Gentlemen, any suggestions for restaurants in Rome?
I'll be in the city with my girls in a couple of weeks and need to get the planning in the works. We'll be there for about 10 days, staying in a flat by the Campo di Fiori. We're open to any and all suggestions from pizza to the most lux table in the city.
Many thanks for any suggestions,
DDM
Restaurants in Rome
DD, surely you will be inundated by suggestions.
Let me be the first (and best
).
Go with your daughters, as I've done when I was a child and later with my son, to "Piperno" at 9 Monte de Cenci, a couple of blocks from the Tiber and Ponte Garibaldi. Walking distance from where you will be staying on the same side of the river.
Is a welcoming restaurant tucked in a sheltered alley with outside tables. Historical, traditional and delightful.
Try the Carciofi alla Giudia (fried artichokes) as an appetizer and then, if you are more daring, the Trippa alla Romana for main course.
After the meal, walk with your girls the 4 short blocks to see the turtles at the Fontana delle Tartarughe.
Let me be the first (and best
).Go with your daughters, as I've done when I was a child and later with my son, to "Piperno" at 9 Monte de Cenci, a couple of blocks from the Tiber and Ponte Garibaldi. Walking distance from where you will be staying on the same side of the river.
Is a welcoming restaurant tucked in a sheltered alley with outside tables. Historical, traditional and delightful.
Try the Carciofi alla Giudia (fried artichokes) as an appetizer and then, if you are more daring, the Trippa alla Romana for main course.
After the meal, walk with your girls the 4 short blocks to see the turtles at the Fontana delle Tartarughe.
As an aside, did you rent your flat thru the net?DD MacDonald wrote:
I'll be in the city with my girls in a couple of weeks and need to get the planning in the works. We'll be there for about 10 days, staying in a flat by the Campo di Fiori.
DDM
Dear DDM,
a few suggestions from my last stay in Rome. Nothing pretentious or deluxe here - all rather simple places with good food.
Pommidoro, Piazza dei Sanniti 44, 00185 Roma, T +3906 445 2692
Pagaroma, Viale Bruno Buozzi 33, 00197 Roma, T +3906 807 0267, www.pagaroma.it
Agustarello, via G. Branca 98, Trastevere Roma, T +3906 574 6585
Da Pallotta, Piazza di Ponte Milvio 22, Roma, T +3906 333 4245
Ristorante Ambasciata d’Abruzzo, Via Pietro Tacchini, 26 (Parioli), Roma
T +3906 807 8256, www.ambasciatadiabruzzo.it
For an afternoon drink or aperitif, don't miss the roof garden terrace at the Intercontinental Hotel De La Ville Roma Via Sistina 69 • Rome, 00187
And your girls will like
Pompi, Pasticceria, Via Cassia 8b (Ponte Milvio). Chiuso lunedi. www.barpompi.it
Have fun,
David
a few suggestions from my last stay in Rome. Nothing pretentious or deluxe here - all rather simple places with good food.
Pommidoro, Piazza dei Sanniti 44, 00185 Roma, T +3906 445 2692
Pagaroma, Viale Bruno Buozzi 33, 00197 Roma, T +3906 807 0267, www.pagaroma.it
Agustarello, via G. Branca 98, Trastevere Roma, T +3906 574 6585
Da Pallotta, Piazza di Ponte Milvio 22, Roma, T +3906 333 4245
Ristorante Ambasciata d’Abruzzo, Via Pietro Tacchini, 26 (Parioli), Roma
T +3906 807 8256, www.ambasciatadiabruzzo.it
For an afternoon drink or aperitif, don't miss the roof garden terrace at the Intercontinental Hotel De La Ville Roma Via Sistina 69 • Rome, 00187
And your girls will like
Pompi, Pasticceria, Via Cassia 8b (Ponte Milvio). Chiuso lunedi. www.barpompi.it
Have fun,
David
When I was in Rome last year, I found this post (although old) to be quite useful.
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filangieri wrote:To eat (and drink) well in Roma you don’t have to spend a lot (unless you want to).
Since anybody can read online or paper city guides to find information about the most famous places, I would like to provide the LL community with a list of personal favourites in the “moderately priced” category.
TRATTORIE:
Gildo (Via della Scala, Trastevere district), Campana (vicolo della Campana), Checchino (Testaccio area), Cadorna (via Cadorna) and Vladimiro/Marcello (near the Via Veneto) for traditional, tasty Roman dishes like gnocchi alla romana, pasta e fagioli, mezze maniche alla carbonara or alla gricia, rigatoni con la pajata, pasta alla vignaiola, carciofi alla giudia, coscia d’anatra impanata e fritta, ecc.
PIZZERIE:
Pizza Re (via Oslavia, Prati district), Ciro Pizza (via della Mercede, city center) and Rosso Pomodoro (corso Francia) for excellent (and original) Neapolitan pizza and pasta.
None of the places in the above list are particularly classy or romantic, but I’ve never had a bad meal in any of them.
A tough answer for me to edit, but here are some I love and fit the bill I think:
Antico Forno on Campo dei Fiori has some of the best Roman style pizza in town. Eat it at room temperature.
Ristorante Monserrato on Via Monserrato, near Campo and Piazza Farnese has great food, and every Roman I know must eat the carpaccio di polipo regularly or else all must bear their temper. Better for dinner.
Also on via Monserrato, Hosteria del Pesce. Very different vibe, a bit Euro trashy, but more formal and also has great seafood. The Crudo di Scampi is delicious. It is meant to seem secret, and is through a door of an outdoor fish stall. Could be very fun for an alone night without the kids.
Da Enzo at Via Ostiense, 36 in Testaccio has delicious authentic Roman food, very very local. Its Roman patrons even consider it to be a secret. The friend who first too me there scolded me for mentioning it to another Roman. They are always afraid the local gems will become too crowded A bit out of the way, and not in the prettiest part of town, but the food is spectacular and the kids will love it, and you will be the first non Roman to eat there since I last went. It is also unbelievably cheap!
Pizzeria La Monte Carlo at Vicolo Savelli, 13 is delicious sit down pizzeria, with great pasta.
Il Matriciano at Via del Viminale, 44 has great pasta (particularly bucatini gricia and amatriciana, surprisingly enough).
Settimio All'Arancio at Via dell'Arancio, 50 near the Corso and Ponte Cavour is fantastic for lunch, and I recommend the swordfish carpaccio
Nino at Via Borgognona, 11, near the Spanish steps. Very old school, has a mix of locals, out of town Italians, chic international diners. Again, great for lunch and the specials are always delicious. One of my favorite restaurants, even if Tom Cruise likes it too.
Caffe/Bar Della Pace on Piazza della Pace is on a beautiful square, and can be touristy, but is worth visiting and has retained most of its charm (if you also find surly Roman waitstaff charming), and is still visited by locals. As is the case with Les Deux Magots in Paris, a little imagination and you can be transported to a Rome when there were no fanny packs.
Piperno, in the Jewish Ghetto (one of the most beautiful areas in the city) on Via Monte de' Cenci, 9, has famously delicious carciofi and is open on Sunday and Paris in Trastevere on Piazza S. Calisto is a good alternative.
Lastly, Gelateria dei Gracchi on via dei Gracchi is my favorite gelato spot, but Giolitti (marble floors, waiters in white jackets etc) is a classic and a must visit. Both are if you have a soft spot for gelato.
There are so many great and horrible and everything in between places to eat and drink in Rome, but if you let yourself get lost and go to any hole in the all where most of the clientele is local, you should be in a state of perpetual bliss whilst in Rome. The places without any menus tend to be best. Enjoy it!
PS: All, except probably Hosteria del Pesce, are good for kids.
Antico Forno on Campo dei Fiori has some of the best Roman style pizza in town. Eat it at room temperature.
Ristorante Monserrato on Via Monserrato, near Campo and Piazza Farnese has great food, and every Roman I know must eat the carpaccio di polipo regularly or else all must bear their temper. Better for dinner.
Also on via Monserrato, Hosteria del Pesce. Very different vibe, a bit Euro trashy, but more formal and also has great seafood. The Crudo di Scampi is delicious. It is meant to seem secret, and is through a door of an outdoor fish stall. Could be very fun for an alone night without the kids.
Da Enzo at Via Ostiense, 36 in Testaccio has delicious authentic Roman food, very very local. Its Roman patrons even consider it to be a secret. The friend who first too me there scolded me for mentioning it to another Roman. They are always afraid the local gems will become too crowded A bit out of the way, and not in the prettiest part of town, but the food is spectacular and the kids will love it, and you will be the first non Roman to eat there since I last went. It is also unbelievably cheap!
Pizzeria La Monte Carlo at Vicolo Savelli, 13 is delicious sit down pizzeria, with great pasta.
Il Matriciano at Via del Viminale, 44 has great pasta (particularly bucatini gricia and amatriciana, surprisingly enough).
Settimio All'Arancio at Via dell'Arancio, 50 near the Corso and Ponte Cavour is fantastic for lunch, and I recommend the swordfish carpaccio
Nino at Via Borgognona, 11, near the Spanish steps. Very old school, has a mix of locals, out of town Italians, chic international diners. Again, great for lunch and the specials are always delicious. One of my favorite restaurants, even if Tom Cruise likes it too.
Caffe/Bar Della Pace on Piazza della Pace is on a beautiful square, and can be touristy, but is worth visiting and has retained most of its charm (if you also find surly Roman waitstaff charming), and is still visited by locals. As is the case with Les Deux Magots in Paris, a little imagination and you can be transported to a Rome when there were no fanny packs.
Piperno, in the Jewish Ghetto (one of the most beautiful areas in the city) on Via Monte de' Cenci, 9, has famously delicious carciofi and is open on Sunday and Paris in Trastevere on Piazza S. Calisto is a good alternative.
Lastly, Gelateria dei Gracchi on via dei Gracchi is my favorite gelato spot, but Giolitti (marble floors, waiters in white jackets etc) is a classic and a must visit. Both are if you have a soft spot for gelato.
There are so many great and horrible and everything in between places to eat and drink in Rome, but if you let yourself get lost and go to any hole in the all where most of the clientele is local, you should be in a state of perpetual bliss whilst in Rome. The places without any menus tend to be best. Enjoy it!
PS: All, except probably Hosteria del Pesce, are good for kids.
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Great advice: I had there the best fiorentina steak outside of Tuscany amid other local delicious dishes.Bwooster wrote: Nino at Via Borgognona, 11, near the Spanish steps. Very old school, has a mix of locals, out of town Italians, chic international diners. Again, great for lunch and the specials are always delicious. One of my favorite restaurants, even if Tom Cruise likes it too.
Just to avoid a disappointment, Piperno (my favorite restaurant for sentimental reasons, see my post above) is open on Sunday only for lunch . Closed all day on Monday.Bwooster wrote: Piperno, in the Jewish Ghetto (one of the most beautiful areas in the city) on Via Monte de' Cenci, 9, has famously delicious carciofi and is open on Sunday
BTW, great advice by Bwooster. I´ve been in two of the places he recommended (Nino, Della Pace) and they are great quintessential Rome.
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La Campana, near the Piazza Navona, is a good location for traditional Roman cooking. La vignarola, a stew of mixed vegetables, is on the menu only for a few weeks in early spring, and should not be missed if available.
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Thanks everyone, great suggestions.
I'll let you know what we do.
Uppercase - I did book a flat through the internet. Seemed OK. Only time will tell and I'll let you know how it goes.
DDM
I'll let you know what we do.
Uppercase - I did book a flat through the internet. Seemed OK. Only time will tell and I'll let you know how it goes.
DDM
DDM
If you go to Piperno make sure and order Grandfather's Balls ( Palle del Nonno) for dessert. Its one of those "don't ask, just do it" kinds of things.
Cheers
If you go to Piperno make sure and order Grandfather's Balls ( Palle del Nonno) for dessert. Its one of those "don't ask, just do it" kinds of things.
Cheers
Despite their name, in Piperno they are just harmless profiteroles filled with ricotta. My son loved them! This past summer we couldn´t have them in Piperno because we found it closed for "ferragosto" 
. We saw them in another list of products in another place in Italy (I can´t remember where) but they were not puffs but salumi.
I wonder if we all go to the same restaurants .....
. We saw them in another list of products in another place in Italy (I can´t remember where) but they were not puffs but salumi.I wonder if we all go to the same restaurants .....
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Two favourites of mine, nowadays, are Casa Coppelle, on the eponymous "piazza" (http://www.casacoppelle.it/index.html), and Établi (http://etabli.it/), at vicolo delle Vache, just off the Chiostro del Bramante. The food is very good, specially at centro historico, where most places just serve the traditional tourist fare.
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