Best frappe and castagnole in Rome: addresses
The Carnival is about to begin and it is forbidden to be caught unprepared (read here all the dates of the Carnival 2022). Around you begin to see the first masks and the bakeries and pastry shops of the capital exhibit their cabarèt full of frappe and castagnole. Fried, baked, classic or in the tastiest versions (with chocolate, pistachio, cream, ricotta). There are also those who delight in preparing them at home. And how can you resist the typical sweets of the Roman Carnival?
Best frappe and castagnole in the ovens of Rome
The ovens of the capital, especially the historical ones, are a certainty. Do not miss the frappe and castagnole di Ancient Urbani oven al Ghetto, but a must stop is also the Monteforte oven in via del Pellegrino. As per tradition, the family’s historic Roman oven Roscioli back to promote in different variations: alchermes, lemon, classics, chocolate, custard and ricotta. Roscioli Caffè, the Roscioli-branded café just a stone’s throw from the bakery and the historic Salumeria, offers frappe and damselfish stuffed with custard and ricotta.
In the San Giovanni area to mark Panella (with noteworthy frappe and damselfish). A stone’s throw from via Merulana don’t miss the sweets of Adjust, ancient Roman oven. At Nomentano, the scent of Carnival sweets instead comes from the well-known oven Saints Sebastian and Valentine.
Frappe and castagnole (also stuffed) are back in eastern Rome Confectionery workshop Sweet woods (Tor Cervara), while in the Prenestina area a certainty remains D’Antoni, with classic fried frappe or covered with honey with colored sugar and baked frappe with dark chocolate. There is no shortage of classic castagnole, lightly flavored with rum, pancakes stuffed with raisins macerated in rum and apple cubes, shortcrust pastry crescents stuffed with ricotta and raisins or filled with ricotta and dark chocolate drops.
Always another reality to report is uncle Melo, confectionery laboratory that on the occasion of Carnival offers fried and baked frappe, with chocolate glaze and classic castagnole, rum, alchermes or filled with vanilla or red fruits.
Frappe and castagnole from Roscioli
Best frappe and castagnole in the pastry shops of Rome
In the San Giovanni area, from Napoleons, showcases full of classic frappe, with nutella, with chocolate glaze, classic damselfish, damselfish with nutella and other carnival delicacies. In the Appia area the pastry shop Lucky is to keep an eye on. Moving towards the Tuscolana, Tichetti, Sisters Giordano and the pastry Max are the three names to remember. In Cinecittà we find rich variety from Novelli pastry shop: fried and baked frappe, classic damselfish or stuffed with nutella, cream, ricotta and pistachio. And for the little ones, glazed shortcrust pastry masks.
The carnival has come from Bompiani, the pastry shop in the Ardeatina area. Crispy frappe, sprinkled with powdered sugar and traditional castagnole or with alchermes. We then go to the Aventino area, where it is Manfredi house to have baked his frappe and castagnole.
In Monte Mario, from Against Contemporary Bistrot, the master Andrea Fiori is preparing frappe, classic castagnole, castagnole alchermes and mini cream puffs with ricotta and cream. There is an Ostiense Black Vanilla with its frappe known for lightness and crunchiness and with its fried damselfish covered with granulated sugar. Here is the African quarter Romoli, a name a guarantee all year round and even at Carnival. In viale Regina Margherita, the Gruè pastry shop offers classic frappe, chocolate frappe, 5 types of castagnole and fried donuts.
All of Rome, in this period, is inebriated by the scent of Carnival sweets and it is impossible to resist temptation.