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Rome Restaurants
The real treat of eating in Rome is to dine al fresco. Finding a special trattoria, ristorante or osteria in one of Rome's elegant squares or rooftop venues and enjoying a leisurely meal is an experience to be cherished. In Rome, as across Italy, it pays not to judge a restaurant on its appearance: the finest restaurants are often humble establishments tucked away in a side street and adorned with plastic tablecloths!
Restaurants around Campo de'Fiori and Piazza Navona are delightful places to dine, with musicians on hand to entertain, whilst the Trastevere neighbourhood and the old Jewish quarter have some of the better trattorias and ristorantes in the city.
If you fancy dining with a view over the city, well-regarded rooftop restaurants include La Pergola, Mirabelle, and Hotel Eden's La Terrazza. Piazza restaurants of note include Montevecchio near Piazza Navona and Vecchia Roma; other prestigious venues include El Toula, Romolo, Il Convivio and Fantasie di Trastevere.
Roman cuisine tends not to be widely innovative and instead focuses on delivering top quality regional produce, cooked simply for maximum flavour. Despite this, international cuisine is making inroads on the culinary scene. Speciality dishes in the Lazio region include veal (saltimbocca alla Romana with ham, or flavoured with marsala and sage); milk-fed lamb (abbacchio) - served as cutlets (scottadito) or rustic style (cacciatora), sauteed with wine, herbs, or garlic and rosemary - and offal, particularly tripe and oxtail.
The best days to order fish is on Tuesdays and Fridays, when the fresh fish hits the markets. Sea bass (spigola), fried cod (baccalà), bream (orata) and turbot (rombo) are popular choices. Artichokes (carciofi) are scattered all over menus through the winter, before spring heralds the vignarola - a tasty blend of peas, fava beans, and artichokes served with cured pork cheek. Fried sweetbreads are also a Roman speciality.
Pasta and gnocchi in all their many forms - especially fettucine and cannelloni - are served in restaurants across the city, the former accompanied by rich sauces of bacon, tomato, pecorino cheese (all'amatriciana) or hot red pepper & tomato (all'arrabbiata). The thin-crust pizza is preferred in Rome, and often only available for dinner. Buffets are also increasingly popular.
The standard of fixed-price 'tourist' menus does vary but generally delivers good value: bread and olive oil with soup or pasta is often followed a simple meat or fish dish with vegetables (contorni) for secondi; and cheese or fresh fruit to finish; accompanied by a carafe of locally produced Frascati white or red wine from Tuscany. Dinner is often followed by a digestivo (liqueur).
Quick and tasty bar snacks include frittata omelette, toasted panini and pizza by the slice. Other treats to savour include tiramisu, incomparably creamy gelato or refreshing granita sorbets, and of course, delicious coffee. Normal restaurant opening hours are 12.30 to 3pm, and 7.30-11pm for dinner.
La Pergola
Hilton Cavalieri Hotel
Via Alberto Cadlolo 101, Rome
Tel: +39 06 35091
Mirabelle
Via di Porta Pinciana 14, Rome
Tel: +39 06 421689
Montevecchio
Piazza Montevecchio 22A, Rome
Tel: +39 06 6861319
Vecchia Roma
Via della Tribuna di Campitelli 18, Rome
Tel: +39 06 6864604
El Toula
Via della Lupa 29b, Rome
Tel: +39 06 687 3498
Romolo
Via de Porta Settimiana 8, Travestere
Tel: +39 06 5818284
Il Convivio
Vicolo dei Soldati 31, Rome
Tel: +39 06 6869432
Fantasie di Trastevere
Via S. Dorotea, Travestere, Rome
Tel: +39 06 5881671
La Piazzetta De La Ville
InterContinental De La Ville Roma, Via Sistina 67 / 69, Rome
Tel: +39 06 67331
Restaurant Doney
The Westin Excelsior Rome, Via Vittorio Veneto 125, Rome
Tel: +39 06 47081
La Terrazza dell'Eden
Hotel Eden, Via Ludovisi 49, Rome
Tel: +39 06 478 121
La Rosetta
Via della Rosetta 8, Rome
Tel: +39 06 686 1002
Antico Arco
Piazzale Aurelio 7, Rome
Tel: +39 06 581 5274
Checchino dal 1887
Via di Monte Testaccio 30, Rome
Tel: +39 06 574 6318
Sapori del Lord Byron
Hotel Lord Byron, Via Giuseppe de Notaris 5, Rome
Tel: +39 06 322 0404
Al Grappolo d'Oro
Via Palestro 4 / 10, Rome
Tel: +39 06 494 1441
Ristorante dal Toscano
Via Germanico 58 / 60, Rome
Tel: +39 06 3972 5717
Myosotis
Vicolo della Vaccarella 3 / 5, Rome
Tel: +39 06 686 5554
Dal Bolognese
Piazza del Popolo 1, Rome
Tel: +39 06 361 1473
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