I am not a fan of hotel food. I would like to avoid the usually bland breakfast buffet offered by hotels during my visit to Rome next month. I would appreciate any recommendations for good breakfast places in the areas of Piazza Barberini, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountains, Vatican or the Pantheon. Thanks so much!

just step out of the hotel and stop at the first bar. various italian coffee mixes and a few pastries and the start of the lunch sandwiches. they will aslo have liquor, but look beyond that. if the first one does not, check out the second one.

sitting will cost twice the price of standing.

one block off the main drag will cut the price considerably.

the bar is the italian word for cafe.

Pizza and/or gelato for breakfast...yum.

Italians eat pretty small breakfasts.

Usually just a cafe e cornetto (croissant). All the more reason to prepare for a larger lunch!

Hi, I would suggest you Antico Caffè del Brasile in Via dei Serpenti, 23 near the Pantheon; my Roman friends took me there as there it's served the best coffee in Rome. Note that there's a barrier and you can't even see them making the coffee as it has to be kept secret :)