1
- Order: the occhio di bue, for Valentina (Valentina's Travel Guide, 2024).2
Good to know
- Whole cakes only: Valentina came for the Mimosa cake in 2024 and could not try it, because the shop sells it whole and not by the slice.
- Where: Vicolo Savelli 48/50, Parione, near Piazza Navona.
Verdict
could-visit — Stop at this small shop off Piazza Navona for a cornetto with cream or a maritozzo.