The name Pompi kept coming up for places to head to for great desserts. I even heard and read claims that they have THE BEST tiramisu in Rome. I actually dismissed this claim. I would say I am somewhat of a tiramisu connoisseur, and several tries of the dessert here in Rome failed my taste buds miserably. I guess I should clarify that statement. I don’t meet many sweets that I don’t like, and even some of the claimed tiramisu desserts tasted good, but they should have not been termed as being tiramisu. One I tasted had a vanilla pudding type custard, and another had a cake crust, or bottom layer, instead of lady fingers. To me, those are simply desserts, and shouldn’t make a claim to fame as being tiramisu.
With that said, I set off to try Pompi. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, but I didn’t have overly high hopes for the tiramisu.
Upon arrival there was a steady flow of customers entering and leaving, and all the cafe tables in front were filled. A good sign!
I was blown away as soon as I entered. I was so excited to discover all the different types of desserts! I immediately declared I wanted to try one of everything. They had a variety of gelato, along with an array of sweets and baked goods. They also not only had tiramisu, they had several kinds of tiramisu! Who knew?
They also had a refrigerator case full of beautifully decorated, drool-inducing cakes.
After I snapped out of my dolce trance, I noticed the rest of the large refrigerator case was filled with prepared and packaged tiramisu. At that moment, I knew this place meant business with their tiramisu if they had that many prepared to walk out the door.
In addition to the side walk tables in front, Pompi also has a large sitting area in the back. As typical in Italy, sitting down comes with a charge. Your dessert of choice will run you an extra few dollars if you decide to sit down and be served at a table. It was a such a beautiful day, we decided to get ours to go and sat down to enjoy our (very tasty) treats in the park area near to the pastry shop.
We opted for a classic tiramisu, and another tiramisu with a twist. I wanted to taste the traditional tiramisu, and just as I had read and heard before, it was delicious! It was the best tasting tiramisu I have had in Rome so far!
We also shook things up a bit with a non-traditional tiramisu (something I did not know even existed). Instead of the espresso and chocolate, it had hazelnuts and caramel. I was a little leery of it at first since it was something I had never even heard of, but it was absolutely delicious! It will definitely be ordered again. In fact, Pompi also has several other flavors (strawberry, pistachio and banana & nutella), and I can’t wait to see if they are all equally as delicious.
Needless to say, I loved Pompi, and can’t wait to go back to try more of their delicious desserts! It actually reminded me of my favorite 115-year old Italian pastry shop in New York, Venieros. If something can transport me back to New York (my favorite city) and give me a taste of home, I’m definitely going back!
Pompi is not far from the Metro A stop Re di Roma, and is open daily from 6:30 AM – 1:30 AM. They also have a smaller location (with the same great tiramisu) near Piazza di Spagna (Via della Croce, 82).
Pompi
Via Albalonga, 7
+39 06 7000418
I have only recently tried tiramisu. Our new son-in-law loves it so I made some for his birthday last year. It was a fairly traditional recipe. I couldn’t find ladyfingers so I made them from scratch. I never want to do that again! The next year I made tiramisu brownies. I don’t love tiramisu but it would be fun to try it at Pompi.
Visiting from SITS.
Oh wow, lady fingers from scratch? I don’t think I want to do that either. Haha! I bet it was delicious though. I’ve never had tiramisu brownies, but sounds yummy as well! Thanks so much for stopping by!