The story
Since opening on Via Tunisi in November 2023, Love - Specialty Croissants has quickly cemented its status as a premier destination for artisanal baking in Rome. Defined by meticulous technique and high-quality ingredients, the bakery has earned a stellar 4.6-star rating. Creator *Cosa mangiamo oggi?* has lauded the shop as "la migliore colazione di Roma," specifically pointing to the Moon, the Croissant alla Crema Pasticcera, and the Pain au Chocolat as essential orders.
The menu offers a sophisticated departure from standard fare, featuring a diverse array of treats ranging from cinnamon rolls and custard-filled Danish breads to savory staples like ham-and-cheese croissants. *So Hungry Italy* echoes the local enthusiasm, positioning this intimate bakery among the city's finest. With its thoughtful, quality-focused approach, Love has become a vital and celebrated fixture of the contemporary Roman breakfast scene.
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What diners say
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Love - Specialty Croissants delights with exceptional laminated pastries and expertly crafted coffee, served by a warm and attentive team. While the small space often draws a queue, most guests find the quality well worth the brief wait.
Pastry quality
Diners rave about the flaky, well-layered croissants and creative fillings like crema and fruit, often calling them the best in Rome. The savory options, such as avocado toast, also earn praise for their freshness and balance.
Coffee excellence
The coffee is consistently described as fantastic, with single-origin beans, beautiful latte art (including a Pegasus), and options like matcha latte. Many guests buy beans to take home, noting the premium but justified price.
Service
Staff are repeatedly called friendly, patient, and efficient, often offering water to those waiting in line. The team's knowledge and warm demeanor enhance the experience, even during busy times.
Wait time
A frequent observation is the line, especially around peak hours, with waits of 10–20 minutes common. However, most reviewers feel the quality justifies the wait, and the staff manage the crowd smoothly.
Value
Prices are considered fair for the artisanal quality, though some note it's a premium over standard Italian pastries. The experience is seen as a worthwhile splurge for a special breakfast.
Atmosphere
The small, cozy, and well-decorated space creates a charming setting. Despite its size, the ambiance is inviting and Instagram-worthy, adding to the overall appeal.
Most-loved dishes
AI summary of what 21 dish mentions say about the food
Reviewers swoon over the Apple Pie croissant, calling it a flaky, buttery revelation. The overall vibe is pure, joyful indulgence, with every bite praised as a warm, decadent escape.
“This is their classic croissant. It's very simple, but it has to be as precise as possible. Since it's handmade, no two are exactly the same. The process takes two to three days, and they use high-quality Italian butter from Val di Susa. It's one of the simplest but most difficult things to make, and they nail it.”
“One word: butter. Lots of butter. It's beautifully crunchy on the outside and perfectly developed inside. It's a real gentleman of a croissant, the best I've tasted so far.”
What creators say
5 creators have covered Love - Specialty Croissants. Most active: Cosa mangiamo oggi?, So Hungry Italy, Pratt
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Love - Specialty Croissants is a bakery in Rome that opened in November 2023, specializing in artisanal croissants and other baked goods made with high-quality ingredients and meticulous techniques.
Dishes mentioned
Croissant
This is their classic croissant. It's very simple, but it has to be as precise as possible. Since it's handmade, no two are exactly the same. The process takes two to three days, and they use high-quality Italian butter from Val di Susa. It's one of the simplest but most difficult things to make, and they nail it.
- Pain Suisse
Cinnamon Roll
This is a cinnamon roll made with croissant dough. Inside there's an almond custard with cinnamon. It's crunchy, simple, but likable. They top it with chocolate ganache.
MOON bread
The MOON bread is made with their specialty coffee beans. It has coffee dough, coffee custard cream, coffee ganache, and coffee crumble cookies. All the coffee elements come from the same beans. It's a really unique and flavorful pastry.
- Custard cream with dark chocolate
Love is a top breakfast spot in Rome with incredible pastries and filter coffees, highly recommended by the community.
Dishes mentioned
Cinnamon Roll with Croissant Dough
This cinnamon roll uses croissant dough, so it's flaky and buttery. Inside there's sugar, butter, and cinnamon that smells amazing. It's perfect — I'd go with the cream one, not the other half without cream.
Moon Love
This is a little work of art. The dough and ganache both have ground coffee cooked into them — you see black dots everywhere. Inside there's even more coffee custard. It's a bomb: the dough is crunchy like a shell enclosing the cream, the flavors are incredible, and the ground coffee gives a pleasant creaky bite under your teeth. It's full of cream, delicious.
Pan au Chocolat
Look how soft it is, and at the same time crumbly and very crunchy on the outside. The butter really pushes through here. It's divine. Inside there's a bar of chocolate — not too much, just the right acidity to counteract the fatness of the butter. Perfect.
- Cosa mangiamo oggi?Loved
La migliore colazione di Roma? Per noi è quella di Love. · @ 0:02
Love in Rome is the ultimate breakfast spot, with perfect croissants and pastries that are both beautiful and delicious, especially the iconic Moon and the apple turnover.
Dishes mentioned
Moon
This is our iconic Moon — it's made with a coffee croissant dough, pastry cream inside with coffee, and on top there's a milk chocolate and coffee ganache, finished with a crumble of a spelt roll with coffee powder inside. We start with the strong piece — a bomb of energy to start the morning right.
- Croissant
- Special del Mese alle Fragoline
Pain au Chocolat
We can show you the pain au chocolat — both when it's nice and white just proofed, and when the solution of cream, yolk and honey is sprayed on top, when it's baked, and when it's taken out — but above all when it's eaten. But first let's appreciate the cross-section — the amount of chocolate inside. Expecting a higher amount of filling in the pain au chocolat is a bit like expecting carbonara with cream and onions. Buttery dough and acidic chocolate — perfect combo.
Fagottino Mela
If you want to vent with the filling, this is the one you should order — apple turnover. It's a simple croissant dough, the shape is like a Wellington fillet with lozenges. Inside there's a frangipane with cinnamon, apples and almond flour. You know that if there's one with apple, it's mine — with frangipane and cinnamon, this one slaps hard.
A trendy, high-quality pastry shop with incredible Nordic-style laminated pastries, excellent coffee, and a great atmosphere, though a bit pricey.
Dishes mentioned
Croissant
One word: butter. Lots of butter. It's beautifully crunchy on the outside and perfectly developed inside. It's a real gentleman of a croissant, the best I've tasted so far.
Pan Suisse
This is incredibly indulgent. Super crunchy, even more decadent, and the chocolate cream inside is amazing. It's a top choice.
Kouign Amann
This one is much more moist inside. You can really taste the butter, it's incredibly greasy with an indescribable amount of butter. The caramelized brown sugar on top isn't really my thing, but if you like that style, it's very good.
Moon Love
This is an incredible indulgence. The pastry is very crunchy, even more than the others. The cream inside isn't super sweet, it's very pleasant with coffee. There are two different creams, one on top and one inside, and the pastry itself seems to be coffee-flavored. The execution is masterful.
