Café Life Rome: A Guidebook to the Cafés and Bars of the Eternal City [Paperback]

Joe Wolff (Author), Roger Paperno (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cafe Life | Publication Date: February 2002

The cafe is indisputably central to Roman life. Café Life Rome is the first guide book dedicated solely to the cafés and bars of Rome. Instead of relying on city guides with cursory listings, this book, with its rich photography and informed descriptions, steers travelers through Rome's 5,000 bars to the perfect cafe. Café Life Rome focuses on thirty of the best, in four different areas of the city. Some of these establishments are hundreds of years old and some are relatively young, but each has a story to tell. These cafés also offer food and drink at reasonable prices, or a specialty of the house worth a small splurge. Visitors will be able to choose a comfortable bar close to their accommodations, make it a hangout of their own and watch the Romani at close quarters. It may even be a place where Hemingway or Fellini came to unwind, too.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...deserves a spot in you carry-on luggage...also a treat for those who rarely journey beyond their living room. Roger Paperno's photographs and Joe Wolff's descriptions bring the city's drinking establishments to life." -- TimeOut New York "A quirky book with offbeat, sometimes offhand, charm...Photography by Roger Paperno rounds the book out nicely." --San Francisco Chronicle

"This beautifully illustrated guide is essential for visitors having to choose between the 8,000 caffes--which can mean a café, a bar, or simply a coffee--and why they're so fundamental to the Italian community." ----OK! Magazine

"This book could help a reader easily, and quickly, feel at home in Rome's cafes, not only becoming acquainted with what kind of coffee or gelatin is available, but getting a feel for how the personality and the ambience were created." ----Chris Arvidson, Foreword Magazine

About the Author

Joseph Wolff is a freelance and screenplay writer who would rather be in Rome drinking cappuccino. Roger Paperno has shot photos for clients all over the planet, working to capture the beauty present in everything from smoky Roman cafés to cruise ships in the Panama Canal.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566564220
• ISBN-13: 978-1566564229
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #846,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars where's the map, October 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Café Life Rome: A Guidebook to the Cafés and Bars of the Eternal City (Paperback)

I loved this book. The pictures and reviews definitely got me psyched for my upcoming trip to Rome. And, when in Rome, I had the best caffe and granita I could imagine.

But...the book refers to a map, that I couldn't find in my copy. A map would've been very helpful.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Make's you want to pack your bags, February 25, 2002

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"ggamp" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Café Life Rome: A Guidebook to the Cafés and Bars of the Eternal City (Paperback)

This is more than a wonderfully descriptive book on cafes and bars. The layout of the book sets an ambiance that makes you want to pack your bags to fly to Rome immediately. Reading this book, I traveled to Rome and loved it.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hankering for La Dolce Vita?, March 25, 2002

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Robin Sloan (Novato, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Café Life Rome: A Guidebook to the Cafés and Bars of the Eternal City (Paperback)

Reading Cafe Life Rome is almost as good as being there. The beautiful photos and the wonderful stories about each of these family-run Cafes and their owners transport you to the Eternal City with its sweet way of life.
An essential part of any trip to Rome is to visit the cafes, relax, enjoy the superb coffee, watch the Romani and soak up their world. This book helps you to find the best cafes in any area of the Centro Storico and should you care to, find one to make your own.

Ready for La Dolce Vita? I recommend this book to help you find it