Family-run pizza al taglio stand (Box 22) inside Rome's Nuovo Mercato di Testaccio, run by Paola and Andrea; dough ferments up to 100 hours, topped with seasonal, market-sourced ingredients.
Best for Hand-printed southern table linens.
CasaManco is a pizza-by-the-slice stand run by husband-and-wife team Paola and Andrea from Box 22 inside Rome's Nuovo Mercato di Testaccio, open mornings into early afternoon, Monday through Saturday. The couple came to pizza-making as a second career and built a following around dough given close to 100 hours to rise, using organic and part-whole-grain flours, producing a crust that stays light and crisp at the edges. Toppings change with the seasons and draw on ingredients from neighboring market stalls - zucchini blossoms, anchovies, 'nduja with soft cheese, roasted vegetables, and less conventional pairings like pear and gorgonzola. The stand also sells suppli, craft beer, wine and soft drinks.
Rome antiquarian bookshop specializing in rare books, maps, and engravings, family-run by the D'Aniello family since 1991. Currently at Piazza Sallustio 14. Founded 1974, not 1931 as sometimes stated.
Best for Antiquarian books and prints.
Ex Libris is a Rome antiquarian bookshop specializing in rare and antique books, maps, and engravings, with particular emphasis on first editions. According to the shop's own 'Chi siamo' page and its listing with A.L.A.I. (the Italian antiquarian booksellers' association), the business was founded in 1974, not 1931. The D'Aniello family took over management in 1991; the shop was more recently run by Emidio and Leone D'Aniello, alongside Maria Pia Lanzoni until her death in 2022. It is a member of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. The shop is currently located at Piazza Sallustio 14 in Rome's Ludovisi-Sallustiano district, open Tuesday through Saturday.
Rome shirting-and-hosiery shop opened on Via del Corso in December 1870 by Viennese founders; passed to the Bloch family in the early 1900s and now run by fourth-generation owner Andrew Bloch Fiorelli, selling nightwear, shirts and knitwear.
Best for Old-Rome shirts and hosiery.
Schostal opened on Rome's Via del Corso in December 1870, founded by Viennese proprietors as an undergarments, hosiery and shirting shop - its first sign read 'To the City of Vienna' in tribute to its origins. The shop passed to the Bloch family in the early 1900s and survived both the upheaval of the First World War, when its Austrian founders had to leave Italy, and later Mussolini's racial laws. It is now run by fourth-generation owner Andrew Bloch Fiorelli from a location near Campo Marzio, still selling handmade nightwear, dress shirts, knitwear, ties and hosiery in the old-world style that built its reputation.
A family leather workshop creating hand-stitched bags, belts, and accessories from vegetable-tanned Tuscan leather. Three generations of craftsmanship at prices far below designer equivalents.
Best for Family leather workshop creating hand-stitched bags, belts
A wine shop and tasting room on Monterosso's Via Roma, family-run since 1996, specializing in Cinque Terre wine and typical products. Its shelves carry salted anchovies, pesto, Monterosso lemons, olive oil and cured meats alongside local and Italian bottles.
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