Palazzo Gambirasi, Aristocratic palace in Ponte district, Rome, Italy.

Palazzo Gambirasi occupies the block between Vicolo degli Osti, Via Arco della Pace and Via della Pace, where its main facade stands. The ground floor has shop doors and small mezzanine windows; the central rectangular portal is framed by an architrave, side brackets and the Gambirasi crest, with a wooden door topped by a wrought-iron fanlight. Above, nine windows and a corner balcony with alternating male and female mask tympana mark the piano nobile.

Merchant Donato Gambirasi from Bergamo purchased the land in 1657, with architect Giovanni Antonio de Rossi completing construction between 1658 and 1660. This building took shape during the early development of the Ponte district.

The Gambirasi crest over the portal shows a crayfish holding a cross between its claws, with the motto "Crux tua exhaltatio mea". The name Gambirasia appears on the 18th-century roof loggia. Residents included the architect Giovanni Azzurri, uncle of Francesco Azzurri, and the librarian and poet Domenico Gnoli, author of books on Roman traditions, followed by his son Tommaso, grandson Aldo and great-grandson Gherardo.

The main facade faces Via della Pace at number 8, with the Gambirasi crest above the wooden portal; the rear side runs along Vicolo degli Osti, where 15th-century doorways of the earlier buildings remain. The palace belongs to the Istituti Teutonici di Santa Maria dell'Anima and is rented out, so the interior is not open as a monument. Look for the name Gambirasia on the 18th-century roof loggia.

From 1891 until 2016, the palazzo housed Caffe della Pace, a legendary meeting place for Roman society. This cafe shaped the identity of the location for more than a century.