Necci dal 1924

#coffeeneuring2026 No. 3 20.1km round-trip I needed some new inner tubes for the Brompton, and although local bicycle shops stock them in the right size, only the LBS seems to stock Schwalbes which, in my experience, are slower to degenerate. And nearby one can get a coffee and more besides at Necci dal 1924, an extremely hip joint despite being 102 years old. Necci is in the heart of an area called Pigneto, which is hemmed in by railway lines and major roads and is extremely charming, in a ramshackle kind of way. It's no surprise, for example, that the Local Brompton Shop is there. And Necci is very much a hangout rather than a conventional bar or restaurant. Students lounge at the tables, one a proper celebration for someone who had just bassed some degree or another. Fresh mums navigate their strollers, old couples, young bucks, and a solitary person with a folding bicycle. My coffee came after a rather good gazpacho with a lump of burrata and a healthy pour of olive oil.…