La Romana
Lazio
The listing
La Romana is an artisanal gelateria open since 2014 in Lazio. You will find it at Via Ostiense 48.
On AppGelato, Lazio is represented by ricotta and sour cherry: a good starting point for a first scoop. As with any artisanal counter, the real test remains the classic creams and the fruit sorbets of the season.
Opening hours according to public sources: Mon–Thu 13:00–24:00 · Fri–Sat 13:00–01:00 · Sun 12:00–24:00. Phone: +39 06 5730 2253. The official website is linked in the listing above. Before planning a visit, it is worth checking seasonal openings and closures directly with the gelateria.
From 2014 to today: one of the counters with the longest history among the guide's listings.
The symbol flavor of Lazio on this guide — a tasting compass, not a verdict on the counter.
Location of La Romana on Google Maps.
The gelateria in its territory
This listing is part of the guide to artisanal gelaterie in Lazio, which follows 484 counters across the region: the regional pages gather the addresses town by town, with maps and practical details.
Listing information comes from public sources — including OpenStreetMap — and from the guide’s archive: the editorial team verifies and enriches it over time, and when a piece of data is not confirmed it is left out rather than invented. No listing is paid for.
Artisanal gelato in Italy: the context for this listing
The cone remains one of the country’s most democratic rituals: a good counter turns up in historic centres and provincial towns alike, and it is often off the tourist routes that the laboratories surprise the most.
Italian artisanal gelato is not a single product: it is a geography. Every region has brought its own ingredients to the counter — Bronte pistachio in Sicily, hazelnut in Piedmont, bergamot in Calabria, alpine milk in the north — and every city has its reference counters, often handed down through generations.
The difference between artisanal and industrial gelato is decided in the laboratory: daily churning, fruit in season, less air and fewer added vegetable fats. That is why the same word, gelato, can describe such different experiences from one address to the next.
The guide gathers gelaterie region by region: from the regions page you can drill down to the city and to each individual listing.
How to use the guide starting from this listing
The most direct route starts from the gelaterie page: the map of the regions leads to the area you are interested in, where the counters are grouped town by town with maps and directions. The search on the homepage, meanwhile, finds a gelateria by name, city or region in a few keystrokes.
This is one of the guide’s essential listings: fields appear only once the sources confirm them. For the visit itself, the universal rules of artisanal gelato hold — seasonal flavors, believable colors, protected tubs — plus a direct check of hours and openings.
What to taste at the counter
A simple tasting method: one scoop of a classic cream and one of the flavor that tells the territory’s story — for Lazio, on this guide, ricotta and sour cherry. If both convince, the rest of the display case rarely disappoints. Being wary of bright colors out of season remains the oldest and soundest advice in the trade.
One last counter-side clue: a flavor board that changes with the weeks. A short, seasonal list almost always says more than an endless display.
Nearby gelaterie in the guide
In the same area the guide also follows 4F, Adelina Gelato and Agostinelli: their listings are linked below. Even outside the big cities, comparing nearby counters says a lot about the level of the area.
FAQ about La Romana
Where is La Romana?
La Romana is located at Via Ostiense 48 (Lazio). The map in the listing shows the exact spot and opens turn-by-turn directions.
What are the opening hours of La Romana?
According to public sources: Mon–Thu 13:00–24:00 · Fri–Sat 13:00–01:00 · Sun 12:00–24:00. Hours and seasonal openings can change — for a trip from far away, a direct check is worth the call.
Since when has La Romana been open?
The recorded year is 2014. Gelaterie with a long history behind them are often the safest way to learn a city’s taste.
Which flavor should you try in Lazio?
The region's symbol flavor on this guide is ricotta and sour cherry: a good first scoop, together with the classics that reveal any laboratory — fior di latte, crema and the sorbets of the season.
How can you tell whether a gelateria is genuinely artisanal?
Three reliable clues: the fruit follows the calendar, the colors stay true to real ingredients, and the counter prefers pozzetti or covered pans to theatrical mountains. An open laboratory, where you can catch the churning, closes the circle.
Why do some listings carry more information than others?
The guide’s rule is simple: better an empty field than an invented one. Every listing shows the information confirmed as of the latest update, and grows over time along with its sources.
Is the information in this listing verified?
The listing reports only data confirmed by public sources — including OpenStreetMap — and by the guide’s archive: when a piece of information cannot be verified it is omitted, not invented. No gelateria can pay for its listing or its position.