FOOD & DRINK
EAT, DRINK, BUY. A UNIQUE TASTE PATH DISCOVERING THE BEST FLAVOURS OF ITALIAN CUISINE.
FROM STARRED RESTAURANTS TO STREET FOOD!
From starred cuisine to street food, from trattoria to gourmet restaurant, from wine bar to beer garden, from the most beautiful terraces to the most pleasant places, but also where you can do some quality shopping. Here is a small guide, with all the details and essential information about what I consider to be the best places in town where to go to eat well and why not also drink and shop in peace. Each address included is a place I know personally and have had the opportunity to test directly. Of course, it is only my opinion but one that I have also compared with other people when I could. Of course, it is only my opinion which may not find everyone in agreement because it concerns our personal tastes and habits. Many could be the reasons and factors that may influence our choices and judgement. I apologise if you may not be enthusiastic, but rest assured that my opinion has been expressed with the utmost sincerity, and by limiting myself to listing places that have disappointed me or in which I have found some perplexity. Thus, you may not find some addresses that perhaps some official guidebook has extolled. Nevertheless, I hope that everything will be as you imagine and wish it to be, and above all, I will not disappoint you, inviting you to let me know your opinion so we can make the most of it.
Not only starred restaurants, but also just high-class ones, more or less expensive, but sometimes with reasonable prices. Still others with good value for money, and then trattorias, pizzerias, ethnic restaurants and those more on the doorstep, places where you can go at any time and when you are looking for something less formal. The restaurants have been subdivided by neighbourhood from nearest to furthest and ordered from starred to very good and then the others. To establish the order of inclusion, I have referred only to distance for each category.
All prices included are indicative and will be considered a reference only. They are per person and do not include drinks.
The menus included may vary according to the season, and I recommend that you always check opening hours and closing days. I do not presume to be exhaustive or absolute; I have included those I might suggest to myself and a friend. There may be some inaccuracies, and I apologise from the outset, but the restaurant business’s climate can be very variable. Chefs who change their homes, closures, schedule changes and other variations.
The route is perhaps a little long and contains several addresses ideal for every hour of the day.
But as you scroll through the pages, you will find more than one address that may suit your taste and curiosity
The explanatory pictures are taken from the official pages of each restaurant.
The journey is very long and contains many addresses ideal for any hour. Browse through the pages to find the place you prefer.
In order:
CAMPO di FIORI- GHETTO- TRASTEVERE- PIAZZA NAVONA – PANTHEON -TREVI – PIAZZA DI SPAGNA – PIAZZA del POPOLO – VIA VENETO
COLOSSEO – MONTI – CIRCO MASSIMO – TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE – PRATI DISTRICT
Starred, Excellent, Good Restaurants, Trattorias, Pizzerias, Vegan, Ethnic, Pleasant Places, Cocktail Bar, Street Food, Icecream, Pastry Bar. Food where to buy!
About:
Restaurants
The best Roman tables are found in five-star hotels. So for an exceptional dinner, that is where you usually go. But as some are within walking distance from the flat, you can enjoy a gourmet dinner without going far.
Trattorie
Trattorie are the typical Roman restaurants that have survived their time. At one time, the peculiarity of these places was that they ate well and spent little and had a rather hasty service. Nowadays, you eat well ‘sometimes’ and often pay a lot. Instead, as far as service is concerned, nothing has changed; approximation is always at home. The menu, whatever the trattoria, always revolves around the four bastions of Roman cuisine: Amatriciana, Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe, Gricia, and a few main courses such as lamb, scaloppine, meatballs, coda alla vaccinara, and rarely other choices. As for desserts, they rarely go beyond ricotta cake and tiramisu. Despite this, some trattorias represent traditional Roman cuisine with pride and value, and their managers can be considered true ambassadors of taste.
Don’t be lured by the square tablecloths. Many shoddy trattorias use this ploy to fool customers. Avoid all restaurants near tourist attractions, especially those with insolence, or false smiles invite you in. Alongside the old, classic trattorias, new ones are springing up that carry on this tradition with pride and less superficiality, investing in the quality of the products, the way they are prepared and served.
Pizza
For a long time, pizza was considered a simple, quick and, above all, cheap meal. Now, even pizza has gourmet space, not just bare tables and quick meals. But also a pizza signed by more or less famous pizzaioli makers and a new way of interpreting it. Fresh doughs, longer and longer leavening times, new flours made from ancient grains, and increasingly more prosperous and imaginative toppings and combinations are being proposed.
The original PIZZA, recognised by Unesco as an intangible heritage of humanity, has a few simple rules: it must rise naturally, have a diameter of no more than 35 cm, a raised rim of between 1 and 2 cm, and be topped only with peeled tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella (or mozzarella of guaranteed quality), extra virgin olive oil and basil, baked only in a wood-fired oven, and it is the MARGHERITA or VERACE pizza. But I believe everyone can enjoy a pizza according to their taste. In Rome, there are two schools of thought on how pizza should be and, depending on the pizzeria, there are two contrasting styles.
The Pizza alla Romana is very thin, almost crispy in the mouth, and with essential toppings.
High, soft Neapolitan pizza with a nice crust and rich toppings.
Until a few years ago, you had to move away from the centre to find an exceptional pizza. Now, in addition to the less central districts’ excellent addresses, you can enjoy a fantastic pizza right in the centre, whether you prefer it Roman-style: thin and crispy or Neapolitan-style, high, soft and soft and well-seasoned
ROMAN CUISINE
Typical Roman cuisine is one of the tastiest and oldest in our country. It comes from popular, simple and delicious recipes rich in fats, aromas, spices and seasonings.
The essential ingredients are offal (guts or slaughterhouse waste), tail, head, and the so-called fifth quarter, i.e. what is left of the cattle after the noblest parts, which used to be destined only for aristocrats, have been separated.
Typical Roman dishes
Spaghetti alla carbonara, Bucatini all’amatriciana (which were not actually originally a Roman dish although together with carbonara they are an emblem of it), Tonnarelli cacio e pepe, Rigatoni con la Pajata, spaghetti ajo ojo e peperoncino, penne all’arrabbiata. Pasta and bean soup, Chickpea soup, Gnocchi alla romana, Saltimbocca alla romana, Involtini alla romana, Coda alla vaccinara, Abbacchio alla romana, Abbacchio a scottadito, Chicken with peppers, Trippa alla romana, Coratella with artichokes, Beans with pork rinds, Cod fillet. Carciofo alla romana, Carciofo alla giudìa, Puntarelle con acciughe, Cicoria ripassata, Indivia e acciughe, Broccolo romanesco, Supplì, Fiori di zucca, Insalata di puntarelle. Black cherry tartare. As for dessert, we rarely go beyond ricotta cake.
Roman dishes and where to eat them.
Roman dishes can be enjoyed everywhere, both in the gourmet version, in the most renowned restaurants and, of course, in the classic and popular trattorias that are the canonical place for this cuisine. Given the ease and frequency of preparation, Roman dishes are always delicious everywhere, but they only reach true perfection in a few places. It is up to you to choose where to enjoy authentic Roman cuisine, whether in more refined and obviously more expensive establishments or in more affordable, noisy but cheerful places with friendly service, to say the least.
Jewish-Roman cuisine
Roman cuisine is flanked and complemented by that of the Jewish-Roman tradition. Its cod fillets or zucchini flowers, sour cherry tart, artichokes alla giudia, anchovies with endive, and sweetbreads with artichokes, are all dishes that can be tried in the restaurants of the Ghetto.
All reference prices are per person and do not include drinks, and, above all, it should be borne in mind that they are only indicative
Welcome, the journey begins!
CAMPO di FIORI
We are fortunate that many of the city’s best addresses are within walking distance of the flat. Be they starred restaurants or just plain good ones, there is no shortage of trattorias, wine bars, and even quality street food
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CAMPO di FIORI AREA
STARRED RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA -CAMPO di FIORI
Il Pagliaccio**
Via dei Banchi Vecchi, 129A Distance 8′
Ph.: 0668809595 www.ristoranteilpagliaccio.com
CLOSED: SUNDAY and Monday- BOOK
CUISINE: FUSION
Il Pagliaccio is one of the best restaurants in town. An exclusive and refined restaurant where you will find the excellent dishes of chef Antony Genovese
Anthony Genovese’s cuisine is proposed through a customised path under the guidance of the Maitre di sala, who will guide you through the meal with passion and attention.
The dishes that come to the table will be a merry-go-round of flavours. A journey between West and East that knows no boundaries and finds its sublimation in the dishes that will be presented to you.
Service Very professional and full of customer care.
Very rich wine list including a selection by the glass.
There is no “à la carte menu”.
Il Pagliaccio proposes 4 surprise Tasting Menu.
Circus:10 courses,190€ per person drinks excluded.
Orme: 8 dishes, 170€ per person drinks excluded.
Terrae: 6 dishes,150€ per person drinks excluded.
Intermezzo Only available at lunch, €100 per person drinks excluded.
Starred Restaurants Apartment Area – Campo di Fiori
Pipero Roma*
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 250 (Face the Chiesa Nuova)
Ph. +39 339 7565114 – +39 06 68139022 Distance 8’
www.piperoroma.it info@piperoroma.it
Closed Sunday – and Monday and Saturday lunchtime BOOK
TRADITIONAL GOURMET
Pipero, as is often the case, is also the owner’s name, but never as in this case, is it impossible to think of this restaurant without Alexander. Alessandro Pipero is not only the owner. He is also the true soul and guide. Pipero is a master of hospitality, and the guest here is genuinely sacred. The restaurant is spacious, elegant, sober but not cold, with the tables well spaced out and carefully laid, albeit in a minimalist style. After the fine welcome given to you by Alessandro Pipero, who will accompany you to your table, and after a welcome drink accompanied by delicious amuse bouche, we move on to the menu presentation. You can choose the 7-course Carte Blanche Menu, an emotional journey of 7 courses created by Chef Ciro Scamardella and representative of the restaurant and its chef, or choose from the à la carte menu.
Honestly, the à la carte menu is essential 3 starters, 4 first courses, 3 main courses, and 4 desserts.
Whatever choice you make, and even if the restaurant’s must-have dish is La Carbonara, in everyone’s opinion a must-have, dishes of superb quality will always arrive on the table.
Indeed, we are in a pleasant place where taste, elegance, hospitality, and no extra formalism reign supreme. and a short walk from home
Tasting Menu “Carta Bianca” 7 courses 140€ Drinks Excluded
Menù a la carte
Appetisers
Shellfish and Tripe Sauce -€ 32,00
Beef Tartare, Almond and Sorrel € 32,00
Broccoli, Sausage and Seaweed € 32,00
First courses
Pasta Carbonara by Pipero € 32.00
Fregola with Clams and Coconut € 32.00
Risotto with Butter and Anchovies € 32.00
“Tagliolino” with Yellow Pepper and Miso € 32.00
Main Courses
“The Fried” Catch of the day, Southern Oriental Glaze and Mixed Salad € 45.00
Beef, Cabbage and Juniper € 45.00
Animella, Cauliflower and Périgueux € 45.00
Starred Restaurants Apartment Area – Campo di Fiori
PER ME Giulio Terrinoni*
Vicolo del Malpasso 9, Rome (Via Giulia) Tel. 06.6877365 Distance 8′
www.giulioterrinoni.it perme@giulioterrinoni.it BOOK
FISH
Not far from home in Vicolo del Malpasso between Via Giulia and Via dei Banchi Vecchi is Giulio Terrinoni’s “Per me”, one of the best fish restaurants in Rome. Still, there are also omnivorous and vegan proposals. Giulio Terrinoni is a cook of great creativity and is undoubtedly considered one of the best Italian chefs.
All his talent, passion and creativity can be found in every dish that comes to the table
It is possible to get close to this cuisine at lunchtime with the famous lunch caps: i.e. tapas-style variations that are nothing more than small samples of the main dishes that are beautiful to look at and, above all, tasty. (only possible at lunchtime from Monday to Friday). ‘Three caps and go’, at EUR 36; The right time (five caps) at € 60.
Lovely open kitchen, minimalist décor, pleasant lighting, and dehors.
Attentive and friendly service. Book in advance to secure your place.
Tasting Menu
First Steps’ five iconic dishes by the Chef 95€. wine pairing, five glasses 65€.
‘Head, Hands, Heart’ telling our story to date in ten moments 150€. wine pairing 90€.
‘Think Green’ five vegetarian dishes following the seasons 95. wine pairing, 65€.
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
Il SAN LORENZO
Via dei Chiavari, 4/5 Ph.: 06/6865097 Distance 2′
www. ilsanlorenzo.it
Closed Sunday
Open:Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridayfrom 12.45 to 14.45 from 19.30 to 23.45
Saturday and Monday7.30 p.m. to 11.45 p.m.
FISH
Price: 150/200€
One of the best fish restaurants in the old town and beyond.
The proposal is based on excellent raw materials. And here is a rich and wonderful selection of raw fish based on the day’s catch. The tartare of tuna or other fish, the carpaccio of red prawns. Equally remarkable are the cooked dishes such as cuttlefish tagliatelle, barbecued clam sauté, spelt spaghetti with anchovies, tagliolini with cooked and raw red prawns…
The ambience is elegant and cosy, with a pleasant outdoor area.
Service – Precise and competent and at the same time friendly.
Wine cellar – Well-stocked wine cellar also with international labels and champagne.
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
GIULIA Restaurant
Lungo Tevere dei Tebaldi 4/4a Distance 3′ Tel. 06 95552 086 www.giuliarestaurant.it
Open from 18 to 02.00
Closed Tuesday
TRADITIONAL GOURMET
On the beautiful Via Giulia with an entrance from the Lungotevere Tebaldi, exactly at the height of Ponte Sisto, an excellent Cocktail Bar restaurant, in an informal setting but one that betrays a certain sophistication among the glass windows, pastel-coloured armchairs and wooden tables. Nevertheless, the young chef knows his stuff. Trained in Roman trattorias and completed his training alongside more emblazoned chefs. The result is a cuisine that looks ahead without forgetting its origins.
If you want, you can come just for a cocktail
WINE LIST Excellent – Excellent Drinks
Tasting Menu
“I INTRODUCE GIULIA”
€ 90 Wine Pairing€ 45 -Wine Pairing Special Selection € 75 Cocktail Pairing € 45
Amuse Bouche
Grilled Lettuce, Pumpkin Seed, Avocado and Grapefruit
Raw fish, Friggitelli, Watermelon and Lemon Balm
“Fagottello” Pasta with “Mugnaia” Oxtail, Parsley and Pink Peppercorns
Risotto, Peaches, Roasted Citrus and Squid Jerky
Crispy Boiled Beef, Sea Snail, Crab and Lemon
White Chocolate, Celery and Lemon Verbena
Petit Four
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Surprise Tasting Menu by the Chef Alessandro Borgo”
€ 120 Wine Pairing € 90
The Tasting Menu is Meant for All the Diners
GOOD RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
Camponeschi
Piazza Farnese 50 066874927 Distance 1′
www.ristorantecamponeschi.it
CLOSED: SUNDAY – open only in the evenings.
TRADITIONAL € 120
Not far from home in the splendid Piazza Farnese is the refined Camponeschi Restaurant.
In a sumptuously furnished Renaissance-style setting amidst candelabra, ceramic glassware and silver cutlery, you can enjoy Roman and Mediterranean dishes cooked with excellent ingredients, accompanied by the excellent wines you can choose from the wine list, including those produced by the family farm. The dehors is also very pleasant, although the outside tables are a little too close. Open only in the evening from 7pm until midnight. Also ideal for a romantic dinner.
Indeed, in a restaurant of this kind, even if there is no shortage of international dishes on the menu, one would expect to find something more sophisticated than the traditional, albeit well-prepared dishes.
Contextually appropriate prices Attentive and very professional service.
You can go for a drink in the adjacent wine bar if you wish.
GOOD RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
Salumeria ROSCIOLI
Via dei Giubbonari 21, 00186 Roma
Tel 06 6875287 – Fax 06 68210479 Distance 2′
www.roscioli.com Closed Sunday BOOK
€ 70 and more TRADITIONAL
Roscioli is a historic Roman eatery and a reference point for all tourists coming to Rome. An unmissable stop even at the cost of queuing for half an hour even if you have booked months in advance, and then sitting at tiny tables shoulder to shoulder with other diners. One only has to cross the threshold to find oneself in a world of flavours, with a vast selection of cheeses, hams, salamis, mozzarellas, and wines among the best in national production to take away or consume on the spot. But in addition to the excellent and expensive cured meats, one comes here above all to enjoy the dishes of Roman cuisine. Unfortunately, the restaurant is always crowded, and you are forced to eat at small tables set up everywhere, elbow to elbow with other customers. The service would like to be professional but is somewhat grabby (due to the large crowds and poor training).
Reservation is a must; otherwise, it will be impossible to find a place.
I personally prefer other places that are cheaper, less arrogant, more customer-oriented and less expensive, especially for the type of dishes on offer. An excellent carbonara or an equally good amatriciana is not hard to find.
The Roscioli group include even a bakery with delicious pizza and bread. The Bar Pasticceria with excellent coffee and croissants, and Rimessa (wine bar) are all within walking distance of each other, all overcrowded, all uncomfortable apart from the quality of the food, which is unquestionable, while the prices may be.
The menu is very rich and in addition to the classics of the Roman tradition, it features many proposals of fish, both raw and cooked, as well as fine cold meats and cheeses.
Excellent wine list
GOOD RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
ASSUNTA MADRE
Via Giulia 14 Distance 7′
Telephone 0668806972.
www.ristoranteassuntamadre.it
Always Open 19,00/24,00
FISH
On Via Giulia, a stone’s throw from the flat. The city’s most popular fish restaurant.
The fish from the Terracina area south of Rome is very fresh, and you can appreciate its quality by looking at the entrance counter with the display of the day’s catch.
The fish, which obviously plays the leading role here, can be enjoyed as you prefer:
You will find raw fish, oysters, prawns, gnocchi with prawns, tagliolini with lobster, roasted, and other preparations.
The place is very trendy. The reservations are necessary.
€150/200.
GOOD RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
LUCIANO Cucina Italiana
Piazza del Teatro di Pompeo 18 Distance 4′
Ph.: 0651531465
www.lucianocucinaitaliana.com
Closed Sunday
€ 50 and more TRADITIONAL
Informal restaurant prices are a bit high. A few steps from Campo di Fiori, in a pleasant little square, is this restaurant named after its owner and chef.
Luciano Monosilio became famous thanks to his Carbonara, considered among the best in the city, so it is almost a must to try it. But of course, there is not only Carbonara. You will find other excellent dishes inspired by tradition, pappardelle alla vaccinara, rigatoni alla amatriciana. Others where the chef expresses all his creativity.
Good wines.
courteous service albeit with some flaws due to the inexperience of some staff.
The restaurant also has a pasta workshop. The desserts are good, especially the tiramisu.
The menu may vary according to the season, but some dishes are always present, such as Cacio e Pepe, Amatriciana and of course Carbonara by Luciano Monosilio
QUITE GOOD RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
Ar GALLETTO
Piazza Farnese 104 Distance 2′
Ph.:06 6861714
www.argallettoroma.com
CLOSED Tuesday and Sunday Evening
TRADITIONAL/ FISH
The location with the tables on Piazza Farnese justifies the visit.
Ar Galletto was a historic hosteia that for many years satsfied of its patrons, who loved to spend their evenings seated at tables overlooking the splendid façade of Palazzo Farnese. The spectacular location of the restaurant has noy changed. Still, it has been transformed from a simple hosteria, with a good restyling, into an authentic restaurant. There are the traditional Roman Specialities: from Carbonara to rigatoni with pajata, coda alla vaccinara, to grilled meats, and many fish specialities.
The wine selection is good. Howevwe, prices are a little high, probably also due to the location.
UNCONVENTIONAL GOOD RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
PIANOSTRADA
Via delle Zoccolette 22 Distance 1′
Ph.: 0689572296
Closed Monday
€ 50 and more TRADITIONAL GOURMET
A few steps from the flat, the first street on the left, going towards Ponte Sisto.
It is a restaurant created by Paola Alice, Chiara, Flaminia and their mother and has been a cult and trendy place for a long time. A warm and welcoming environment, furnished in vintage style and with attention to detail. Different chairs and tables, always other glasses and plates. There is an excellent counter at the entrance, seating around the kitchen’s perimeter, and a comfortable outdoor area full of plants in the courtyard. This restaurant, which used to be considered a place dedicated to street food, both in terms of the offer and the tiny spaces available, thanks to the skill of its owners, has now become a real gourmet meeting place, both in the street food version and in the more comfortable one where you sit at a reserved table in an informal but elegant setting, rather than in the garden or at the outdoor counter: unparalleled focaccia, sandwiches and burgers, as well as other more decadent dishes such as Beef Tenderloin Tartare; Fresh Spaghettoni; Rabbit Tuna cooked to perfection on sight. The menu changes weekly, depending on the season. Very, very expensive.
UNCONVENTIONAL GOOD RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
UNTITLED 53
Bite & Wine
Via Monti della Farina 53 Distance 3′
Ph.:06 87 93 08 60 – 375 71 50155
www.www.untitledrestaurant.com
CLOSED Monday and Tuesday and Sunday Evening
WINE and FOOD
Just a few steps from home, near Largo Argentina, this new small and cosy restaurant has 24 seats and a small dehors. Where to go for an aperitif, a quick meal or even dinner. The culinary proposal comprises both small tastings so that you can enjoy more things. The watchword of the restaurant is para compartir (to share). Or even choose your own dishes.
Morsel to accompany a glass of wine to the pasta dish, from the mini-portion to the tasting course (one of 4 and one of 5 courses, at 35 and 50 euro, respectively.
The cuisine is Roman but doesn’t expect traditional dishes; each dish brings the flavours and discoveries of many journeys.
UNCONVENTIONAL GOOD RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
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A fine, intimate restaurant or a cold table just a few steps from home. It is not a traditional restaurant but a place where you come to taste exceptional products. Although few dishes are cooked, what arrives on the table hot or cold is undoubtedly something absolutely delicious. The selection of cured meats is superb. As is the choice of accompanying wines.
UNCONVENTIONAL GOOD RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
GIULIETTA
Vino e Cucina
Via Giulia 169 Distance 5′
Ph.: 06 86293030
www.giuliettavinoecucina.com
Monday to Friday 17.30/23.00
Saturday and Sunday 13.00/15.30 – 17.30/23.00
WINE and FOOD
In the splendid Via Giulia, five minutes from home, an informal bistrò pays great attention to detail both in the décor and kitchen. From here come dishes where tradition is interpreted in a more contemporary key. The wine list is excellent, and the staff is very courteous. Although the prices are not excessive, making a reservation is advisable; otherwise, you will likely not find a place. The restaurant is trendy for both aperitifs and dinner.
UNCONVENTIONAL RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
RIMESSA ROSCIOLI
Via del Conservatorio 58 Distance 3′
Ph.: tel 06 688003914
www.rimessaroscioli.com
Always open 17,00/24.00 Saturday and Sunday 11.00/24.00
€ 80 and more
Wine and Food
It is a place to get to know and appreciate wine and, if you already know it, to meet and try it again, perhaps in its best vintages. In addition to wine, cold meats, cheeses, and some traditional dishes from the kitchen. Definitely very expensive if you must be really very wine and people lovers. The dedicated tasting room is tiny. There are only social tables or sitting at the counter if you can’t find a seat outside.
TASTING MENU: OF TRADITION € 59 – TASTING MENU: EXPERICULATE € 69
MENU à LA CARTE
Appetizers
Poached egg , cream of courgette and fresh goat cheese €12
Selection of cured meats and cheeses€ 22
Hand-chopped beef tartare with egg yolk, caper’s berry and anchovy mayo€ 14
Pasta
Cacio e pepe € 14- Carbonara €14 -Amatriciana € 14
Main courses
Roasted octopus with gazpacho and yogurt € 20
Sila’s potato with fresh goat cheese, olives and almond butter € 14
Meatballs with tomato sauce and aged ricotta € 14
Sweet bell peppers, black olives paste and ‘nduja € 14
Dessert
Tiramisù with cocoa crumble € 8
Sweet buffalo ricotta, vanilla crumble and peaches in syrup € 8
Cream puff filled with sake pastry cream and tea rice pudding €8
UNCONVENTIONAL RESTAURANTS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
OPEN BALADIN
Via Degli Specchi 6 Distance 3′
Ph.: 06 6838989
www.openbaladinroma.it
Always Open
BEER and FOOD
If you love beer, this is its temple. Impossible to find better. There are over 40 different beers on tap and more than a hundred bottles, many of them from microbreweries. This place attracts young and old alike for the extraordinary range of beers and the excellent food. Chaotic with a few more reserved corners. The bar counter is fantastic, with dozens of beers on tap. Sometimes you have to wait, especially in the evening, but burgers, fries, chicken, vegetarian dishes are the best you can find. At lunchtime you can also order excellent pasta or meat dishes.
Hamburger
Burger 9/15€
The grill:
Grilled chicken strips € 12- Grilled steak strips € 18
First dishes of Roman tradition
Rigatoni alla carbonara – € 10 – Spaghetti all’Amatriciana – € 10-
Spaghetti cacio e pepe – € 10- Rigatoni alla Gricia € 10
Salad:
Detox – €9 – Mixed salad – € 5 – Caesar salad – € 13
GOOD TRATTORIA APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
LA QUERCIA
Hosteria Monteforte
Piazza della Quercia 23 Distance 1′
Ph.: 06 6830 0932
www.osterialaquercia.com
Always open
Roman Cuisine
€ 40
2 blocks from the flat. In a pretty little square, where the walls of the buildings are covered in ivy, there is an excellent little trattoria where, alongside traditional Roman dishes, you can enjoy many other equally tasty preparations in a rather relaxing and gracefully furnished environment. All in all, it a not excessively expensive place with a good quality
Wine list: Discreet
Professional service.
Looking out of the window, you can almost see it.
GOOD TRATTORIA APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
Hosteria Grappolo d’Oro
Piazza della Cancelleria 80 Distance 3‘
Ph.: 06 6897080
www.hosteriagrappolodoro.it
Always Open
ROMAN CUISINE
Hosteria del Grappolo d’Oro is located near Campo de Fiori and has existed for more than 70 years. Although it has changed management over the years, it has always remained a point of reference when you are not looking for too many frills and just want to eat discretely.
The cuisine is classic Roman, rich and flavoursome, Cacio e Pepe, Amatriciana, Carbonara, baked lamb, cod and in generous portions Rustic but pleasant ambience with some tables outside
This Trattoria is also listed by the Michelin Guide as one of the best restaurants in Italy under 40€.
Wine List Good even among the cheaper ones
GOOD TRATTORIA APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
da CESARE
al Pellegrino
Via del Pellegrino 117 Distance 5′
Ph.: 06 68801978
www.trattoriadacesare.it
Roman Cuisine
€ 40
Cesare al Casaletto is one of the best trattorias in Rome. Its location in Via del Casaletto in the Monteverde district is a destination for gourmet trips, obviously not for those in search of innovative cuisine full of contamination, but for those who want to savour or get to know the taste and flavour of tradition. Accompanied by an excellent selection of wines prepared by the very friendly sommelier and host Leonardo Vignoli. The desserts, such as the black cherry tart and the mille-feuille, are fabulous.
The good news doesn’t end here: Cesare al Casaletto is now a few hundred metres from home in Via del Pellegrino 117, in the premises that were once the old trattoria Settimio al Pellegrino.
GOOD TRATTORIA APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
l’OSTE
ai BANCHI VECCHI
Via dei Banchi Vecchi 14oa Distance 8′
Ph 06 87656724
www.losteroma.it
MONDAY CLOSED
ROMAN CUISINE
A few steps from the Starred: Il Pagliaccio, Pipero, Per me, we find this small Trattoria, the Roman branch of the famous Oste della Bon’Ora in Grottaferrata among the Roman castles. Although it has only been open for a few years, it looks like a typical noisy Roman trattoria that smells of cuisine as soon as you walk through the door. The menu obviously reflects the classic Roman tradition of Carbonara, Matriciana, and Cacio e Pepe, although here, much attention is paid to the raw materials and seasonality of the products.
Both the first and second courses are well prepared.
Rather essential wine list.
Very informal service.
The ambience is minimal, certainly not the place to relax.
SIMPLE TRATTORIA APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
la FIASCHETTA
Via dei Cappellari 64 Distance 5′
Ph.: 06 68210599
www.trattoriadacesare.it
Monday Closed
Roman Cuisine
€ 40
If you are looking for something simple, not overpriced, with decent food and a good cellar, a stone’s throw from Campo di Fiori, there is La Fiaschetta, a small, cosy trattoria. It is recommended for its quite good food, discreet wine cellar, courteous service and reasonable bill.
VEGAN APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
ECRU’
Via Acciaioli, 13 Distance 8′
0668804282
www.ecrurawfood.it
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY CLOSED
VEGAN
Brunch vegan et raw food you can find from Ecru. You can choose from healthy, natural dishes made according to natural philosophy and with organic and gluten-free products. And several drinks, including a selection of biodynamic wines. For Sunday’s brunch, you can choose between two proposals. The first one: sandwich or sushi; Yoghurt with fruit and granola or chia pudding with fruit; Raw bread or marmalade or hummus; sweet; Choice drink; Extract of your choice; Coffee/tea (30 euros). Or tris creams with crackers; Mix of dried vegetable chips; Vegetable or velvety spaghetti; sweet; Extracted at your choice; Coffee/tea 25 €
PIZZERIAS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
EMMA Pizzeria
Via Monti della Farina 28 Distance 2′
Ph.: 06 64760475
www.emmapizzeria.comALWAYS OPEN
PIZZA Roman Style
Average price €25/50
For lovers of the thin and crunchy Roman-style pizza, this pizzeria was one of the first to enhance this type of pizza by taking it away from hit-and-run establishments with paper tablecloths, an approximate product and somewhat hasty service and elevating it to a gourmet product in a more refined setting. With excellent dough and quality toppings. Now many other pizzerias
Have sprung up in this wake, and a little Emma has been overshadowed. But if you want to stay in the neighbourhood, even if we are far from the beginning, it is not to be dismissed entirely. The interior space, dominated by a dramatic skylight, is spacious and furnished in a minimalist style that is sometimes a little too noisy. However, there is also a small outdoor area. In addition to pizza, there are bruschettas, fried meats, cold cuts, cheeses and many other dishes. The pizzas, which is the reason for coming here the pizza is the classic Roman style: very thin, crispy, with a few burn marks on the edges, as in the average Roman pizzeria, while the toppings are really excellent and of great quality, these indeed outside the norm.
Great wine list Both craft and industrial beers
Definitely high prices for a pizzeria.
Sloppy and unfriendly service.
PIZZERIAS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
Antica Friggitoria
LA MASARDONA
Piazza dell’Oro, 3 Distance 10′
06/86981973
www.masardonaroma.itt
Lunch from 12:00 to 15:30 and dinner from 19:00 to 23:00
Closing day: Tuesdays
Speciality Fried Neapolitan Pizza – Pizza alla Napoletana
La Masardona is one of the most famous and oldest Neapolitan pizzerias. It was in the 1940s that Anna Manfredi, known as ‘la Masardona’, began selling her fried pizzas in the streets of Naples. However, for some years now, La Masardona is no longer just one of the oldest fried pizza parlours in Naples but has also opened a branch in our city.
In addition to the famous fried pizza, you can find the classic round pizza cooked in a wood-fired oven. The fried pizza to try is, without a doubt, the Masardona stuffed with ricotta, provola, tomatoes, pepper and basil
For those who love the genre, I have to say they are unique in both taste and size. Ps, the pizza must be eaten strictly with the hands
OVEN-BAKED PIZZA
The choice is not very wide, but the classic pizzas are all there, from the Marinara to the Margherita, plus a few other variations, such as the Gennarino with sausage, provola cheese and friarielli.
We are in a pizzeria and do not expect attentive service.
The drinks department is decidedly poor.
Price Pizza from 10 to 13€
ETHNICS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
SHYROYA
Via dei BAULLARI 147a Distance 3′
Ph.: 06 6476 0753
www.shyroya.it
Monday Closed
JAPANESE
Affordable prices
If you suddenly have a craving for oriental or rather Japanese cuisine, I recommend SHYROYA (between Campo di Fiori and Piazza Navona). Here you will find the specialities of genuine Japanese cuisine prepared at the moment and respecting the original recipes but above all with fresh ingredients: Donburi, bowls of rice to be seasoned at will, handmade ravioli, Ramen, fried pork and obviously sushi, nigiri and gunkan, tempura and miso soup. The restaurant is small, and reservations are advisable. Reservations are only accepted by phone.
Kind and professional service.
ETHNICS APARTMENT AREA CAMPO di FIORI
RESERVA
Restaurante y Cocteles
Via del Pellegrino, 163 Distance 6′
Ph.: +39.06 6813 5564
www.reserva-restaurante.it
MONDAY CLOSED
SOUTH-AMERICAN
Amongst trattorias, stellar restaurants, bistros and pizzerias is a restaurant with Latin American cuisine, cocktails, and Peruvian, Argentinian, Ecuadorian, and Brazilian dishes. Italian ownership, Brazilian chef. The courses range from tacos to Jamon Iberico. There is a grill with various cuts of meat, such as Argentinian Angus picanha, Danish Tomahawk, Polish Friesian entrecote, lamb loin and veal chops. Ceviche, oysters, accompanied by all kinds of sauces. Special mention for the cocktails. The ambience is quite enveloping between plays of light and shadow.
The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner, but from 4 to 7 p.m., you can also come for a simple snack. €60
GHETTO Area
Restaurants Trattorias Apartment Area – Ghetto
Only five minutes from the flat, the Jewish Ghetto in Rome is not only a destination but also a must for local gastronomy and, of course, Jewish-Roman cuisine. Like all tourist destinations, it can reserve some unpleasant surprises, but also some excellent addresses. In the Ghetto, it is possible to find both street food and classic trattorias, and the food served follows kosher rules. Remember that almost all restaurants and shops in this neighbourhood are closed every Friday night and Saturday because of Shabbat (Friday sundown to Saturday sunset).
TRATTORIE GHETTO AREA Roman Jewish cuisine
Trattorie GHETTO
Distance 5′
Bellacarne
Via del Portico D’Ottavia 51 Ph.: +39 06 68 33 104 www.bellacarne.it
A grill lover’s paradise focused on the world of high-quality meat.
Sora Margherita
Piazza delle Cinque Scole 30 Tel 06 6874216 www.soramargherita.com
A small, rustic trattoria in the heart of the Ghetto, where you can eat next to each other in the small space available. The first courses with handmade pasta are excellent.
Ba’ghetto
via del Portico d’Ottavia, 57 Ph.: 0668892868 www.baghetto.com
Offers traditional Judaic-Romanesque cuisine and Middle Eastern dishes.
Su’ghetto,
Via del Portico d’Ottavia, 1 C Ph.:0668805605
typical Jewish dishes
Ba’ghetto Milky
Via portico d’Ottavia 2/a. Ph.:0668300077
for fish and milk dishes.
Nonna Betta
Via del Portico d’Ottavia, 16. Ph.: 06 6880 6263 www.nonnabetta.it
At Nonna Betta, you can enjoy real kosher cuisine, with artichokes as the protagonist.
da Giggetto Hostaria since 1923
Via del Portico di Ottavia 21/a-22 +39 06 686 1105 www.giggetto.it
In the past the best known and most popular, famous for its fried artichokes.
Piperno
Restaurant Piperno Monte dé Cenci, 9 Ph.: 06 68.80.66.29 www.ristorantepiperno.it
Piperno is one of the oldest restaurants in the Ghetto, famous in the 1970s, serving dishes from Roman and Jewish traditions. It is a restaurant, not a trattoria
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS GHETTO AREA
CAMPOCORI
Restaurant
Hotel Chapter,
Via di S. Maria de’ Calderari, 47 Distance 5′
Tel: 06 8993 5351
www.chapter-roma.com
Opening Hours Thursday to Sunday 7,00 p.m. 10.30 p.m.Campocori is a new gourmet restaurant opened very recently and housed in the rooms of the Hotel Chapter in the heart of the Jewish quarter with the young but experienced chef Alessandro Pietropaoli at the helm. A 1930s room filled with works of art where design and an out-of-the-ordinary menu meet. Clever creative dishes that are often completed at the table. The ideal place for a fine dining experience
Prices range from € 55 to € 100
Tasting menu
Emotion 5 courses 65€ – Nature 50€ 4 courses – Journey, 95€ 8 courses.
MENU
STARTERS
Onion soup idea 15€- Oriental flavored raw scallops 20€- Anchovy ceviche 18€-
Raw beef marinated 20€
Sweetbreads and cardoncelli mushrooms 26€
FIRST COURSES
Provola filled cannellone with four tomatoes 18€- Tagliolini “Cacio & Pepe” 18€
Port of Anzio soup 24€- Tagliolini, buffalo mozzarella and pork jowl 28€
Risotto with peas, lampredotto, mackerel and togarashi 20€ – Oxtail’s vaccinara plin 18€
MAIN COURSES
Celery root fillet, leek terrine, sweet potatoes 22€- Red mullet mediterranean style 32€
Turbot in crepinette, courgette flowers, asparagus and mugnaia sauce 32€
Lamb from Lazio, english garlic cream, chard, almonds and seaweed 34€
Roasted pigeon with radicchio, Jerusalem artichokes and nuts 34€
Whole roasted chicken, chicory, escarole and black truffle puree 60€ (for 2 pp.)
DESSERTS
Cappuccino millefeuille 12€- Pistachio and apricot 12€- Lemon and licorice 12€
Cottage cheese and beetroot 12€- Creme brûlé,balsamic flavored chocolate 14€
GOOD RESTAURANT GHETTO Area
SORA LELLA
Via Ponte Quattro Capi 16 (Tiber Island) Distance 10′
Tel 066861601
www.soralella.com
CLOSED: SUNDAY
Just outside the Ghetto Area by the Tiber.
We find the Isola Tiberina, and right in the middle of the island is this typical and famous Roman restaurant.
SORA LELLA
It is the emblem of Roman cuisine. One cannot speak of Roman cuisine without thinking of Sora Lella and her brother Aldo Fabrizi, undisputed symbols of the Roman soul. And even though they are no longer with us, the family tradition continues, and the restaurant continues to be a proud witness to that fame. Yes, we can say that we are in the temple of Roman cuisine, an incredible journey into this cuisine’s authentic flavours and recipes. Here you can find all the traditional dishes: Amatriciana, pasta and chickpeas, tripe, which is incredible here, meatballs, salt cod, and all the others with the ricotta cake and the famous homemade ice cream. Cooked with great skill and experience and above all with genuine products. They may not be healthy dishes, but they are certainly tasty. A real journey into the authentic flavours of Roman cuisine. The prices are in line with the quality. Unbelievable, but there is also a vegetarian menu and gluten-free dishes. €60
TRASTEVERE AREA
STARRED RESTAURANTS Trastevere Area
Glass Hostaria*
Vicolo del Cinque, 58 Distance 8′
Ph.:39 06 58335903
www.glasshostaria.com
When we think of Trastevere, narrow alleys, hanging laundry, peeling walls, old facades framed by ivy and trattorias with their checked tablecloths and popular cuisine come to mind. Yet among these alleys eight minutes from home lies a true jewel of dining. Glass Hostaria: A Michelin star, contemporary design, glass, iron and wood, soft lighting, an impeccable welcome and, above all, Cristina Bowerman’s dishes.
The menu is based on two tastings. One is a journey from sea to land, from North to South with an original touch’: eight courses to discover Glass’s proposal at 360 degrees.
The other is Verde, six vegetarian courses, but not without flair and creativity.
You can also choose à la carte from a selection of six dishes, from starter to dessert. Whatever the choice here, the certainty is that you will find impeccable preparations that will give you a great culinary experience, a perfect blend of tradition, elegance and creativity.
A well-stocked wine cellar which, in addition to a special menu, offers a choice by the glass of absolute quality.
Glass: A journey from sea to land, from North to South, with an original twist.
8 courses for all the diners. 125€ per person, excluding drinks.
Glass Green. Vegetarian menu, 7 courses for the entire table 125€ per person, excluding drinks.
Starred Restaurants Apartment Area – Trastevere
Zia Restaurant*
Via Goffredo Mameli, 45 Distance 12′
Phone: 0623488093.
Open for dinner from Tuesday to Saturday; Friday and Sunday also for lunch.
Closed: Sunday and Monday
www.ziarestaurant.com
Zia in the heart of Trastevere is one of the city’s youngest restaurants, but in no time at all, it has not only won a Michelin star but, above all, the hearts of lovers of good food. So arm yourself with patience and try to book a table to take advantage of Antonio Ziantoni’s (Chef) and Ida Proietti’s skill in the dining room. Every dish has innovative research and authentic flavours that bring back the tradition of genuine cuisine. A cuisine to try and try again for a remarkable culinary experience, with some more than exceptional dishes. (There are two tasting menus, 6-course for €90, and 8-course for €120, but you can also choose à la carte, which is around €120).
Modern ambience furnished with elegant restraint
Attentive service
The dessert is also excellent.
The bill will pleasantly surprise you.
TRASTEVERE AREA
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS Trastevere Area
ANTICA PESA
Via Garibaldi 18 Distance 10′
P.:065809236
www.anticapesa.it
CLOSED: SUNDAY
Historical and luxurious Roman restaurant has always been run by the Panella family and for decades on the map. No national or international VIP coming to Italy has not sat at its tables. Here you will find all the great classics of Roman cuisine extraordinarily prepared with excellent ingredients that are hard to find elsewhere. Very professional old-fashioned service.
The high prices are in line with the quality, location, service and extraordinary wine cellar with rare vintages.
€ 100
Wine List Superba
EXCELLENT Restaurants Apartment Area – Trastevere
ANTICO ARCO
Piazzale Aurelio, 7 Distance 30′
Tuesday Closed
At the top of Janiculum Hill, one of the most beautiful corners of Rome is close to the famous Fontanone. The Antico Arco was one of the first restaurants to seek a new direction in Roman dining, saying no more about the sloppy style of old trattorias and classic restaurants. Instead, it immediately proposed attentive service and quality, innovative cuisine that differed from the ubiquitous and usual gastronomic offerings. Over the years, it has remained faithful to its line, continuing to confirm its gourmet choice with a constantly evolving cuisine that ranges from creative to more traditional dishes, with a particular focus on vegetarian and gluten-free dishes. And although today, many other establishments have come to the fore on the Roman scene, it remains unquestionably of an excellent level and a good choice for both cuisine and location.
EXCELLENT RESTAURANT Trastevere Area
Osteria FERNANDA
Via Crescenzo del Monte 18/24 Bus 8
Ph.:065894333 -328 3847924
www.osteriafernanda.com
A little off the beaten track between Trastevere and Monteverde. Osteria Fernanda is currently one of the most interesting contemporary cuisine places in Rome where, in a minimal and very bright environment, thanks to the proposals of chef Davide Del Duca, it is possible to enjoy excellent dishes accompanied by excellent wines. Well-prepared dishes, where taste is the master both in the more traditional ones and in the more creative ones thanks to the skilful use of vegetables, spices and herbs. Delicious meats, the catch of the day, and seasonal vegetables are superbly prepared, as are the first courses and the dishes to follow, and the desserts are no less impressive.
There are four tasting courses, two of them in the hands of the kitchen’s unlimited choices. But you are correct to rely on the cook’s choices.
an address to keep in mind
Wine Cellar Excellent
Kindle Service
THE TASTINGS
-the participation of all diners is required-
Curious Craftsman€65
The Kitchen Takes Care of It four courses 49€
The Path 75€
The Kitchen Takes Care of It 10 courses 100€
UNCONVENTIONAL GOOD RESTAURANTS Apartment Area – Trastevere
JACOPA
Via Jacopa de Settesoli 7 Distance 15′
h.: 7.30/10.00 – 18,30/24.00
www.jacopa.it
Closed Monday
Tel.:+39 06 58 09 075
Tuesday to Saturday, open for breakfast, aperitifs and dinners. Sunday open even for lunch.
Inside the Hotel San Francesco Trastevere, with a beautiful lounge, a cocktail bar and a magnificent terrace. Jacopa is Restaurant, Cafeteria, Cocktail Bar and Brunch on Sunday
The cuisine of Jacopa is inspired by the Roman tradition, the great classics, new and contemporary ideas, and vegetarian dishes, all in an acceptable dining key. There is also an exciting wine list and a cocktail menu.
UNCONVENTIONAL GOOD RESTAURANT Trastevere Area
SANTO
Via della Paglia 40 Distance 12′
Ph.: 06 58377020
www.santotrastevere.it
h 18/02 Closed Sunday and Monday
The historic Trastevere district has a modern restaurant and cocktail bar with a post-industrial design, refined cuisine and a beautiful mixology proposal. Or a well-selected wine list.
UNCONVENTIONAL GOOD RESTAURANTS Apartment Area – Trastevere
da LU’
Via della Gensola 58 Distance 12′
Ph.: 06 3789 5459
www.daluroma.it
Closed Monday
Closed Monday open only in the evening Tuesday to Sunday.
Saturday and Sunday also for lunch.
Traditional Italian dishes according to seasonality in this new restaurant in the less chaotic side of Trastevere at the Isola Tiberina. A pleasant, relaxing colonial-style ambience with a few tables and many plants makes the atmosphere even more enjoyable.
Good wine list- Polite service.
UNCONVENTIONAL GOOD RESTAURANT Trastevere Area
EGGS
Via Natale del Grande 52/53 Distance 15′
Ph.: 06 5817281
www.eggsroma.it
Always open 12.00 a.m./23.00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday from 10.30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
We are in Trastevere near Piazza San Cosimato. Already the restaurant’s name makes us understand that here the absolute protagonist is the egg, in all its variations. Here, everything is organic, not only the eggs. But also all the vegetables used.
In the foreground, of course, is the signature dish La Carbonara. Here Carbonara is not only excellently prepared in its canonical version but is also offered in no fewer than 13 variations. Alongside the Carbonara, many other convincing dishes with the egg playing the primary role. The second courses are also interesting.
The restaurant is small, but the ambience is pleasant, with a small terrace facing the street.
Professional service but without too many formalities
Eggs are a landmark in Trastevere. To call it a restaurant is perhaps a misnomer. Here you come for a fine dining experience, of course, if you love eggs
UNCONVENTIONAL GOOD RESTAURANTS Apartment Area – Trastevere
PROLOCO TRASTEVERE
Via Goffredo Mameli 23 Distance 2′
Ph.: 06.45596137
www.prolocotrastevere.it
Tuesday to Friday 17.30/24.00 Saturday and Sunday 12.30/01.00 Monday Closed
Proloco Trastevere is a shop with a kitchen where you can enjoy dishes prepared with the best products from Lazio. Raw materials at km 0. Seasonal products
Regional dishes. Every Sunday the Proloco Trastevere serves the Pranzo Contadino. Consisting of a rich assortment of dairy rarities from Lazio with cold meats, cheeses, seasonal vegetables and other hot and cold specialities, a first or second course of your choice and the inevitable dessert of the day! 30 euros (bread and water included).
TRASTEVERE AREA
GOOD TRATTORIA Trastevere Area
da ENZO al 29
Via dei Vascellari 29 Distance 14′
Ph.: 065812260
www.daenzoal29.com
CLOSED: SUNDAY
We are In the less chaotic part of Trastevere, close to the Basilica of Santa Cecilia. Da Enzo al 29 is one of the city’s best-loved trattorias, popular with Italians and foreigners. You have to get in line to taste a great dish representative of Roman cuisine. They do not accept reservations, and getting in line is almost a must. However, in a district with a strong tourist vocation, where the average quality of the gastronomic offer is embarrassing, to say the least, this small trattoria is a safe place.
Hurried service with little empathy.
GOOD TRATTORIA Apartment Area – Trastevere
da TEO
Piazza dei Ponziani 7° Distance 14’
Ph 065818355 www.trattoriadateo.it
CLOSED: SUNDAY
In Piazza dei Ponziani, one of the most picturesque squares in Rome, an authentic Roman trattoria with a pleasant outdoor area contrasting a relatively simple interior.
The traditional Roman cuisine with its ever-popular four first courses is all there. The amatriciana, broccoli and arzilla soup, oxtail and lamb, zucchini flowers, artichokes, lemon meatballs, tripe and some good fish dishes are all excellent. Unfortunately, the service is somewhere between brusque fierce and friendly. It is not clear where the rudeness begins and ends. But this, too is part of the style of Roman trattorias.
TRASTEVERE AREA
GOOD TRATTORIA Trastevere Area
Osteria della TRIPPA
Via Goffredo Mameli 15 Distance 18’
Ph 06 45554475
Monday to Wednesday 19.00/ 22.30 – Thursday to Saturday 12.00/14.30 – 19.00/22.30
Sunday 12.00/14.30 pm
Tripe is part of the so-called ‘Quinto quarto’, one of the famous poor cuts from the slaughterhouse, which is nothing more than the stomach of the bovine animal. Although present in the cuisine of many parts of Italy, Piedmont, Emilia and Tuscany, it is a typical Roman dish and part of the city’s culinary tradition, so much so that there is a way of saying ‘Saturday Tripe’ since Saturday was the day of slaughter.
The Osteria della Trippa in Trastevere is an establishment that, although recently opened, has gained considerable space among the gastronomic haunts that have brought prestige to Roman cuisine.And if you love or want to try Roman cuisine, L’Osteria della Trippa is the place to go.
The name speaks for itself. On its menu, you will find at least five different preparations that have tripe as the main ingredient. Trippa alla romana with pecorino cheese . Trippa fritta Trippa con uovo Trippa con ravioli , Trippa con fagioli and even tripe meatballs. But, of course, one doesn’t live alone on tripe, so Rigatoni con la Pajata, Carbonara, Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe, Amatriciana, Maltagliati al ragù, Pesto di Broccoli, Romani. For main courses: Coda alla vaccinara, Abbachhio, Baccalà, Animelle con i carciofi, Salumi Formaggi. A good wine list and a cosy restaurant where tradition is fully respected.
OTHER TRATTORIE Apartment Area – Trastevere
DA CARLONE
Via della Luce 5 (Trastevere) 065800039 www.dacarlone.it
When you think of a trattoria, Carlone certainly comes to mind. Da Carlone already existed at the end of the 19th century, Here you can find all the classic dishes of Roman cuisine: served in more than generous portions.
Distance 10’ Closed Monday
CIACK II
Vicolo del Cinque, 21 06 5894774 www.ristoranteilciak.com
In the heart of Trastevere, just after crossing Ponte Sisto, you will find this trattoria that offers genuine traditional cuisine, a little bit Roman, a little bit Tuscan. A very rustic place with a particular atmosphere due to the fire where the meat is cooked, here, if you love meat, eat a great Florentine steak.
Distance 10’ Always Open
La CISTERNA
Via della Cisterna 13 06-5812543 www.lacisterna.com
Another historic Roman trattoria that has been around so long seems to have grown up with the neighbourhood. Obviously, all the cornerstones of Roman cuisine are served in generous portions in a characteristic setting. The excellent wine list and professional service.
Distance 10’ Closed Monday
TRASTEVERE AREA
THE BEST PIZZERIAS Trastevere Area
SEU
Pizza Illuminati
Via A. Bargoni 10 Bus 8
Tel. 065883384
www.seu-pizza-illuminati.business.site
Tuesday Closed Open only in the evening 19,00/24,00.
Neapolitan-style pizza
On the edge of Trastevere, a stone’s throw from the Porta Portese market, on a side street. Easily reached by tram 8. A high-level pizzeria is definitely one to put at the top. The pizzas, more Neapolitan than Roman, are decidedly gourmet and offered in many versions, both classic and innovative, and the so-called Pizze Seu, proper excellences for creativity and combination of ingredients and flavours such as Bacalao and Mango. The starters are excellent, such as the classic supplì, carbonara or amatriciana, the omelette cacio e pepe, the cod fillet and the small aubergine parmigiana, the bruschetta.
Modern, designer restaurant with a large outdoor area.
THE BEST PIZZERIAS Trastevere Area
L’ELEMENTARE
Via. Benedetta 23 Distance 6′
06 5894016
Always open
Roman-style pizza
The Pizza alla Romana here finds its best expression. The obviously skinny pizzas are the perfect example of fragrance, crispiness, and light. Besides the classic pizzas, there are unique pizzas with more original toppings. In addition, there are various fried pizzas and pizzas to take away and eat while walking through the alleys. The place is straightforward, with a long counter where 25 different beers are served. € 25
TRASTEVERE AREA
THE BEST PIZZERIAS Trastevere Area (Monteverde)
la GATTA MANGIONA
Via F. Ozanam 30 BUS 8
Ph.:. 065346702
www.lagattamangiona.com
Always Open only in the evening
Neapolitan-style pizza
One of the best pizzas in the city can be enjoyed in the Monteverde district. An undisputed destination for lovers of this symbol of Italian cuisine. Here, pizza is prepared in the high and soft Neapolitan version, using flours from ancient grains to prepare the dough. They are definitely gourmet, and the toppings can be found in many variations. The supplies are also excellent.
Rich wine and beer section.
GOOD PIZZERIA Apartment Area – Trastevere
dar POETA
Vicolo del Bologna 5 Distance 6′
Ph.:065880516
www.darpoeta.com
Always Open
Roman and Napoletana style pizza
Just cross over, Ponte Sisto, and you can reach it in a few minutes in the heart of Trastevere.
Another classic place for pizza in Rome is always crowded. The pizza is delicious, the rest of the food inferior as in all the places like that. The service is hasty. € 20
TRASTEVERE AREA
POPULAR PIZZERIAS Trastevere Area
ai MARMI
Viale Trastevere 53/59 Distance 12’
Ph.: 065800919
Roman-style pizza
We are on Viale Trastevere after Ponte Garibaldi.
Commonly known as the morgue for marble tables, one of the busiest pizzerias by the Romans for decades, here anything has changed over the years. The pizza is made to the Roman, good but nothing extraordinary, moreover it comes to this place to spend few and few you have in the choice and in the service, and you do not eat certain tranquillity in the site is almost always full, and the tables are attached to each other almost
DA IVO A TRASTEVERE
Via S. Francesco a Ripa 158
Tel. 065817082
Roman-style pizza
This pizzeria, close to Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, is one of the most well-known, widespread, and always overcrowded. The service is fast, and even your break must be. The pizza is between Naples and Rome, Napoletana/Romana.
VEGAN RESTAURANTS Apartment Area – Trastevere
AROMATICUS
Via Natale del Grande 6/7 Distance 12′
Tel. 0688798381
Distance 12′
www.aromaticus.it
A healthy, vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free or, as they say nowadays, a green restaurant in the heart of Trastevere, with beautiful light wood furniture and walls full of aromatic plants. You can come for Breakfast, lunch, dinner or just an aperitif.
TRASTEVERE AREA
BEER and FOOD Trastevere Area
LUPPOLO Station
Via Giuseppe Parini 4 Distance 15’
www.luppolostation.com
Luppolo Station is a pub with a comprehensive and accurate selection of Italian craft beers and not only. To accompany sandwiches, platters, appetisers and fries, burgers, sausages, and fried various.
BEER and FOOD Trastevere Area
TREEFOLK’S Public House
Viale Trastevere 192 Distance 12’
Saturday and Sunday brunch, Monday – Friday business lunch
à la carte menu
Treefolk’s Public House combines the concept of a pub and a gourmet restaurant. In addition to the wide range of beers and drinks on one side and fine dining on the other, you will find the traditional English Breakfast: with eggs prepared in many variations: scrambled, over easy, benedict etc. . Obviously, tarts and brownies and the more Roman maritozzi, either sweet with cream or ricotta and sour cherries or savoury with baccalà mantecato or coda vaccinara. At weekends, the offer is extended with an ad hoc brunch menu served outdoors and indoors.
PIAZZA NAVONA AREA
STARRED RESTAURANT PIAZZA NAVONA Area
il CONVIVIO Troiani*
Vicolo dei Soldati, 31 – Distance 8’
Ph.:. 066869432
Only open in the evening Sunday Closed.
www.ilconviviotroiani.com
For many years on the wave’s crest, Il Convivio continues to be a point of reference when you feel like treating yourself to a lovely evening – the restaurant is run. Still, I would say the three Troiani brothers looked after, with Angelo at the cooker.
The cuisine based exclusively on excellent raw materials, which come from organic farming, is undoubtedly sophisticated.
This restaurant’s prerogative is to take a seat in one of the three dining rooms and immediately be showered with attention; From the tasty aperitif that you will be offered before you have even decided what to order
For the rest, rely on the advice of the maitre who will accompany you in choosing dishes and wine, creating a unique experience that will satisfy you.
The restaurant consists of three elegant rooms with a well-kept mise en place.
Service – precise and attentive, not at all stuffy.
Cellar – Very rich with choice of pairings.
Gran Tasting Menu 5 courses € 115,00 – 7 courses € 130.00 – 9 courses € 150.00
Mantis shrimps soup, coconut milk and vegetables •
Pan-seared octopus, fake mayonnaise, raspberry and green apple •
Gratinated sea scallop, spinach, mascarpone, black garlic and corallina bread • 2021 Armagnac shrimp, hazelnuts, artichokes • Carbomare pasta •1 Cooking oil sea bass, vegetables, almond mayonnaise, buckwheat•Lamb bbq, dashi sauce, herbs •Marinated gnocchi duck stuffed, hemp, oranges•From the wood
VEGAN RESTAURANTS Apartment Area – Piazza Navona
MATER TERRAE
Largo Febo 2 Distance 8’
Ph.: 06682837627
www.bihotelraphael.com
It’s part of the Raphael Hotel, and from its magnificent Terrace on several levels, you can enjoy the city’s most picturesque views. And if time does not allow it, there is always a beautiful interior room. Ideal even for an aperitif, you can enjoy a magnificent view of the city from here.
The menu was built by Peter Leemann, prepared with the best Italian products, strictly seasonal and most organic and biodynamic. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and raw dishes are on the Gourmet menu. Bread is also produced in the house with special
flour.
PIAZZA NAVONA
GOOD RESTAURANT Piazza Navona Area
la PACE del PALATO
Via del Teatro Pace 42 Distance 7’
Ph.: 06 6813 5463
www.lapacedelpalato.com
Perhaps in the busiest and most popular area of the Roman nightlife, with overcrowding of establishments of all kinds and where good restaurants are almost non-existent. However, this small, apparently rustic and simple restaurant with a few tables outside serves tasty, high-quality dishes that will surprise you.
A creative cuisine, with gourmet proposals such as fettuccine with chestnuts and speck, paccheri with prawns, orange and rocket, tuna with puntarelle and raspberry sauce and tropical with dried raspberries and hazelnuts, which coexists alongside more classic dishes.
Restaurants Apartment Area – Piazza Navona
SANTA LUCIA
Largo Febo 12 Distance 7’
Ph.:. O6 68802427
www.ristorantesantaluciaroma.it
Opening Hour 12:00 AM – 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM every day.
This discreet address is just a few steps from Piazza Navona. Pleasant ambience with a delightful dehors. The cuisine with a Neapolitan soul offer excellent dishes, especially fish, but there is no shortage of other proposal.
A quite courteous service.
PIAZZA NAVONA
UNCONVENTIONAL RESTAURANT Piazza Navona Area
COROMANDEL
Via di Monte Giordano 60/61 Distance 9’
Ph.: 06 68802461
www.coromandel.it
Monday to Friday 08,30 15.00
Saturday and Sunday 8.30 16.00
A charming place, as warm and cosy as a kind lady’s living room. The restaurant has many faces in the morning for breakfast on Sundays for brunch and during the week for lunch. Next to cappuccinos, coffee tea, the day’s cakes, croissants, bread waffles, porridge pancakes and many typical Anglo-Saxon dishes: pancakes, eggs benedict, muffins, smoked ham, roast beef, vegan dishes and even more Italian dishes, all homemade and freshly prepared every morning.
Kindest Service.
TRATTORIA Apartment Area – Piazza Navona
da LILLI
Via Tor di Nona 23 Distance 12’
Ph.: 06 6861916
www.trattorialilli.it
Closed Monday and Sunday evenings
This typical trattoria, almost an institution, can be discovered by strolling through the alleys behind Piazza Navova near the Tiber. For decades it has always been faithful to itself, both in style and in its gastronomic offerings, obviously Roman cuisine in all its variations. Prices are absolutely not excessive.
PIAZZA NAVONA
POPULAR PIZZERIAS Piazza Navona Area
POPULAR PIZZERIAS
BAFFETTO
Via del Governo Vecchio 77 Distance 8’
www.pizzeriabaffetto.it
la MONTECARLO
Vicolo dei Savelli 12 Distance 8’
www.lamontecarlo.it
BAFFETTO and la MONTECARLO
Are the most famous and visited Pizzerias of the Historical Centre. You will find these 2 Pizzerias reported in all international guides. They belong to the category of the old pizzerias, where people used to go to be with friends without spending too much. They contemplate: waiting in line for a long time, an approximate and above all quick service, eating quickly and freeing the table as soon as possible, the thin and crunchy pizza alla Romana and poorly seasoned and almost always burnt, few other proposals, do not ask for a coffee or a drink are simply not contemplated, affordable prices, but in my opinion too high if you put with the offer. If you want your food mediocre but in large portions. While you prefer a little burnt and undercooked pizza, these two places are definitely highly recommended.However, you must be prepared for a long wait and be willing to eat in confusion, practically attached to other diners and with friendly but rushed service.
I don’t deny that this can be enjoyable, especially if you enjoy being in company.
MORE PIZZERIAS Apartment Area – Piazza Navona
More Pizzerias Navona area
ROSSO POMODORO
Largo Argentina 1 Distance 5′
www.largoargentina.rossopomodoro.com
Always Open
Pizza Napoletana
The pizza is quite good, but you can enjoy other Neapolitan specialities and excellent pasta dishes. Unfortunately, it is recently becoming a place for the mass and has lost its initial enamel.
CORALLO
Via del Corallo 10 Distance 8′
Ph.:06 68307703
Roman-style pizza
A few steps from Piazza Navona, the classic Roman pizza, in a local without any pretensions. In addition to pizza, the traditional Roman dishes. Ideal place if you don’t want to spend a lot and eat reasonably well.
O’PAZZARIELLO
Via del Banco di Santo Spirito 19 Distance 11′
06 68192641
Pizza Napoletana
A few steps from Castel Sant’Angelo is this small Neapolitan pizzeria where you can taste authentic Neapolitan pizza; delicious, even at lunch, do not venture into other choices. Unfortunately, we are in an area too touristy.
PANTHEON AREA
STARRED RESTAURANTS PANTHEON Area
IDYLIO By APREDA*
and
Divinity Terrace
At The PANTHEON ICONIC HOTEL
Via di Santa Chiara 4A Distance 5′
Ph.: 06/87807070 www.thepantheonhotel.com
A magnificent address for true gourmets, Inside The Iconic Pantheon Hotel, is not far from the Apartment and very close to the Pantheon. Idylio by Apreda has an exquisite ambience with three small rooms (one of which is almost a privée. Apreda is a great chef, several times awarded by the Michelin Guide. A true master in the art of combining flavours and especially in combining spices. His dishes range between purely Italian cuisine and oriental flavours and aromas with combinations that are nothing short of amazing. A cuisine made of contaminations that never forgets its origins for a fantastic culinary journey, to be concluded with an equally delicious dessert.
A unique experience and a place not to be missed.
WINE LIST Good wine list, including a selection by the glass.
Service – Professional with the pleasure of seeing the chef often coming to the tables to make sure everything goes well.
Tasting MENU
Inside The Pantheon (6 courses, 120 euro) as a homage to Rome; Iconic Signature at the Pantheon (7 courses, 140 euro) with the chef’s great classics and Seasons at the Pantheon (8 courses, 160 euro). Drinks not included
Divinity Terrace
at the Pantheon Iconic Hotel
In fine weather, it is nice to enjoy an aperitif, a cocktail or even dinner on the splendid terrace overlooking the Pantheon Dome on one side and Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza on the other, the domes of many other churches near and far. Great cocktails, an excellent selection of wines and the cuisine of Francesco Apreda, both in a lighter version and also in tapas version and then carpaccio, gourmet pizzas and in the gourmet area, the chef’s iconic dishes.
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS Area – Pantheon
RETROBOTTEGA
Via della Stelletta 4 Distance 12’
Ph 06 68136310
www.retro-bottega.com
Open for lunch from Wednesday to Sunday: 13 – 14:30
Open for dinner Wednesday to Sunday: 19:30 – 24:00
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
For many, one of the best cuisines in Rome.
It has been the revelation restaurant of recent years. The place to absolutely go. Now a few years have passed, and perhaps something is not quite right, and you risk being vaguely disappointed, not least because, given the hype, expectations may be too high. In the meantime, it is an unusual place because apart from the private dining room, there are only two large convivial tables, i.e. you eat together with other patrons seated around these large tables and in front of the open kitchen.
Reservations are compulsory and can only be made by e-mail, and with a credit card, you pay in advance and must cancel well in advance.
There is only the tasting menu at lunch 60€ 5 courses proposed by the chef and dinner 2 menus one vegetarian the other carnivorous 110€ obviously drinks not included. Here, the raw material is sacred; every product is carefully selected and prepared with passion. The menus change according to the season and are a journey through taste and flavours meant to surprise. Indeed, some dishes are really ambitious. I don’t know whether or not to recommend this restaurant if you want to try something original. It is definitely at the top of the list. Otherwise, perhaps it is better to go to more conventional addresses.
On the other hand, if you are not interested in a gourmet dinner and just want to stop for breakfast, a quick lunch or an aperitif, in the parallel street you can try RETROVINO & CAFFE’.
RETROVINO & CAFFE’
Via D’Ascanio 26 Distance 13’
Open all day Tuesday to Sunday: 8:30 am – midnight. Closed on Mondays.
Next to the restaurant is RetroVino&Caffè, Where you can stop either for breakfast with a great selection of coffees prepared in various techniques or at lunchtime for a quick meal accompanied by excellent wine, an aperitif.
PANTHEON
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
ACHILLI Restaurant
Via dei Prefetti 15 Distance 12′
Ph.: 066873446
www.achilli.restaurant.com
12.30/15.00 – 19.00/22.30 Closed on: Sunday and Monday
One of the most impressive wine bars in the city, it also houses an excellent restaurant with chef Pierluigi Gallo at the helm. Alongside classical cuisine with dishes in line with tradition, he offers his own personal recipes, such as ‘senza spaghetto alle vongole’, a tortello filled pasta with a clam mousse, or sea urchin risotto. Excellent raw fish dishes and main courses are also between tradition and gourmet innovation.
Average price: € 90 wines excl.
Tasting Menu: 5 courses for € 75, 8 at € 90 and 2 courses plus a dessert at € 55.
In addition to the two tasting menus, there is the lunch menu, a 2-course dessert at 55.
Incomparable cellar.
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
CASA COPPELLE
Piazza delle Coppelle 49 Distance 12′.
Ph.: 0668891707
www.casacoppelle.com
Open in the evening only, closed on Sundays
Not far from the Pantheon, in a sophisticated ambience with soft lighting, comfortable sofas and precious furnishings, paintings, tapestries, candles, and background music. It is very cosy and at the same time homely. Opulent but not vulgar. With a rather unique atmosphere, at least for Rome.
The kitchen juggles Italian and French dishes with equally enjoyable offerings. There is also a Bistrot, an interesting Italian-style sushi menu, and a cocktail bar. Perfect for a memorable evening.
5-course tasting menu 100€
PANTHEON
GOOD RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
CASA BLEVE
Via del Teatro Valle 48,
0668300475 Distance 4’
www.casableve.it
CLOSED: SUNDAY
The restaurant is located inside Palazzo Lante, a few steps from Piazza Navona. The ambience is warm, cosy and at the same time refined. Large, well-spaced tables and attentive, professional service. The wine cellar within ancient Roman walls is superb in quality and quantity.
It is a highly recommended address to enjoy a truly relaxing time with excellent food and wine.
For a long time, the house’s speciality was cold dishes prepared with top-quality products. Today, the gastronomic offer has been expanded, and there are also cooked dishes that do not disappoint.
Superbe WINE CELLAR
GOOD RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
La ROSETTA
Via della Rosetta 8 Distance 10’
Ph.: 066861002
www.larosetta.com
Closed Monday
La Rosetta, near the Pantheon, is one of the city’s most famous and expensive restaurants. (€ 150). an old-fashioned restaurant with fish-based cuisine, led by Massimo Riccioli.
It is launching a new, more affordable and easily accessible gastronomic proposal: the Oyster Bar La Rosetta Cafè, with a cuisine based on so-called poor fish, but even if not precisely prized, indeed delicious but also Oyster, Poké, Pasta with clam, raw fish. In addition, the lunch menu from 12.00 am to 4 pm is more streamlined and affordable.
PANTHEON
GOOD RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
CLOTILDE
Piazza Cardelli, 5a/5b, D
Ph.: +39 06 6880 5145
www.ristoranteclotilde.com
Tuesday-Sunday: 12:30 – 15:30 | 19.00 – 23.00
We used to enjoy traditional dishes in the old trattorias, but for many years now, there has been a turnaround, and there is no Roman restaurant, even a starred one, that does not offer some classic Roman cuisine. Clotilde is a refined and elegant restaurant that has taken care of every detail. Its culinary proposal is firmly on traditional Roman dishes accompanied in this case by a fine selection of cocktails that can be enjoyed not only with the dishes but also at aperitif time or as an after-dinner drink. In short, Tradizione & Spirits is what it calls itself. It is located between Piazza Navona and the Pantheon, a few steps from the Ara Pacis
Dishes include Three old-fashioned meatballs; Schiacciata di patate; Ravioli di coda; Paccheri con Fagioli, cozze e cotica; Lamb chops; Grilled octopus, And Pizza.
GOOD RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
ALFREDO alla Scrofa
Via della Scrofa 104 Distance 12′
Ph.: 0668806163
www.alfredoallascrofa.com
ALWAYS OPEN
The birthplace of the original fettuccine Alfredo. A small square between Piazza Navona and the Pantheon is easily reached. Alfredo alla Scrofa symbolizes a Rome that no longer exists. A Rome, when the cinema was the city’s soul and the streets and restaurants were full of stars, this place was a must back then. The memorabilia on the walls and the fettuccine remains from those days, although the restaurant has recently been renovated. In addition to fettuccine, many other traditional dishes are prepared well and accompanied by attentive and caring service. The legendary sauce is available in jars. Too traditional but high-quality, starting from the famous fettuccine to the sweet, excellent tiramisu. € 70
PANTHEON
QUITE GOOD RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
GRANO
Piazza Rondanini 53 Distance 10’
0668192096
www.ristorantegrano.it
ALWAYS OPEN
A pleasant little restaurant (perhaps too white and too brightly lit) with a desirable outdoor area, Mediterranean cuisine, and traditional dishes was revisited with new sensitivity and original choices. Obviously, this is not haute cuisine but simply discreet dishes. The prices are not exaggerated.
QUITE GOOD RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
MAXELA’
Pantheon
Piazza della Maddalena, 7-10 Distance 10′
Tel. 06 8767 2469
Coppelle
Via delle Coppelle, 13 Distance 12′
Ph.: 06 6821 0313
www.maxela.it
Always Open
Maxelà means butcher, and of course, the restaurant’s menu is entirely based on meat, the highly prized Fassona quality, Argentinian, Scottish, Irish and Danish meats cooked on the grill, but also meatballs, cutlets, tartare, carpaccio.
If you love meat, you can go to one of the two Maxelà locations not far from each other. There are also typical pasta dishes and excellent salads.
The recently renovated space is quite cosy.
Good wine list
PANTHEON
UNCONVENTIONAL RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
il COLLEGIO
Vini, Liquori & Cibo
Piazza Capranica 99 Distance 8’
Ph.: 06 69940992
www.collegioroma.it
h 12.30/15.00 – 18.00/23.00 Closed Sunday
Many years ago, between the Pantheon and Montecitorio, there was a magnificent wine shop that was so rich, austere and fascinating that one was amazed to enter it. Now the enoteca is no more. In its place is the Collegio – Vini, Liquori & Cibo, also owned by the Santarelli family. The same family owns Casale del Giglio, one of the most essential wineries in Lazio.
As the name suggests, Collegio – Vini, Liquori & Cibo is wine, food and spirits. The menu ranges from traditional country dishes to more contemporary ones: Pasta e Fagioli con le cotiche, Gnocchi al Sugo, and as everywhere else, Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe, Amatriciana, Gricia, Ravioli con burrata, Gnocchi, and then the main courses with fish or meat dishes, as well as classic chopping boards with cold cuts and cheeses. Finally, to finish off with desserts.
The cocktails, from the classics to the most original, made with true professionalism, deserve a separate mention.
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UNCONVENTIONAL RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
CiPASSO
Vineria-Bistro
Via Metastasio, 21 Distance 13’
www.cipassoitalia.it
h 12/15.30 – 18/23
Closed Tuesday
WINE and FOOD
A few steps from the Pantheon, this recently opened restaurant offers a good selection of wines accompanied by excellent traditional dishes as well as cold meats and cheeses and attentive service
PANTHEON
UNCONVENTIONAL RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
la CIAMBELLA
Bar à Vin
Via dell’Arco della Ciambella 20 Distance 6’
Ph.: 06 6832930
www.la-ciambella.it
h 12/24 Closed Tuesday and Wednesday
Close to Piazza Argentina and the Pantheon is a little-known restaurant with an excellent gastronomic offer, from a light menu for a quick lunch, but always freshly prepared, to dinner. The menu is a real voyage of discovering the best flavours of Italian cuisine and the regular departures from Roman cuisine. All this in a calm, seamless, comfortable and cosy ambience, light-coloured, spacious and bright, gracefully furnished and full of atmosphere. The wine cellar is expertly stocked with many wines from Lazio.
Two tasting menus at 75€ and 35€.
UNCONVENTIONAL RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
Caffé DORIA
Via della Gatta 1 Distance 10’
(Piazza Venezia)
Ph.: 06/6793805
www.caffedoria.it
h 08/21 Closed MONDAY
From breakfast to the aperitif
The Caffè Doria is located inside Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. Still, you can also access it from the back of the entrance on Via della Gatta in the rooms that once housed the palace’s noble stables, which have now become this splendid location.
This cosy venue is an elegant café with excellent pastries from the city’s most prestigious bakeries for a good breakfast. At lunchtime, it is a restaurant with a constantly changing menu. In the evening, a restaurant and a cocktail bar with an extraordinary selection of gins so you can choose your favourite brand of Gin for your cocktail.
Open every day from 8 am to 9 pm Monday Closed
An almost secret place with a tremendous and seductive atmosphere.
PANTHEON
EXCELLENT TRATTORIA AREA PANTHEON
da ARMANDO al Pantheon
Salita de Crescenzi 30 Distance 5′
Ph.: 068803034
www.armandoalpantheon.it
CLOSED SUNDAY
Armando is one of the most famous trattorias in Rome, a gastronomic institution right in the centre, a stone’s throw from the Pantheon. So well known and loved that you need to book well in advance if you want to get a place.
For many, Armando al Pantheon is the best trattoria in Rome, certainly an excellent place to enjoy traditional Roman dishes. Well-prepared dishes with fresh, quality ingredients. The restaurant was recently renovated, although small, it is pretty cosy, and you can now also eat outside in the small dehors.
The prices are certainly not trattoriat-like and move upwards, around 50/60€ per person.
GOOD TRATTORIA AREA PANTHEON
La CAMPANA
Vicolo della Campana 18 Distance 12’
Ph.:066867820
www.ristorantelacampana.com
CLOSED: MONDAY
Born in 1518, it is the oldest restaurant in Rome, more than 500 years old. It is a genuinely historic restaurant that has survived all ages and events because it has always remained the same. The restaurant is so classic that it can’t be any more classic: at the entrance, there is a large fridge with vegetables and fresh fish on display and, in front of it, the buffet with hors d’oeuvres and then there is fried food, cutlet, risotto, Gnocchi, lamb, tonnarelli, salt cod, veal breast, Roman-style artichokes, puntarelle, chicory and more traditional dishes. The rooms are large, with wooden tables and tablecloths as in the past. You can breathe in the air of yesteryear. Of course, we were no longer in the 16th century, and nowadays, the restaurant world seeks other ways, styles and flavours. But La Campana must be considered a monument to the past.
PANTHEON
GOOD TRATTORIA AREA PANTHEON
dal CAVALIER GINO
Vicolo Rosini 4 Distance 13’
Ph.: 066873434
www.ristoranteparlamento.roma.it/
CLOSED SUNDAY
There aren’t many old restaurants in Rome: some have closed, and others transformed. “Dal Cavalier Gino, on the other hand, has remained as it once was.
Gino is historical, if not legendary, trattoria. It is almost hidden away in a small alley. Quite quaint, with simply laid tables, wooden chairs, and walls painted in questionable taste, the atmosphere is a bit chaotic, and there is a queue in the evenings if you don’t have a reservation. Please note that credit cards are not accepted here.
If you are looking for fine cuisine or sophisticated dishes, this is not the place. Here you come to eat the traditional dishes of Roman cuisine prepared discreetly and served in generous portions at reasonable prices. In full respect of tradition, you have the canonical plate every day of the week: Monday broth and boiled, Tuesday meatballs, Wednesday tail and offal, Thursday gnocchi, Friday fish and Saturday tripe. Sunday is a holiday, of course, in addition to the classics on the menu daily.
OTHER TRATTORIA AREA PANTHEON
Enoteca CORSI
Via del Gesu’, 87/88 Distance 11’
Tel 066790821
www.enotecacorsi.com
CLOSED SATURDAY EVENING and SUNDAY
Just a short distance from the Pantheon and Piazza Venezia, L’Enoteca Corsi, despite its somewhat pompous name, is a simple trattoria with old wooden tables that exude a certain charm.
Typical Roman home cooking with all the classic dishes: Carbonara, Amatriciana, Gnocchi, Baccalà, meatballs, tripe, plus some homemade desserts. The restaurant is decidedly informal and always very busy, especially at lunchtime.
PANTHEON
GOOD PIZZERIA AREA PANTHEON
BRUCIO Fuoco e Farina
Piazza delle Coppelle 8 Distance 12’
Ph.: 0689024862
Always open
from 18.00 23.30 from Thursday to Sunday also lunchtime from 12.00 to 23.30
NEAPOLITAN STYLE PIZZA
Brucio, Fuoco e Farina opened its doors a few months ago. It is located in Piazza delle Coppelle, a famous little square not far from the Pantheon, renowned for its local soil and nightlife alive around it.
The bakery is on view. The Pizza is Neapolitan style, the good, high, soft one with the famous rim framing the toppings. You can find it in the most classic flavours, the classic Margherita or with buffalo, the Marinara, the Napoli or with more or less original toppings: all‘Amatriciana with Provola and Pepe,alla Carbonara, La Selezione di formaggi; la Patate e Cozze; la Norma; la Caponata Coppelle (veggy) and la Club sandwich. Unfortunately, I am very conservative regarding Pizza; for me, there is only the Margherita, so I can’t tell you how the others are. I didn’t want to try them.
You can also find a rich fried proposal. Supplì, Crocchetta di patate, Frittatina aglio e ojo, Fish.
ETHINIC RESTAURANTS AREA PANTHEON
GREEN T
Via Piè di Marmo 28 Distance 8’
Ph.: 066798628
www.green-tea.it
ALWAYS OPEN
CHINESE
The Green T, is an excellent and elegant restaurant serving authentic Chinese cuisine. There is also a light lunch at a more affordable price at lunchtime than the rich à la carte menu with Gluten Free dishes.
Service – Courteous and precise.
Cellar – Alongside craft beers, tea and sake, there is also a section dedicated to wines that can be paired with this type of cuisine.
Price: 50€
TREVI FOUNTAIN
GOOD RESTAURANTS AREA TREVI FOUNTAIN
don PASQUALE
Via delle Muratte 78 Distance 14’
HOTEL MAALOT
06878087
www.hotelmaalot.com
ALWAYS OPEN
We are in what was once Gaetano Donizetti’s home and now houses the Hotel Maalot. Inside which, in a scenic room with large paintings, enormous chandeliers and a fantastic skylight, is Don Pasquale, an all-day dining restaurant with decidedly well-prepared traditional Italian dishes accompanied by professional but exceedingly courteous and friendly service. It is also possible to come just for a drink. Here you can find one of the largest selections of rum in the city,
The atmosphere is relaxed, chic and non-chalky.
GOOD RESTAURANTS AREA TREVI FOUNTAIN
le TAMERICI
Vicolo Scavolino, 79 Distance 15’
Ph.: 06 6920 0700
www.letamerici.com
CLOSED: SUNDAY
FISH
It is difficult to believe an excellent restaurant with a fantastic chef in a reasonably refined setting in a place so crowded with tourists. The cuisine is based on excellently cooked fish and extraordinary raw fish.
Giovanni Cappelli always gives his cuisine and dishes a personal touch that makes them authentic gourmet creations that shun all banality. A skilled culinary journey through the classics to more advanced dishes
€ 70/90
TREVI FOUNTAIN
GOOD RESTAURANTS AREA TREVI FOUNTAIN
le COLLINE EMILIANE
Via degli Avignonesi 22 Distance 20’
Ph.:06/4817538
www.ristorantebolognesearoma.com
CLOSED: SUNDAY Evening and MONDAY
A safe address, a friendly, family-run restaurant where you can enjoy genuinely Italian cuisine. Tagliatelle, tortellini, ravioli, tagliolini in broth, lasagne, ragu, and prosciutto, naturally handmade right in front of your eyes.
(Emilia region is the house of homemade pasta made by the famous sfogline (pasta-makers).
A beautiful window opens onto the workshop, where these delicacies are prepared daily.
€ 40 Closed Monday and Sunday evening
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EXCELLENT PIZZERIA AREA TREVI FOUNTAIN
PICCOLO BUCO
Via del Lavatore 91 Distance 18′
Ph.: 0669380163
www.pizzeriapiccolobuco.it
Closed Monday
Pizza Napoletana
A few steps from the Trevi Fountain, there is a big surprise even though we are in a Piccolo Buco. The place’s name makes us immediately understand the size of the space. But small is not the quality of the pizza. On the contrary, it is big and high like the pizzas prepared here. You can choose between red, yellow and white, practically the colours of the toppings. If you have decided to come here to enjoy your pizza, be prepared for a long wait, as there are many fans.
TREVI FOUNTAIN
AT ALL TIMES AREA TREVI FOUNTAIN
DEROMA
Via Poli 27 Distance 18’
Ph.: 06689685899
www.deromamor.com
Just a few steps from the Trevi Fountain, open from breakfast to dinner, Deroma Farine Romane certainly stands out among the many places in the area with a varied offer that covers all meals, from breakfast to dinner. In addition, the restaurant has two great regions dedicated to sweet and savoury baked goods, coffee, and, of course, excellent bread. And the showcases with selected food products.
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AT ALL TIMES AREA TREVI FOUNTAIN
BACCANO
Via delle Muratte, 23 Distance 14’
Ph.: 0669941166
www.baccanoroma.com
ALWAYS OPEN
We are in a very touristy neighbourhood, so common sense is to stay away. But instead, it is possible to find something good even around the Trevi Fountain and the huge flow of people. Like this restaurant, which has always offered its patrons high quality. A gastronomic proposal of an excellent level, varied and suitable to satisfy any desire at any time of day or evening. These range from a selection of cured meats, hams and cheeses to the oyster bar, with Italian, French and Irish oysters and raw seafood, as well as the valuable section dedicated to the catch of the day. And as if all this were not enough. Now leading the kitchen is the Nabil Hadj Hassen, a great interpreter of Roman cuisine (cacio e Pepe and carbonara are considered by many to be among the best in the city) and beyond. The tortellini in broth or with Parmigiano e cream are remarkable.
Wine List with a good selection by the glass and excellent cocktails. € 55
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TREVI FOUNTAIN
AT ALL TIME AREA TREVI FOUNTAIN
COMODO MERCATO TREVI
COMODO MERCATO TREVI
Via del Lavatore 88 b Distance 15’
Always Open
Less than 50 metres from the Trevi Fountain is Comodo Mercato Trevi, an ample space inspired by a large market where at each distinct counter, you can find everything from fresh pasta to cold cuts, from pizza to bread, from Roman dishes to salads, from sushi to cocktail bars and the pastry corner each with its own space and in the background a large open kitchen with a spectacular grill.
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AT ALL TIME AREA TREVI FOUNTAIN
LA RINASCENTE
FOOD HALL
Via del Tritone 61 Distance 20′
Monday to Thursday 10 am / 11 pm – Friday 10 am / 7 pm – Sunday 10 am to 11 pm
Saturday closed. The terraces are also open for dinner
A wide-ranging and rich offer from morning to late evening in an impressive location.
UP SUNSET BAR ROOFTOP
In the morning for breakfast, and during the day for a light meal, a cocktail or dinner, all prepared by Michelin-starred chef Riccardo di Giacinto, owner of ‘dall’Oro’.
MADELTERRANEO
The gourmet restaurant always with the dishes of Michelin-starred chef di Giacinto TEMAKINHO
Fusion restaurant with Nippo/Brazilian dishes
SORBILLO GOURMAND
With Gino Sorbillo’s Gourmet Pizzas
VIVI BISTROT
Organic restaurant with sandwiches, salads, and centrifuges.
SPANISH STEPS
STARRED RESTAURANTS AREA PIAZZA di SPAGNA
IMAGO*
at the Hotel Hassler
Piazza Trinità dei Monti, 6 Distance 25
Tel.: 0669934726
www. hotelhasslerroma.com/en/ristoranti-bar/imago
CLOSED Monday and Sunday only open in the evening
The Hassler is a luxury hotel at the top of the Spanish Steps, with a spectacular view of Rome and a starred restaurant with Andrea Antonini at the helm, one of the best chefs under 30 and a Michelin Star. Although the menu is not very rich, The cuisine is inspired by traditional dishes but revised and interpreted in a gourmet key.
All courses are paired with a wine chosen and proposed by the restaurant’s head sommelier. Extraordinary wine cellar with over 2400 labels.
The Imàgo restaurant menu changes twice a year.
Tasting Menu 3 dishes 130€ 4 dishes 150 30€ each extra
This luxury hotel also has a Bistrot, the Eva Lounge
EVA LOUNGE – Hassler Hotel
The starred restaurant Imago is located on the sixth floor. The Salone Eva is a more accessible lounge and cocktail bar on the ground floor than its big brother. You can go to the Hassler Bistrot any day for breakfast, lunch, tea, and dinner. During the summer season, we sit in the garden known as the Palm Court, while in the winter season, the service takes place in the elegant and renowned Salone Eva .
The cuisine, dictated by the seasonality of products, offers not only traditional Roman dishes but also some with a more international flavour
From 11.00 am until 24.00 Closed Saturday and Sunday
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS Area – PIAZZA di SPAGNA
ADELAIDE
de l’HOTEL VILLON
Via dell’Arancio 69 Distance 15’
Ph.: 06 878187
www.hotelvillon.com
Open Monday to Sunday from 12 noon to 3pm and from 6pm to 10.30pm.
ADELAIDE Restaurant & Lounge
Adelaide at the boutique hotel Vilòn inside the Palazzo Borghese is the restaurant of the moment. The place you absolutely must go this is at least the current thinking, and I must say that the judgement is entirely appropriate.
The location is beautiful and hospitable, furnished with great care, and full of atmosphere both in the beautiful halls in winter and in the garden during the warm season. But in addition to enjoying the ambience, one also goes to the restaurant for the food. This is where chef Gabriele Muro comes in, who manages to give each dish that personal and sometimes original touch that can ennoble even a simple amatriciana. But many other proposals, especially those based on fish, make the evening memorable.
The wine cellar is good, and the desserts are excellent.
Tasting menu: My name is Adelaide’s 5-course meal €80.
Business lunch Monday to Saturday ‘Adelaide’s’ 25 €.
A la carte dishes, including ‘timeless Roman temptations’, cost between 19 and 30 €.
To enrich the scene without necessarily dining, one can stop at the lounge bar called ‘In Salotto’, the ideal place to enjoy the elegant atmosphere and the delightful courtyard with a hearty breakfast or a drink from afternoon to evening accompanied by delicious finger food.
SPANISH STEPS
GOOD RESTAURANT Area – PIAZZA di SPAGNA
il GABRIELLO
Via Vittoria 51 Distance 22′
Ph. 06 69940810
www.ristoranteilgabriello.it
Always open for lunch and dinner
The area around the Spanish Steps is more renowned for its boutiques than its restaurants, with a few exceptions, among which we can point to Il Gabriello.
Il Gabriello is located in a splendid 17th-century building on Via Vittoria, a street parallel to Via Condotti, not far from the Spanish Steps. The cuisine is Roman, enriched with a few innovative touches that make it slightly more interesting. Moreover, the warm welcome and friendly service distinguish it from typical trattorias.
Good wine cellar, excellent desserts
GOOD RESTAURANTS area PIAZZA di SPAGNA
EMME
Via Margutta 19 Ditance 25’
Ph.:06 9779 7980
www.emmerestaurant.com
H.: 12-14:30, 17:30-22:30
lunch, dinner, or more simply a drink
Emme in the splendid Via Margutta is an excellent place to have an aperitif or stop for lunch or dinner and enjoy Italian cuisine with a creative touch, accompanied by a good selection of wines and cocktails. Lunch Menu 25€
olinaristorante.it www.acquolinaristorante.it
SPANISH STEPS
UNCONVENTIONAL RESTAURANT Area – PIAZZA di SPAGNA
TARTUFI & FRIENDS
Via Borgognona 4
Ph.: 39066794980
www.tartufiandfriends.it
h 12,00/23,00
Truffles & Friends is in the beautiful and quiet Via Borgognona. Here In two small, elegant rooms, you can try the truffles in conjunction with other Italian excellence. So even just a sandwich and a cup of tea, enjoy brunch or order a delicious dish. The prices are certainly not low, but they are well indicated and determined based on the truffle desired. It starts from a simple sandwich of 6 € to 32 € for an omelette up to 68 € for a plate of tagliolini. There is also a takeaway: buy last-minute truffle sauce for spaghetti at home.
GOOD TRATTORIA area PIAZZA di SPAGNA
MATRICIANELLA
Via del Leone 2 Distance 15’
066832100
www.matricianella.it
CLOSED: SUNDAY
Newly renovated, La Matricianella, just a few steps from Piazza di Spagna, is a trattoria that stands out from the rest, at least in terms of its style. An excellent cuisine where traditional Roman dishes are well prepared and well served. I recommend that you book a place almost impossible to find, especially on the veranda. The wine cellar is excellent, rare for a trattoria, and even a sommelier is on the premises.
SPANISH STEPS
GOOD PIZZERIA Area – PIAZZA di SPAGNA
SORBILLO
LIEVITO MADRE
Piazza Augusto Imperatore 46 Distance 16’
www.sorbillo.it
Pizza Napoletana
Gino Sorbillo is undoubtedly the most famous Neapolitan pizza maker, with premises in different parts of the world
In Piazza Augusto Imperatore, a few steps from Piazza di Spagna, you have the chance to taste authentic Neapolitan pizza. Here it really feels like Naples with its blue and white tiles.
The pizza is authentic Neapolitan: ‘soft, rich in toppings and generous in proportions and of course, it must overflow from the plate.
The restaurant is quite large with plenty of seating, but also with many customers, and sometimes the wait is long, and it is not possible to make a reservation.
GOOD PIZZERIA area PIAZZA di SPAGNA
VERACE SUDD
Via della Frezza 64 Distance 20’
Ph.; 06 39387518
Closed Monday and Tuesday
Pizza Napoletana
Between Piazza del Popolo and Piazza di Spagna, everything speaks of Naples and Campania. In addition to the classic Neapolitan pizza baked in the oven, you can try those prepared in the aluminium pan and many other regional specialities, including fried foods, pasta dishes and desserts, and many other famous products.
SPANISH STEPS
ETHNIC RESTAURANTS Area – PIAZZA di SPAGNA
ZUMA
Via della Fontanella borghese 48 Distance 15’
(Palazzo Fendi)
Ph.:0699266622
www.zumarestaurant.com
ALWAYS OPEN
JAPANESE
Really in the heart of the shopping area, inside Palazzo Fendi. The location is fantastic, With a complete view of the staircase of Trinità dei Monti and the Roofs of Rome. A good dinner, a cocktail, and a relaxed and classy environment.
Excellent kitchen, of course, Japanese imprint but with many western influences. To taste the grilling skewers, prawns, beef, and cooked lamb chops, face you on the evocative Robotayaki.
€ 100
ETHNIC RESTAURANTS Area PIAZZA di SPAGNA
HAMASEI
Via Della Mercede 35/36 Distance 15’
Ph.:066792134
www.roma-hamasei.com
CLOSED: MONDAY
JAPANESE
Refined setting. Very close to the Piazza di Spagna’s Steps
This is the first Japanese restaurant in the city. Then many others have arrived, but this always remains a safe address where you can enjoy the classics of Japanese cuisine.
All the classics of Japanese cuisine
PIAZZA del POPOLO
STARRED RESTAURANTS – Area PIAZZA del POPOLO
ACQUOLINA*
ACQUOLINA in THE FIRST HOTEL
Via del Vantaggio 14 Distance 25’ Bus 628
Ph.:06645617070
www.acquolinaristorante.it
7 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. CLOSED SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY
It is located inside The First Roma Arte Hotel, a few steps from Piazza del Popolo. The ambience is elegant and modern. The staff tends to be young but very knowledgeable. The equally young but perfect chef is Daniele Lippi. The contemporary, predominantly seafood cuisine is one of the best in the city and ranges from simple but decidedly tasty to more creative dishes. The first courses are excellent, starting with the spaghettone with raw red prawns. Emanuele Pica, the sommelier, offers the same opinion of the other dishes, all of which are worth trying, and will be able to recommend cocktails and beers as well as excellent wines.
Modern and elegant ambience.
Service – Kind and professional.
Cellar – Excellent. There is also a cocktail and bubbly menu for those who want to dine differently or have an aperitif.
Three tasting menus: Periplo, a 6-course journey at 120 € Anabasi and Catabasi, 8 courses at 150 € and AB Origine, a trip of 4 signature dishes by the chef at 90
Dining at Acquolina is a great experience
And in Summer, a Beautiful terrace
AQUAROOF TERRACE MOLINARI
The First Hotel
And in fine weather, you can also choose to dine on the terrace for excellent fish dishes
This is the ideal place for a beautiful dinner under the stars, but you can also come here just for a drink.
STARRED RESTAURANTS – Area – PIAZZA del POPOLO
All’ORO*
Via G. Pisanelli 23 0697996907
www.ristoranteall’oro.it BUS 628
Only open in the evening. Closed on Sundays
GOURMET
This elegant Michelin-starred restaurant is located not far from Piazza del Popolo, led in the kitchen by chef Riccardo Di Giacinto and in the dining room by his wife, Ramona Anello.
Refined ambience amid colourful fabrics, marble, brass, chandeliers and a pleasant, comfortable garden.
The chef offers traditional-contemporary cuisine with innovative proposals and ideas. Tasting menus are created to meet each guest’s every need.
In addition to a la carte dining, you can choose from four different tasting menus: All’Origine is basically the best of Riccardo’s historical dishes;
L’Oro di All’Oro, a starter, a main course and a dessert;
All’Oro’s 9-course menu is at the chef’s discretion
Attentive and professional service
TASTING MENU
TO THE ORIGIN 140 €
Your All’Oro 115 €
All’Oro 180 €
At Erbiv’Oro (Vegan and Vegetarian Gourmet) 98 €
PIAZZA del POPOLO
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS – Area PIAZZA del POPOLO FLAMINIO
BISTROT 64
Via Guglielmo Calderini 64 Bus 629 + 2
Ph 063235531
www.bistrot64.it
CLOSED: SUNDAY and MONDAY Open only in the evening
TRADITIONAL GOURMET
Charming small restaurant furnished in early 20th-century style.
Probably the best restaurant for value for money.
We are a few metres from the MAXXI museum, far from the centre but easy to reach.
Noda Kotaro is a Japanese chef, but his dishes speak Italian. So here you can eat some of the best amatriciana in the city. Still, obviously, you don’t come here to eat amatriciana but to fully appreciate all the chef’s culinary skills and immense creativity expressed in each of his dishes, which are beautifully presented each time.
GOOD RESTAURANTS – Area – PIAZZA del POPOLO
MARZAPANE
VIA FLAMINIA 64 Distance 35’ Bus 628
Ph.: 06 64781692
www.marzapaneroma.com
Opening hours
Thursday evening to Monday from 12.30 to 14.30 and 19.30 to 22.30
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday lunchtime closed.
This small and beloved restaurant, which moved here after its success at the old location, is housed in a small building just off Piazza del Popolo. It is spread over several levels. On the ground floor is the kitchen with a large wood-fired grill and a counter for an informal meal, while on the first floor, there is a small room furnished in a minimalist style and, finally, a small terrace for eating al fresco. The menu changes frequently, but the grill remains the protagonist, where space is also left for other types of cooking suitable for enhancing each dish
Tasting menu 95€ Marzapane menu 5 courses 65€ Light Lunch (Monday Thursday Friday) 35€
PIAZZA del POPOLO
GOOD RESTAURANTS – Area PIAZZA del POPOLO
Ad HOC
Via di Ripetta 43 Distance 25’ Bus 628
Ph.:tel 063233040
www.ristoranteadhoc.com
ALWAYS OPEN IN THE EVENING
This restaurant is warm and welcoming on a central street between the Ara Pacis and Piazza del Popolo, the right place for a lovely evening.
The menu is based on traditional dishes but concentrates on excellent products and, above all, on delicious truffle dishes. Yes, the truffle is the absolute protagonist. But also delightful meat. Excellent wine list
GOOD UNCONVENTIONAL TRATTORIA-Area – PIAZZA del POPOLO
il MARCHESE
Via di Ripetta 162 Distance 25’
Ph.: 06 90218872
www.ilmarcheseroma.it
Open Every Day from midday to late at night
TRATTORIA COCKTAIL BAR
Located at the end of Via Ripetta, near Piazza del Popolo, on the ground floor of an 18th-century building. Il Marchese contains two almost opposite souls that meet here and find harmony.
The old trattoria, with its simple and genuine flavours, and a menu with recipes very much linked to the territory, without neglecting some openings to other traditional Italian dishes, contrasts with the elegance of a bourgeois drawing room represented by a cocktail bar in this case the Amaro Bar. In the Amaro Bar, decorated with wallpaper and velvet, more than 500 bitters are served. Each bitter has a different composition, pure or mixed in a drink, and is always surprising. The cocktails are accompanied by appetisers and a small dedicated menu.
PIAZZA del POPOLO
UNCONVETIONAL GOOD RESTAURANTS – Area PIAZZA del POPOLO
BABETTE
Via Margutta 1d Distance 30’
Ph.: 063211559
www.babetteristorante.it
h 09/23 Closed Monday
Breakfast, Lunch, Diner, in a quiet environment away from noise and confusion.
The city’s most charming street has an elegant and lovely Bistrot.
The food is excellent. For lunch, a hearty Italian dish style and excellent traditional French cuisine, but the formula and recipes change frequently
Ideal for brunch or for a light meal that is not too demanding.
VEGAN RESTAURANTS -Area – PIAZZA del POPOLO
il MARGUTTA
Veggy Food & Art
Via Margutta 118 Distance 30’
Ph 06 32650577
www.ilmargutta.bio
ALWAYS OPEN
VEGETARIAN
In the beautiful and romantic Via Margutta, this restaurant is one of the few good vegetarian restaurants in the city. And also, the brunch is all vegetarian, but the variety and quality of the buffet make this place one of the most beloved and popular for Sunday brunch. At dinner, il Margutta changes its look in the evening and becomes an elegant restaurant with a more refined menu. Vegetarian, of course. All seasonal products are prepared, naturally tasty, and definitely beautiful to see.
PIAZZA del POPOLO
ETHINIC RESTAURANTS – Area PIAZZA del POPOLO
PACIFICO
DAMA PALACE
Lg. Tevere Arnaldo da Brescia 2,
Ph.: 063207042
www.wearepacifico.it
ALWAYS OPEN
PERUVIAN
Suddenly around Piazza del Popolo inside the Boutique Hotel Palazzo Dama, an oasis of peace and beauty, is the Pacifico Roma, a Peruvian high cuisine restaurant, Magnificent, even for a cocktail by the pool.
Jaime Pesaque is the best-known Peruvian chef with restaurants worldwide. The menu is of a high standard of course ceviche in various and different presentations simple perfect, and exquisite.
ETHNIC RESTAURANTS -Area – PIAZZA del POPOLO
ROKKO
Passeggiata di Ripetta 15 Distance 25’
Ph.: 063223414
www.ristoranterokko.com
CLOSED: SUNDAY
JAPANESE
One of the few authentic Japanese restaurants. You can find all the dishes of Japanese cuisine. Good tempura, sushi and sashimi, to be accompanied by various types of tea or beer or sake.
VIA VENETO
STARRED RESTAURANTS – Area VIA VENETO
la TERRAZZA dell’Eden
Hotel Eden
via Ludovisi 49 – Distance 30’
Ph.:l 06 47812752
www.dorchestercollection.com
Modern, Innovative
Luxury Restaurant on the top floor of the exclusive Dorchester hotel just a few steps from Via Veneto with an evocative and panoramic view of the city. It is led by Michelin-starred chef Fabio Ciervo. One flies high among refined preparations between sea and land and exceptional service, and certainly not because of the location.
Fabio Cievo is a true master in enhancing the materials with which he creates superlative dishes that can be described with a few essential concepts: research, innovation, well-being, selection of ingredients, the balance of flavours, aesthetics, and that can be enjoyed and naturally admired by choosing from the various tasting menus
Armonia, which is the true essence of this cuisine,
Or: X Years by Fabio Cervo, with all the Chef’s iconic dishes.
All dishes accompanied by a wine list worthy of a connoisseur are light, given the Chef’s absolute focus on a healthy, balanced diet.
La Terrazza dell’Eden is undoubtedly one of the iconic haute cuisine venues in the city.The Terrace and the Garden of Eden are available for this unique and unforgettable dining experience. The terrace is located on the 6th floor and offers a fantastic panorama. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The tasting menu is only available in the evenings; a less elaborate selection is available at lunchtime.
Impeccable, attentive and professional service.
You spend a lot, but you will be amply repaid.
170/235€
STARRED RESTAURANTS -Area – VIA VENETO
MOMA Restaurant
Via di San Basilio 42 Distance 30’ Bus 62
Ph.: 06 42011798
www.ristorantemoma.it
Closed SUNDAY
The modern restaurant MOMA near Piazza Barberini can be a pleasant surprise. Situated on two levels, it has a dual soul: a
Bar Bistro on the ground floor with informal lunchtime offerings and traditional creative cuisine in the gourmet restaurant on the first floor, cuisine that has been awarded a Michelin star thanks to the young Chef Andrea Pasqualucci.
On the menu, you will find poor cuts such as the fifth quarter and blue fish, suckling pig, octopus, sausage, and dishes with simple preparations based on local products enhanced by the attention paid to them by the young Chef. Bread accompanied by Sicilian oil is offered as an aperitif.
The wine list is extensive, with wines from all Italian regions, great champagnes and French wines. The place is almost always very crowded
The average price is 85€, excluding wines.
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VIA VENETO
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS – Area VIA VENETO
GIANO
at W Rome Hotel
Via Liguria 28, Distance 30′ Bus 62 – 160
PH.:. 06 42016253.
www.gianorestaurant.com
Hours: Sunday BELLA BRUNCH 12.30/15.30
Lunch 12.00/15.30
Diner Wednesday Thursday– Friday – Saturday 18.30/23.00
Ciccio Sultano’s first time in Rome
Although we are in a 5-star luxury hotel, the style is minimal and informal. The dishes range between sea and land and bring back the tastes and flavours of Sicilian cuisine that have made the Chef famous and appreciated. One of them is the spaghetti Taratata (red tuna roe, lemon, toasted bread crumbs and grouper carpaccio) or the pasta fuori norma (with aubergines, tomato and salted ricotta cheese) and the inevitable pasta with sardines. The desserts are by Fabrizio Fiorani, recognised as one of the 50 Best Pasty Chef’s, a true ecstasy for the palate and take-away.
Wine List present a fine selection.
Young and attentive service
Giano certainly is an exciting novelty, and at the moment, the prices also seem attractive at around 80 € per person.
Brunch on Sundays and not to be missed in summer served in the garden.
CLANDESTINE GARDEN
Right in the heart of the venue is the Clandestine Garden. A space that welcomes guests for an aperitif or an all-day dining moment listening to live music.
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS -Area – VIA VENETO
MIRABELLE
Hotel Splendide Royal
Via di Porta Pinciana, 14 Distance 30’
www.mirabelle.it
h 12.30/14.30 – 18.30/22.30
ALWAYS OPEN
If you want to treat yourself to an evening of luxury, the Mirabelle, a few steps from Via Veneto, is an address to keep for several reasons. For a start, the view of Rome is simply unparalleled, ranging from Villa Medici to Trinità dei Monti, from St Peter’s to the Janiculum. The ambience is obviously luxurious, the equipment, the lights, the flowers, the welcome, the impeccable service and last but not least, the cuisine with an excellent gastronomic proposal. And if you want, you can go up to the 7th, where you will find Adèle Mixology Lounge, the most exclusive ‘sky bar’ in the Eternal City, with a breathtaking 360-degree view of Rome! And exclusive cocktails.
ADELE Mixology
The Adèle Mixology Lounge is open from dusk until late at night.
VIA VENETO
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS – Area VIA VENETO
SETTIMO
Roman Cuisine & Terrace
Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese
Via Lombardia, 47 Distance 30’
Ph.: 06478021
www.settimoristorante.it
ALWAYS OPEN
Restaurant: 12.00 – 15.00; 19.00 – 22.30 Bar: 12.00 – 24.00
On the 7th floor of the Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese hotel, adjacent to Via Veneto, we find Settimo Roman Cuisine & Terrace.
From here, you can enjoy a magnificent view over Rome and the Villa Borghese gardens and enjoy excellent cuisine, again Roman cuisine, but also for a fantastic cocktail or Sunday brunch and at any time of year.
At midday, there is the Roman lunch proposal for €29, with the classics of Roman cuisine.
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS -Area – VIA VENETO
SPAZIO NIKO ROMITO
Piazza Verdi 9e Bus 160
Ph.: 0687565008
www.spazioromito.com
h 07/24 Closed Sunday
From morning to late evening, an excellent gourmet space for lunch, snacks, dinner,
I can’t mention this place. It’s not exactly at the back, but you’re close enough if you’re around the Galleria Borghese. Niko Romito is a starred chef with a magnificent restaurant in Abruzzo. This one in Rome is just a Bistrot, where you can eat authentic delicacies whether you come early in the morning or at any time of the day. Try the ‘Bombe’ in both sweet and savoury versions, the octopus and potato salad, the fried chicken, the burgers also in a vegan version, with the bread which is the house’s speciality. “Sharing” menu for 2 or more people, a roundup of delights and various tastings for €23 each.
Spazio Niko Romito is also a shop of specialities – sideboard desserts, sauces, the famous bread – signed by Niko Romito
VIA VENETO
EXCELLENT PIZZERIAS – Area VIA VENETO
KALO’ 50
Via Flavia 3 Bus 62 – 64
www.50kalò.it
06 6942 9875
ALWAYS OPEN 12.30/15.30 – 18.30/24.00
Finally, also in Rome, 50 Kalò and Ciro Salvo’s pizzas. The pizzeria is located between Via Veneto and Termini Station. The beautiful two-level restaurant is very spacious and has an outdoor area.
There are two wood-fired ovens from where fantastic pizzas arrive. Exceptional in taste and with a dough that has no equal. You will find all the classic pizzas from the Marinara to the Margherita, and there is no shortage of other tasty variations. There is also fried pizza and traditional fried.
Reservations are not allowed, and there is no waiting time.
The price of pizza is from 7 to 12 €
EXCELLENT PIZZERIAS -Area – VIA VENETO
CRAZY PIZZA
Via Vittorio Veneto, 167
39 064404417
www.crazypizza.com
ClosedMonday
Tuesday – Saturday: 7pm to 12am
People probably come to this pizzeria to say I’ve been there rather than for the pizza itself. And it is immediately apparent by observing most of the patrons, who have come to look and be looked at
Here everything is exaggerated, starting with the excess of flowers at the entrance, the décor, the number of servers and consequently, perhaps also the prices. In addition to pizzas, the menu features appetisers with products that are not trivial, indeed quite refined, from San Daniele ham to Patanegra, Bresaola, buffalo mozzarella and burrata.
But let’s go back to the pizzas, which here are thin, or rather very thin, crispy, well seasoned, with excellent quality products that can be seen at first glance and are confirmed by the taste.
The dough is really too thin, but this is a natural choice since they do not use any yeast. For me, who loves Neapolitan-style pizza, it is not easy to give an independent judgement. However, regardless of taste, the pizza is actually good, but thanks above all to the excellent toppings. As far as prices are concerned, they are decidedly out of the average and range from €13 for the pizza alla marinara, the simplest one, to €65 for the Pata Negra pizza. For a pizza you spend an average of €60, far too much, but at least I can say that I’ve been there.
COLOSSEO MONTI SAN GIOVANNI
STARRED RESTAURANTS Area COLOSSEO
Aroma*
Manfredi Palace
Via Labicana, 125 Phone +39 06 97615109 Distance 35′ Bus 87
www.aromarestaurant.it
ALWAYS OPEN 12.30/ 15.00 – 19.00/23.00 Monday and Tuesday only 19.00/23.00
A Michelin star, magical atmosphere with a view of the Colosseum and the Forum, open kitchen, excellent and refined dishes linked to tradition but with a master’s touch.
There are three tasting menus:
Corinthian for seven courses – Ionic for five courses –Doric for four courses
110 to 190 €, excluding drinks
These are complemented by a Smart menu (two courses with dessert) and a selection of traditional and unique dishes.
A la carte you will find starters at 40 – 44 €, first courses at 42 – 44 €, main courses at 56 – 58 €, desserts at 25 € and soufflés at 28 €.
Drinks and desserts are not included. Impeccable service
AROMA BISTROT
On the other side of the terrace, in a more informal setting. If you’re not in the mood for luxury, you can opt for the ‘ Aroma Bistro’, with a more straightforward and also more affordable dining proposition of the creations of chef Giuseppe Di Iorio.
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS – COLOSSEO SAN GIOVANNI District
DOGMA Roma
Piazza Zama 34, Bus 628
Ph 06 86679819.
www.ristorantedogma.com
Closed Mondays
Dogma Roma a recently opened fish restaurant slightly away from the centre in an uncool, rather run-down neighbourhood. But it is absolutely worth a visit both for the quality of the product (Very high-quality raw materials) and the preparation of the dishes on offer. And not to be underestimated, affordable prices concerning what is on offer. At the helm are two young chefs, less than thirty years old but very skilled.
The restaurant is modern and pleasant enough. But the best surprise comes when you scroll through the menu, which features grilled fish, vegetables, and even oysters. In addition to grilled fish, there are excellent raw dishes, which are the first courses that reach levels of true excellence. The desserts are also super. Bread and pasta are homemade, and the vegetables come from the private garden.
WINE LIST Well-balanced with whites, reds, rosés and sparkling wines.
More than courteous service
Tasting Menu from 40€ Average price 60€
COLOSSEO MONTI SAN GIOVANNI
GOOD RESTAURANTS Area MONTI DISTRICT
Trattoria MONTI
Via San Vito 13 Bus 70
Ph 06 4466573
CLOSED:- SUNDAY EVENING and MONDAY
In the Santa Maria Maggiore area, not far from the centre, it is advisable to take a taxi in the evening. Trattoria in name but actually a good restaurant. A historic place anchored in its roots. The cuisine is authentic and rooted in tradition, in the best sense. Very well-cooked dishes attract a large number of people. Don’t miss the Tortello with egg yolk, the pappardelle with meat sauce and the apple pie. Always BOOK
GOOD RESTAURANTS Area COLOSSEO MONTI district
CUOCO e CAMICIA
Via di Monte Polacco, 2/4 Bus 70
Ph.:. 06/88922987
www.cuocoecamicia.it
Closed Monday
H. 19.00/23.00 Saturday 12.30/14.30 – 19.00/23.00
A few steps from the Colosseum and San Pietro in Vincoli hides this pleasant restaurant with an excellent gastronomic proposal of traditional style and a touch of creativity.
Presented in 4 tasting menus with excellent starters, exquisite first courses with homemade pasta, and tasty main courses, both meat and fish.
Service – Professional but cold
The wine list is not extensive but with suitable labels
Price: starters 12/16, first courses 13/15€, main courses 20/23€, desserts 8/10€
COLOSSEO MONTI SAN GIOVANNI
GOOD TRATTORIA COLOSSEO SANGIOVANNI DISTRICT
L’AVVOLGIBILE
Trattoria Popolare L’Avvolgibile
irconvalalzione Appia 56- Bus 87
Ph.: 0650695104
www.trattoriapopolareavvolgibile.it
Mondays; open only evenings except for Saturdays and Sundays when it is also open for lunch
This popular trattoria opened a few years ago in a neighbourhood that is certainly not central but easily accessible. Trattoria l’Avvolgibile is a creation of Michelin-starred chef Adriano Baldassarre, who here, in a sense, wanted to take a reverse route and return to offering cuisine and dishes from where he began, obviously without forgetting anything of his glorious career in the kitchen. Everything here goes back a long way, from the ambience that recalls the decor of an old trattoria with period furniture and checked tablecloths. Still, above all, it is a return to the flavours and aromas that are now rare. Naturally, the gastronomic proposal is very polar, with the classics of Roman cuisine consistently excellent. Limited choice on the wine list.
Service is a little uncertain.
GOOD TRATTORIA COLOSSEO SAN GIOVANNI district
da DANILO
Viale Petrarca 13 Bus 63 or H
Ph.:0677200111 www.trattoriadadanilo.com
CLOSED: SUNDAY and MONDAY for Lunch
It is a reference point for Romans and those who love Roman cuisine. You can taste all the dishes of Roman cuisine prepared discreetly. Although the restaurant is always very crowded and the tables are too close, the walls, as in many old restaurants, are covered with autographed photos of more or less famous people who have passed by here.
Vox populi reports that the carbonara here is superbly prepared. However, the facts say that it is in the norm, as are all the other classic dishes of Roman tradition that also accompany other proposals not strictly related to traditional dishes. The Roman soul on the table and dining room is more than present.
COLOSSEO MONTI SAN GIOVANNI
GOOD TRATTORIA COLOSSEO SANGIOVANNI DISTRICT
da ROBERTO e LORETTA
Via Saturnia, 18 – Bus 628
Ph.: 0677201037
www.robertoeloretta.com
Monday Closed
Roberto and Loretta are a historic trattoria that has existed since 1952. Before in Via Gabi and now in Via Saturnia.
Run by the same family from generation to generation and a destination for many Romans in search of authentically popular cuisine, obviously the traditional Roman cuisine. Everything brings back the atmosphere of a bygone era, from the furnishings to the decor; there are even photos on the walls.
It is in the San Giovanni area and be reached by Metro A (Re di Roma stop) or Bus No. 81
GOOD TRATTORIA COLOSSEO SAN GIOVANNI district
OSTERIA 22quattro
Via Vetulonia 52 d Bus 628
Ph.: 3209625929
www.osteria22quattro.it
Always open
It’s not around the corner, but this small family-run trattoria is undoubtedly a safe address where you can enjoy traditional Roman dishes and other well-executed grilled dishes. The pasta, bread, focaccia and desserts are all homemade
The bill is a pleasant surprise
CIRCO MASSIMO AREA
STARRED RESTAURANTS CIRCO MASSIMO AREA
MARCO MARTINI CHEF*
Viale Aventino 121 bus 81 – or Bus 628 or 87
Ph.: 06 45597350
www.marcomartinichef.com
SUNDAY CLOSED
An enchanting winter garden with the starred Chef Marco Martini, an authentic cuisine where the most traditional recipes become gourmet dishes, accompanied by signature cocktails.
Dishes that can be discovered by choosing from the various tasting menus:
Perception, a menu dedicated to nature and to the natural cycles of products;
I Romanissimi, in which tradition marries experimentation through reinterpretations of classic Roman dishes;
Empatia is a profound culinary experience that includes carefully pairing wines with the various courses, and
Veg-etariana is a menu from the chef’s passion for vegetables and wild herbs.
On advance booking, the gourmet menu is also for lunch.
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS AREA CIRCO MASSIMO
47 CIRCUS
ROOF GARDEN
Via Luigi Petroselli 47 (Bocca della Verità) Distance 15’
Phl.: 066787816
www. 47circusroofgarden.com
Always open
A beautiful terrace with a 180-degree view sweeping from the Capitol to the Palatine. An excellent address for a romantic dinner or simple relaxation, the gastronomic proposal comprises creative dishes that are never banal, to be accompanied by unique cocktails.
Well-stocked CELLAR
Price 70€
CIRCO MASSIMO AREA
UNCONVENTIONAL RESTAURANTS CIRCO MASSIMO AREA
AVENTINA Carne e Bottega
Via della Piramide Cestia Bus 628
06666594151
www.aventinaroma.com
Monday to Saturday: 10.00/24.00 Sunday: 10.00/15.30
Butcher’s shop- Restaurant
All the aspects that revolve around the term ‘meat’ coexist here.
A RistoMacellerria (Butcher Restaurant) is A good address for a journey of taste.
Where to buy in the rich gastronomic department with an excellent selection of cold cuts, cheeses and various delicacies. Or enjoy the restaurant’s excellent Florentine steaks, delicious ribs, fresh tartare, and Italian and international cuts such as Black Angus or the renowned beef from Kobe.
UNCONVENTIONAL RESTAURANTS AREA CIRCO MASSIMO
la RENARDIERE
Viale Aventino 31/33 Bus 628
h: 06 87785445
www.larenardiere.it
Monday Closed
FRENCH RESTAURANT
La Renardière is a cosy little corner of France in Rome where you can enjoy the dishes of French cuisine: Le Quiches, the “Terrines Maison”, steak tartare, “potages” of fresh vegetables and onion soup au gratin, with its meat or fish fondues, Raclette, “escargots”, foie gras and oysters (from September to April) French cheeses Chocolate mousse, apple pie and tatin pie, lemon pie and flans. And, of course, French wines. Price: 30/35 euros.
A quick meal is served at lunch with the day’s dish, which changes very often (Thursdays are dedicated to vegetarian cuisine). The average price is 12 euros.
TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE Districts
TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE DISTRICTS
TESTACCIO OSTIENSE
Testaccio, well served by transport (bus 23 – 280-30) is a historic district of Rome with unique charms, as are Monti and Trastevere. The Romans have always gone to this district for its gastronomic tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, which was made even more predominant by the birth of the slaughterhouse, which has become one of the city’s major cultural and artistic centres.
Today Testaccio is still a destination for gourmets and remains one of the best neighbourhoods in Rome in which to try Roman cuisine, but not only. In addition to the classic and spartan trattorias of the past, there is a constant ferment of new gourmet restaurants and innovative gastronomic proposals, a ferment that can also be found in the adjacent Ostiense district, once a dormitory district and today a hub of nightlife with its excellent addresses.
EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE DISTRICT
ACQUASANTA
Via Aldo Manuzio 28 Bus 23 – 280 -30
Ph.: 06 45 55 00 20
www.acquasantaroma.com
Monday – Friday 19:30 – 22:30 | Saturday 12:30 – 15 / 19:30 – 22:30 | Sunday 19:30 – 22:30
FISH
Ostiense and Testaccio districts are always a magnet for new openings for venues of all kinds, from Bistrot to gourmet restaurants.
Acquasanta immediately revealed itself as an excellent address for seafood lovers. Here you will always find excellent seafood cuisine prepared with the freshest fish caught in the sea around Rome and whose provenance is always guaranteed. The menu is naturally dictated by the day’s catch and the season.
Wooden tables and plants add colour to an intimate and evocative ambience. Modern seafood cuisine is prepared with quality products. An industrial ambience with large windows, an open kitchen, soft lighting, muffled sounds, and craftsmanship.
Minimalist and post-industrial style, large windows, open kitchen, soft lighting, wooden tables, lots of plants and a small outdoor area now an appendage of every restaurant.
The wine list is in line with the gastronomic proposal.
The service is attentive and professional. The prices are not very high for a fish restaurant.
TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE DISTRICT
GOOD RESTAURANTS TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE DISTRICT
CHECCHINO dal 1887
Piazza Monte Testaccio 30 Bus 23 – 280
Ph.:065743816
www.checchino-from-1887.com
CLOSED: SUNDAY in the evening a MONDAY
The famous Testaccio district is the outpost of Roman cuisine, and Checchino has been its temple since 1887.
Checchino is a historic restaurant in every sense of the word. It has been in existence for over 130 years. Here you can eat authentic Roman dishes, even those practically disappearing from every menu and table. Impeccably cooked and with service worthy of note. A plunge into the past’s flavours must be tasted at least once. Also, an incredible selection of cheeses and excellent desserts.
If you don’t want to give in to temptation, there is also a vegetarian menu. Not to be missed is the wine cellar carved out of caves in the Monte dei Cocci (an artificial mountain formed by the accumulation of vases and wineskins that have been disposed of here since ancient Rome. The wine list is immense and equally prestigious.
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UNCONVENTIONAL RESTAURANTS TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE DISTRICT
BARNABA
Viale della Piramide Cestia, 45-47 Bus 23 – 280
Ph.: 0623484415
www.barnabawinebarcucina.it
ALWAYS OPEN 18.30/00.01
WINE and FOOD
Barnaba is the favourite haunt of lovers of good wine, champagne and fine cuisine. The wine list is rich and varied, and there is no shortage of bottles from small but extraordinary producers and the bubbly section.
The place is ideal for over-the-counter tastings, a quality dinner, brunch, or a simple snack. Excellent value for money.
TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE DISTRICT
GOOD TRATTORIE TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE DISTRICT
FLAVIO al Veloavevodetto
Via di Monte testaccio 97 Bus 23 – 280
Ph.: 065744194
www.ristoranteeloavevodetto.it
Always Open
FLAVIO AL VELOAVEVODETTO is the place to go when you are looking for traditional cuisine and want to enjoy classic Roman dishes, well prepared and in generous portions.
Another VELOAVEVODETTO with the location in the Prati district offers the same recipes as the parent company.
Piazza dei Quiriti 4 (Prati District) Bus 81 – 70
ph 06 36000009
GOOD TRATTORIE TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE DISTRICT
FELICE a Testaccio
Via Mastrogiorgio 29 Bus 23 – 280
Ph.: 065746800
www.feliceatestaccio.com
ALWAYS OPEN
It was one of the most popular trattorias in Rome and perhaps even the best. And even though the old tables are no longer there, the whole place has been renovated. The traditional Roman dishes have all remained and are also quite well prepared. Of course, we are not in a gourmet paradise, but we are in front of the classic menu of the Roman tradition: amatriciana, carbonara, tonnarelli cacio e Pepe, with robust flavours and generous portions. The meatballs and rolls are excellent. The service is too friendly and reflects the typical Roman indolence but don’t mind that; it is part of the local folklore.
Prices for a trattoria are slightly high
TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE DISTRICT
EXCELLENT TRATTORIAS TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE DISTRICT
Trattoria PENNESTRI
Via Giovanni da Empoli, 5 Bus 23 – 30
Ph.: 39 065742418M
www.trattoriapennestri.it
Closed Mondays
Open for lunch only on Saturday and Sunday
TYPICAL ROMAN CUISINE
In this once popular neighbourhood, now very trendy, especially among young people, we find La Trattoria Pennestri, which despite calling itself a trattoria, is a relatively young establishment. It was only opened in 2017 and immediately managed to win over the palates of many patrons. The ambience is informal but, at the same time, cosy. The cuisine here looks to traditional flavours and the great classics, both first and second courses typically, but there is no shortage of more innovative and sophisticated dishes either. Desserts are homemade. Well-curated wine list. Friendly, cheerful service.
EXCELLENT TRATTORIAS TESTACCIO – OSTIENSE DISTRICT
Osteria FRATELLI MORI
Via dei Conciatori 10 Bus 23 – 30
Tel 331 323 4399
www.osteriafratellimori.it
Always Open
TYPICAL ROMAN CUISINE
The Osteria Fratelli Mori is run by Mamma Guliana with her sons Alessandro and Francesco. The cuisine is typical mainly of trattorias: that is, Roman cuisine, but at least in this one, it is above average, thanks to the quality of the ingredients used. The first courses, such as carbonara and the desserts, are excellent.
As you will have guessed, the management is family-run, and you feel at home on entering.
The wine list is extensive, with many local labels
The average price is around 50€
Osteria Fratelli Mori is near the Piramide Cestia, in the Ostiense district, the trendiest neighbourhood of the moment.
PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
STARRED RESTAURANTS – PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
ENOTECA LA TORRE*
Enoteca la Torre Villa Letizia
Lungotevere delle Armi, 22/23 – Bus 628
Ph.: 06/45668304
CLOSED MONDAY and TUESDAY
GOURMET
The Enoteca La Torre at Villa Laetitia, not far from the city centre, is an award-winning restaurant inside the splendid villa owned by the Fendi family. The elegant restaurant is dominated by a large window overlooking the internal garden with precious furnishings, a rich mise en place with candelabras, and fresh flowers in a harmonious luxury that makes the ambience exceedingly elegant. So naturally, all this calls for a cuisine aligned with such beauty, so we find Domenico Stile, a chef of Neapolitan origin who trained alongside the most excellent Italian chefs (Vissani, Bottura, Cannavacciuolo, Crippa). In his cuisine, we find and feel the full flavours of his land, which here are creatively revisited in extraordinary dishes in every aspect, both meat and fish dishes, right down to the desserts, a continuous invention and explosion of flavour.
Superlative value for money
WINE LIST Amazing
SERVICE Excellent
Tasting Menu from 90 to 140
STARRED RESTAURANTS – PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
La Pergola***
del Rome Cavalieri
Via Cadlolo 101, Taxi 15’
Ph.: 0635992152
ww.romecavalieri.it
Closed: Sunday – Monday Only open in the evening
La Pergola is the only restaurant in Rome to have three Michelin stars and confirms this every year. So if you want to treat yourself to a special, indeed unique, evening, this is where you must come. Meanwhile, the location on the top floor of the Hotel Cavalieri Hilton offers a breathtaking view, so beautiful that it gives the illusion of being able to touch the dome of St Peter’s with your fingertips. But it is not just the location. The ambience is extra luxurious, from the furnishings to the cutlery, the candelabras, the flower boxes, the glassware, and even a Tiepolo, which is displayed on one wall.
And the cuisine of award-winning chef Heinz Beck lives up to such wonder.
Trying it is like taking a real journey into a paradise of taste and flavour, elegance, beauty, and lightness: experiencing happiness at the table. The impeccable service seems to be directed by a conductor.
Obviously, superb wine cellar.
Tasting menu from €300
La Pergola requires a waiting list of months before you can sit at its table.
PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
GOOD RESTAURANTS PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
il SIMPOSIO
Piazza Cavour 16 Distance 20’ Bus 70 -81 -87 – 492-30
Ph.:06 3241489
www.ilsimposioroma.it
Closed Sunday
open Monday 12:30 / 14:30, 18:00/ 19:00 Tuesday to Saturday 12:30/14:30, 18:00/23:30
Il Simposio was one of Rome’s first and perhaps never outdated wine shops. A place to go to find and taste a few good glasses of wine. Today the kitchen of this famous wine bar has been run by a couple from Calabria who has transported here what they learned and experienced in their restaurant in Vibo Valentia. And along with good drink comes good food.
An extensive wine cellar, unique bottles, prestigious labels, great cheeses, excellent products, and gourmet cuisine. With special attention to the needs of each customer.
GOOD RESTAURANTS PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
CARTER OBLIO
Via Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli 21 Bus 70 – 492-81-87- 30
Ph.: 391 464 9097
CLOSED MONDAY Open 20.00/23.30 Sunday 13.00/15.30-20.00/23.30
It has not been long since this restaurant was opened. Yet, it has immediately found many admirers, thanks to the personal interpretation that chef f Ciro Alberto Cucciniello gives to each of his dishes, together with his partner in this pleasant restaurant with its minimalist style and beautiful wooden tables. Everything here is homemade, starting with the bread, made with flour from ancient grains and enriched with surprising ingredients and flavours. The menu includes 5 starter options, 6 first courses, no less than 7 main courses, and 3 desserts. There are meat and fish, but also excellent and original vegetarian alternatives. The dishes that come to the table are a real discovery with an exciting interplay of contrasts and balances. The wine list is mainly composed of labels from small producers. There are 5 and 7 courses, at 60 and 75 euros respectively. Or you can order à la carte.
PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
GOOD RESTAURANTS PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
l’ARCANGELO
Vino e Cucina
Via Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli 59 Bus 30 – 70 – 81-87-492-280
Ph.: 063210992
www.larcangelo.com
Closed: Saturday lunchtime and all day Sunday; in summer, all day Saturday and Sunday
Arcangelo Dandini is considered one of the best interpreters of Roman cuisine. Because of this love, he has decided to transform his restaurant into a contemporary trattoria, where you can choose and enjoy traditional dishes, obviously prepared with great skill. A menu that is not oversized but captivating, especially for the peculiarity of the combinations, even if they respect the canonical recipes.
The restaurant is not very spacious but cosy: wood panelling and wooden tables, leather chairs in a beautiful red. I have some reservations about the service, but it is my personal opinion.
Average price: € 50
GOOD RESTAURANTS PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
ROMANE’
Via Cipro 106 Bus 492
Ph.: 3407845281
Closure: Tuesday all-day
Stefano Callegari became famous for his trapizzino, a triangle of white pizza enriched with all kinds of toppings and which from Rome now has outlets in various other cities and continents. Now he has opened his own restaurant, which could only be a popular rustic trattoria where the true Roman spirit also exudes from the walls. A heart that can obviously be found in the menu and the dishes that come to the table is strictly related to the most voluptuous Roman cuisine. At lunchtime, if you are in the vicinity of the Vatican Museums, you can take advantage of the ‘local meal’, the first course, a side dish, and a glass of wine for 15€.
€ 40
PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
GOOD RESTAURANTS PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
ACCIUGA
Via Vodice 25
Ph.:063723395
ww.acciugaroma.it
CLOSED: SUNDAY
FISH
In a quiet side street in the Prati district, near Piazza Mazzini, a decidedly simple but equally well-kept restaurant is the setting for one of the city’s most exciting fish restaurants. Already the name Acciuga (anchovy) Phexpresses the whole philosophy of the restaurant, and the rather excellent cuisine reflects the style of the restaurant. It is based on poor raw materials that acquire great value thanks to the care and essential style of the young chef Federico Delmonte. Very few seasonings, seasonality and simplicity, are the prerequisites for each of his dishes. On the menu: fusilli with mussels, passatelli with mullet sauce, gnocchi with clams, fried fish, squid on the spit and, the absolute star, the grill on which whole fish, meat, broths and vegetables are cooked.
Friendly service
ETHNIC RESTAURANTS PRATI DISTRICT SAN PETER AREA
CARNAL Morso Sabroso
Via dei Gracchi 19 Bus 81 – 23 – 492
Ph.:338084682
www.carnal.it
CLOSED Tuesday
Open 18.30/22.30 Friday and Saturday 12.00/15.00-18.30/23.00
SOUTH AMERICAN
After closing his starred restaurant Metamorphosi, Roy Caceres, chef of South American origin but Italian at heart, has opened this new small restaurant near St Peter’s and the Vatican Museums. The restaurant is very informal, and one comes especially to be in the company of other people who love the friendliness and good food. The gastronomic proposal is centred on South American cuisine: empanadas, arepas, ceviche, tortillas, rice, beans, and chicken, which in the hands of the skilled chef, are transformed into dishes of extraordinary taste.
Tasting menus of 55€ or 75€ (10 rounds), or eating a la carte, or simply one or two courses while drinking a cocktail, the price ranges from 25€ to 60€. Not to be missed if you want to get away from the usual restaurants and menus
PRATI DISTRICT SAN PETER AREA
ETHNIC RESTAURANTS PRATI DISTRICT SAN PETER AREA
SONG DIM SUM
Via Valadier, 14, Bus 70 – 81-87-492-280
Ph.:. 063215804
www.songdimsum.it
Closed Monday
CHINESE
A historic Chinese restaurant has recently been renovated and transformed into an elegant restaurant. The transformation has affected not only the ambience but also the menu, which offers typical Honk Kong specialities prepared by chef Chu Lin Sang, starting with Dim Sum, tiny morsels of rice noodles prepared by hand and available in many flavours. In addition to Dim Sum: Lobster Noodles, Char Siu Rice, Black Cod, Kung Pao Chicken, Bao and Peking Duck are prepared according to the original recipes respecting oriental tastes and flavours.
In addition to Asian beers, sake and interesting cocktails, there are also Italian wines. Open for lunch and dinner.
ETHNIC RESTAURANTS PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
ZEN SUSHI
Via degli Scipioni 243 Bus 70 – 30 -280
Ph.: 06321342
www.zensushiroma@gmail.com
CLOSED: Monday and Saturday for Lunch
JAPANESE
Trendy Japanese restaurant, high quality, in a comfortable environment. You can sit at the characteristic kaiten and choose sushi, sashimi or tempura that passes in front of your eyes. Or sit at the table and order with calmy. Very good. BOOK. Or you must wait for a seat. Staff very courteous
The heart of the menu is sushi, together with some other traditional Japanese classics
PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
GOOD PIZZERIAS PRATI DITRICT St PETER AREA
SALVATORE di MATTEO
le GOURMET
Via Vittoria Colonna 32 Bus 30 – 70 – 81-87-492-280
Ph.: 0686766621
www.salvatoredimatteolegourmet.com
ALWAYS OPEN
PIZZA NEAPOLITAN-STYLE
If you are a lover of authentic Neapolitan pizza, then Salvatore Di Matteo, near Piazza Cavour, quickly reached on foot or by public transport, is one of the best addresses in Rome where you can enjoy authentic Neapolitan pizza. The premises are very spacious, and there is, of course, a magnificent wood-fired oven. Pizza is served both for lunch and dinner, and especially at weekends, it is worth booking. In addition to pizza in classic and more gourmet versions, there are many other typical Neapolitan dishes, starting with the famous fried. The desserts are also excellent.
GOOD PIZZERIAS PRATI DISTRICT St PETER AREA
SANT’ISIDORO
Pizze & Bolle
Via Oslavia 41 Bus 30 -280
Ph.: 06 89 822607
www.pizzaebolle.it
ALWAYS OPEN
PIZZA NEAPOLITAN-STYLE
The name says it all: Pizza and Champagne. A well-made pizza accompanied by a good selection of bubbles. But also some tiny appetisers and dessert. We’re in the neighbourhood, easily reached by public transport Bus 280, 30Prati Attentive, professional service.
EXECELLENT RESTAURANTS
GOURMET and GOOD RESTAURANTS HISTORICAL CENTER ADRESSES
EXCELLENT GOURMET
CAMPO di FIORI Area
IL PAGLIACCIO
Via dei Banchi Vecchi, 129/A Distance 8’
Ph.: 06/68809595
www.ristoranteilpagliaccio.com
Pipero
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 250 Distance 8’
Ph.: 06 6813 9022
www.piperoroma.it
Per Me Giulio Terrinoni Rome
Vicolo del Malpasso, 9 Distance 8’
Ph.: 06 687 7365
Always open
www.giulioterrinoni.it
Campocori Restaurant,
Hotel Chapter,
Via di S. Maria de’ Calderari, 47 (ghetto Area) Distance 5’
Ph.: 06 8993 5351
www.chapter-roma.com
TRASTEVERE
Glass Hostaria
Vicolo del Cinque 58- Distance 8’
Ph.: +39 06 58335903
glass-restaurant.it glasshostaria.it
Zia Restaurant in Trastevere
Via Goffredo Mameli 45 Distance 15’
Ph: 0623488093
Open for dinner from Tuesday to Saturday; Friday and Sunday also for lunch.
Closed: Sunday and Monday
www.ziarestaurant.com
OSTERIA FERNANDA
Via Crescenzo del Monte 18/24 Bus 8
Ph.:065894333 -328 3847924
www.osteriafernanda.com
EXCELLENT HISTORICAL CENTER ADDRESSES
EXCELLENT GOURMET
NAVONA
IL CONVIVIO Troiani
Vicolo dei Soldati, 31 – Distance 8’
Ph.:. 066869432
Only open in the evening.Sunday Closed.
www.ilconviviotroiani.com
PANTHEON
Idylio by Apreda
at the Pantheon Iconic Hotel
Via di Santa Chiara, 4/A Distance 5’
Ph.: 06/87807070
www.thepantheonhotel.com
Achilli al Parlamento
Via dei Prefetti, 15 Distance12’
Ph.: 066873446
www.achilli.restaurant.com
Closed on: Sunday and Monday
RETROBOTTEGA
Via della Stelletta 4 Distance 12′
Ph 06 68136310
www.retro-bottega.com
Open for lunch from Wednesday to Sunday: 13 – 14:30
Open for dinner Wednesday to Sunday: 19:30 – 24:00
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
SPANISH SQUARE
IMAGO
at the Hotel Hassler
Piazza Trinità dei Monti, 6 Distance 25
Ph.:: 0669934726
www. hotelhasslerroma.com/en/ristoranti-bar/imago
CLOSED Monday and Sunday only open in the evening
ADELAIDE
de l’HOTEL VILLON
Via dell’Arancio 69 Distance 15’
Ph.: 06 878187
www.hotelvillon.com
Open Monday to Sunday from 12 noon to 3pm and from 6pm to 10.30pm.
PIAZZA DEL POPOLO
Acquolina
Via del Vantaggio, 14 -Distance 25′ Bus 628
Ph.: 06/3201590
www.aquolinaristorante.it
ALL’ORO
Via G. Pisanelli 23 0697996907 Bus 628
www.ristorantealloro.it
Only open in the evening. Closed on Sundays
EXECELLENT RESTAURANTS
GOURMET and EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS Via VENETO – COLOSSEO – CIRCO MASSIMO ADDRESSES
EXCELLENT GOURMET
VIA VENETO
La TERRAZZA dell’ EDEN
Hotel Eden
via Ludovisi 49 – Distance 30’
Ph.: 06 47812752
www.dorchestercollection.com
MOMA Restaurant 2
Via di San Basilio 42 Distance 30’ Bus 62
Ph.: 06 42011798
www.ristorantemoma.it
GIANO
at the W Rome Hotel
Via Liguria 28 Distance 30’ Bus 62 -160
Ph.: 06 894121
Sunday “Bella Brunch” 12.30/15.30
Lunch 12.00/15.30
Diner Wednesday – Friday – Saturday 18.30/23.00
www.gianorestaurant.com
Mirabelle
Hotel Splendide Royal
Via di Porta Pinciana, 14 Distance 30’
Ph.: 0642168838
www.mirabelle.it
SETTIMO
Roman Cuisine & Terrace
Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese
Via Lombardia, 47 Distance 30’
Ph.: 06478021
www.settimoristorante.it
Restaurant: Monday to Friday 12.00 – 14.00 / 19.00 – 22.30
Saturday, Sunday and Holidays 12.30 – 14.30 / 19.00 – 22.30
COLOSSEO
AROMA
Via Labicana, 125 Distance 30′ Bus 87
Ph.: 06 97615109
www.manfredihotels.com
CIRCO MASSIMO
MARCO MARTINI Chef
Viale Aventino 121 bus 81 – or Bus 628 or 87
Ph.: 06 45597350
www.marcomartinichef.com
47 Circus Roof Garden
Via Luigi Petroselli 47 (Bocca della Verità) Distance 15’
Phl.: 066787816
www. 47circusroofgarden.com
GOURMET AND EXCELLENT RESTAURANT PRATI and FLAMINIO DISTRICT
EXCELLENT GOURMET
PRATI DISTRICT
La PERGOLA del Rome Cavalieri
Via Cadlolo 101, Taxi 15’
Ph.: 0635992152
www.romecavalieri.it
Closed: Sunday – Monday Only open in the evening
ENOTECA LA TORRE
VILLA LETIZIA
Lungotevere delle Armi, 22/23 – Bus 628
Ph.: 06/45668304
www.enotecalattorre.com
CLOSED MONDAY and TUESDAY
FLAMINIO District
BISTROT 64
Via Guglielmo Calderini 64 Bus 629 + 2
Ph 063235531
www.bistrot64.it
CLOSED: SUNDAY and MONDAY Open only in the evening