Lovely local chocolate and candy shop. Reminded me of my childhood in Italy…read more Worth a stop!

Gelato! We love the gelato at Venchi - we've visited several…read moreoutlets now and it's consistenly high quality. The flavours are delicious and the rich creamy texture is heavenly!! At €4.80 for a medium cone, it's a little more expensive than the other gelaterias but it's worth it!

Gelato was one of the best we had! Great selection of flavors. Super creamy gelato! Cute place.read more

What a beautiful shop with such incredible offerings, each packaged ornately, in beautiful boxes to…read morepresent as gifts or to open for yourself. Beyond a very inviting shop window, when you open the door and enter, you will be welcomed with the most heavenly smell of fresh rich chocolate. Highly recommend for the connoisseur who appreciates the finer pleasures in life.

So many chocolate to choose from! We loaded up on all types of chocolates, to bring home as gifts…read more The women who work here are very nice. They do not know much English, but were indulgent of me trying mine. With some patience and humor I communicated and was able to make my purchase. The store is full of a wide selection of chocolate confections. Recommend for chocolate lovers!

I adore Perugina Baci Italian dark chocolate with a hazelnut wrapped with a little love message…read more They are as sweet as a kiss. The shop not only has Baci in many different sized packages, but they also carry an entire assortment of delicious treats made by Perugina. Many items are available by bulk. The store has cute items to take home as gifts. www.chocostore.it

Amazing lavender gelato, which is one of my favorite flavors. Its centrally located right near the…read morespanish steps

Nom, nom. Delicious. I love chocolate and saw this place while walking around. I had to stop and…read morebuy an array of chocolates. Every single one was unique. The owner asked about my preference in flavor and made recommendations, and they were absolutely delicious. I wish we had one nearby ;)

Holy Italian cioccolato! So before I left for Rome, I did some research on where to buy chocolate…read morebecause, well, I seek out the best chocolate everywhere that I go. Now, I had forgotten about this place until (happily), I came across it quite by accident while strolling around Monti. So of course, I stopped in. I was greeted by the store clerk who I first thought was a little mean-looking. However. She was a delightful woman who spoke to me in French and took the time to tell me about the different flavors, pricing etc. she was very helpful and didn't rush me as I decided which flavors I wanted. Great service. I selected a handful of flavors - about ten pieces of chocolate, and these cost 8€. Let me tell you one very important thing: this chocolate is totally worth the price. Thus far, I've tried the orange slice dipped in dark chocolate, and the lemon peel (also dipped in dark chocolate) and I can confirm that we are looking at quality. Fantastic flavors! The chocolatier makes each piece right there so you know it's authentic and fresh. Interestingly, the chocolatier is the son of the man who owns the very well known Moriondo è Gariglio, who happens to be Rome's oldest chocolate shop - so he learned from the best. If you're in Monti, these guys are worth the detour.

This Aladdin's cave of chocolates and sweets is tempting all year round, although the window…read moredisplays really pop at Easter and Christmas with themed goodies. If you're just expecting top quality handmade chocolates, you won't be disappointed; but this store has plenty more to offer as well. Jams, teas and infusions, jellies, biscuits, sugared almonds and chocolate spreads and crèmes make it tough for even the most self-disciplined shopper to leave empty-handed. They also serve an excellent hot chocolate, to drink inside or take away. The service is friendly and attentive, and although the handmade chocolates are quite pricey, you won't be disappointed with the quality. Remember, chocolate is made from a bean so technically it's a vegetable! ;) Eat your veggies! Yum!

Venture in Italy is so popular but we know why. The chocolate and the gelato was so fresh. My kids…read morecould not stop going to this place every day and you can easily not get bored of it. When we get back, they wanna go to the South Coast Plaza in California where they just recently opened up.

One of the (if not the) best gelato flavors I've had in Rome!! Ordered the chocolate flavor which…read morewas incredibly dense and rich!! They add nuts or chocolate chips inside the interior of cup so it adds a delicious texture! I love that they add texture here rather than only creamy gelato. I there was a bit of a wait on Wednesdays after dinner but it moved by very quickly and we were in and out!

We were on the hunt for a SMOOTH gelato place after a grainy and crusty experience the day before…read more Quetzalcoatl did not disappoint! Google said they were open till 7:30, so at 6:55 we walked by. There was the owner, about to lock up. I asked "Are you closed?" and he said "no, but I will be at 7 unless you are inside!" The gelato containers were all closed, but I asked him if we could get some and he said yes! I got the pistachio and then dark chocolate. You MUST get the dark chocolate. The most flavorful, creamy, delicious gelato experience in Rome beyond a doubt. We had a comparable experience in Venice but had not found a satisfactory equivalent here. Now we know where to go when we are near the Spanish Steps! Pay him a visit... earlier than we did! Grazie to the owner for staying open for us

This place is awesome. It's pretty hidden away but the gelato here is absolutely amazing. The…read moretexture is smooth and the flavor is great. It's quite disappointing that this place has barely any reviews. I don't review much but this place I just had to say something about. Everything is homemade, and if you don't want gelato you can get some very well made chocolates.

OK, I know I'm doing this wrong. I'm "supposed" to prefer the local gelato places that use the…read morelittle metal containers that hide the product, not some foreign mega brand that puts bigass visible trays of gelato in front of tourists... BUT: I was on a mission, and that mission was to find the best dark chocolate gelato in Rome, and somehow this place caught my eye, with its super dark gelato flavors. So I gave it a try... and wow. Mission accomplished. They have a few flavors here that are truly special that I could not find elsewhere in Rome... or at least not a version as good as the versions we had here. I got a three flavor cup, and both the "dark / noir" and the "coffee chocolate" (or some Italian word for that) were amazing. I forget what the third one was. What about the other Lindt products in this store? I have no idea. I stopped buying Lindt chocolate ever since the doses I picked up at Safeway in the states failed to make it past the first round of my taste tests.

The shop offers a safe haven from the busy Italian street. I was drawn to the elegant decorations…read moreand being a fan of Lindt chocolates, entering was hard to resist. Inside there are many choices for dessert, all of them nicely decorated and great tasting. Past the front section where you can purchase gelato and dine-in desserts, there are huge bins full of their signature candies (truffles and more) that you can mix and weigh yourself. If you are a chocolate lover, this is a good place to check out. It is sure to satisfy any sweet tooth. My only gripe is that the fruity candies (chews, gummies, etc) are not very tasty... but hey, they are known for chocolate so that's alright with me.