Specialist Cook Shops in Rome, Italy

I visit Rome on holiday every couple of years and on my most recent trip I was on a mission to visit cook shops, largely looking for bread-baking products. I hope the following research helps other visitors, and encourage anyone with suggestions I've missed to add them into this thread.

Specialist cook shops tend to be fairly small concerns, perhaps with a smaller product range than one would find in cities back home in the UK, but the visits were fun to do while sightseeing. I haven't included department stores, because it wasn't the sort of shopping I was doing on this trip.

C.u.c.i.n.a. — Four stores in and around Rome, including Via Mario de' Fiori 65, 00187 Rome — not far from the Spanish Steps. For cooks who like their smart equipment in steel, glass, wood and white ceramic. This store would be my recommendation if you could only go to one place while in Rome. More at: http://www.cucinastore.com.

Peroni — Two stores at Piazza dell'Unità 16 & 29, 00192 Rome. More bread-baking products here than other shops and one of the stores caters especially well for cake-bakers. Also good if you are looking for pasta machines and equipment. More at: http://peronisnc.it.

Gusto — A small, smart, store, run along side an equally smart pizzeria, restaurant and cafe — definitely worth eating there if the queues aren't too long. Really nice products and good for discerning gifts. It's a stone's throw from the impressive Ara Pacis museum and overlooked my the Mausoleum of Augustus on Piazza Augusto Imperatore 7, 00186 Rome. More at: http://www.gusto.it.

DOM — A reasonable size store, full of very colourful tools, though mostly general kitchen supplies, rather than baking. Via d'Aracoeli 6, 00186 Rome. More at: http://www.domrome.com.

Sorelle Adamoli — More homewares than Cookshop, but worth a visit if you are at the east end of the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. The store is on Via del Plebiscito 103, 00186 Rome, so easy to get to on the way back from the Forum, etc.

Kitchen Kiosk — Two cluttered and somewhat shabby shops at Viale degli Ammiragli 10/12 & 22/24, 00136 Rome. Quite a lot for the cake bakers amongst you, but it's a bit out of the way and maybe not the best use of your energy if you've just been round the Vatican Museums one very hot day :-( More at http://www.kitchencucina.it.

I didn't get chance to go to:

* Casa Bella di Trastevere — Via Luciano Manara 16, 00153 Rome.

* Kitchen Inc — Via Natale Del Grande 4, 00153 Rome.

Hope those are useful and have a great visit if you are heading over to Rome in the next few months.

Best wishes,

Colin