Doubtless Rome is one of the best cities for foodies!
The good restaurants in Rome are too many, to be included in a bucket list!
Anyway never ask food tips at the reception of your bnb or hotel, in 80% of cases they get a commission suggesting you restaurants of their friends.
Follow your instinct! It is so easy to find some good local places with excellent food!
Live Rome as we Romans do, looking for places where
1. there is no English menu
2. where they do not need to invite customers in the middle of the street!
3. where the customers are not ONLY tourists, but also local people…
Here below our personal selection of places where we usually go!
Without any personal interest in them!
Just click on the interactive link and google maps will bring you right there!
FOOD DISTRICT Termini Central Train Station
– MERCATO CENTRALE An autenthic Paradise for Foodies and Street Food Lovers
5 STARS PIZZA
– “Seu Illuminati” Via Angelo Bargoni 10-18
– “Da Michele” 4 pizza points in Rome
– “Diego Vitagliano” Via Chiana 80
– “Sorbillo” 3 pizza points in Rome
– “Bonci” Via della Meloria 43
5 STARS PASTA
– “Tempio di Minerva” Viale Manzoni 64
– “Come na vorta” 7 restaurants in the heart of Rome
– “Pastificio Guerra” only take away -Via della Croce 8 (Spanish Steps)
– “Osteria da Fortunata” 4 restaurants in the heart of Rome
– “Fraschetteria Sant’Angelo” In Via del banco di santo spirito 20
– “Tonnarello” In Via della Paglia 1 (Trastevere)
– “De Penitenzieri” Via De Penitenzieri 16 – (St.Peter’s Square)
EXCELLENT BISTROT CAFE’ RESTAURANTS
– “Forno Feliziani – Bakery house” Via Candia 61 – (Vatican Museums)
– “Gusto Massimo bistrot” Via del Circo Massimo 5/A – (meeting point “In footsteps of Paul”)
5 STARS STEAK HOUSE/MEATBALLS
– “Polpetta” In Via del Gazometro 12
– “Lo scopettaro” In Lungotevere Testaccio 7
– “Maxela” Via delle Coppelle 10 (Pantheon)
5 STARS SEA FOOD
– “Ilsanlorenzo” In Via dei Chiavari 4 (Pantheon)
– “La Pesceria” In Via Appia Nuova 234
– “Sospiro Trastevere” In Via della Cisterna 9 (Trastevere)
– “Convivio Troiani” In Vicolo dei Soldati 31 (Trastevere)
– “Romanè Armare” In Via Cipro 61 (Vatican Museums)
5 STARS ICE CREAM
– “Otaleg” Via San Cosimato 14a (Trastevere)
– “Gelateria del teatro” In Via dei Coronari 65/66 (Navona Square)
– “Fatamorgana” look for their ice cream points on the official website
5 STARS TIRAMISU
– “Pompi” look for their tiramisù points on the official website
Where to Buy
If you want to buy wine or cheese, never buy it in the souvenir store or wine shops, as it costs double! Always go to the common supermarket where locals shop:
– Coop in Via Nazionale 212 or look on Google Maps for the closest Coop
– Carrefour in Via del Viminale 35 or look on Google Maps for the closest Carrefour
– Pam in Via delle Quattro Fontane 38 or look on Google Maps for the closest Pam or Pewex
Or set up on your gps these TOP MARKETS IN TOWN
EATALY
We think of Eataly as a bit of an 800-pound gorilla in Rome’s food shopping scene but, still, there’s no denying that this megastore for all things edible and made-in-Italy is simply dazzling. Set in the old Ostiense Railway Station, Eataly’s largest outlet offers multiple floors of high-quality, carefully-sourced Italian specialities (who knew there were that many kinds of parmigiano?), plus multiple restaurants, cooking classes and tasting opportunities
Here is located EATALY
MERCATO DI CAMPAGNA AMICA
This is an amazing farm-to-table market for food snobs! Near Circus Maximus is everything you’ve dreamed of and more, selling cheeses, meats and charcuterie that will make you sing with happiness. And it’s all local from Lazio, the region surrounding Rome.
Here is located CAMPAGNA AMICA MARKET
Open only Saturday and Sunday 10.30 am-7 pm
Wine Tours in the Rome Area
In general, Rome is not consider one of the wine vallleys of Italy… The best region where you can have a wonderful wine experience is Tuscany.
However, there is an amazing and big wine area just 40 minutes by car from the city center. It is consider one of the best wine productions in the Lazio district. They offer wine tours and tasting in Italian and English.
