Pasticceria Boccione

Super tasty but a bit overpriced! I paid 10€ for a slice of torta a la ricotta e visciole and a piece of pizza ebraica. Since everything is weighted, no way to know what costed what

Forno Boccione is undoubtedly the Ghetto's most famous bakery, and despite a lack of signage the bustling corner store remains jammed from open to close for slices of their famous Cherry Cakes and Kosher classics. Also known as Pasticceria Boccione, and easy to miss given the simple storefront on Via del Portico d’Ottavia, the best way to locate this Bakery is by its nearly-constant line from 08h00 through 19h30 Sunday through Thursday, but only until 15h30 on Friday with workers appropriately off for a day of rest on Saturday. An area of tumultuous history, the Jewish Ghetto’s formation by Pope Paul IV in 1555 segregating an entire community until its liberation in 1870, guests entering Boccione today will find little changed about the postage-stamp interior and even less altered as relates to the recipes. Still adherent to dietary laws, in addition to antiquated rules such as one that did not allow Jewish persons to sell Dairy, the collection lining two cases plus the front window largely consists of unleavened Biscuits and Cakes, the Coconut Macaroon one stand-out thanks to its chewiness beneath char while an unlabeled braid resembling Challah was far harder but an elegant mix of Fruit, Nuts and Honey. Not small in terms of portions, every item weighted to price, those seeking Rome’s best Biscotti owe Boccione a look for their Chocolate-studded specimen, though not at the expense of forgoing Cakes stuffed with Cherries - the Almond version delectable but still not on the level of slices featuring unsweetened Ricotta that sell out quickly, just as they did when originally cooked under a near-burned top to disguise the Cheese and shun Papal edicts.

The uniqueness of the bakery is in the form of baking the cakes which burns the outside of the cakes while the inside remains soft and fluffy. I was not so enthusiastic about it. The dough of the cakes is very dense. We thought of eating it as an afternoon snack for everyone in the gardens of Villa Burgos but it filled us so much that we were unable to have dinner when we returned from Vila Borgoza.

The ricotta cheesecake is truly magnificent. So light and delicious. It’s a really small shop, so if you don’t look for it you could miss it. I highly recommend to try this cake! The cookies and other pastries are also good but nothing compares to the cake.

Food was delish! Small shop in the historic Jewish ghetto. The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 was the employees were rude to us for not speaking full Italian and needing change.

Better to come early morning to avoid the long lines and enjoy the most fresh cakes. They have amazing cake recipe which kept in secret for 300(!) years.

Hour-long wait for slightly burned baked goods? Yes, it was so good we'd be happy to go back again. They did accept credit card as payment.

Really yummy cherry cheese pie cake! There was a queue outside the shop but it moved quite fast. The staff appeared quite used to tourists popping in for their pastries and asked me if I wanted the cheese cake the moment I stepped in. Sold by weight and cash only.