Rome
One of many eateries on Viale Regina Margherita, this sleek pasticceria-cafe is a local hotspot – suits and sharply dressed office workers lunch here on…
Must-see restaurants in Lazio
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
Blink and you might miss this hidden-away pizza al taglio (by the slice) joint, much loved by local office workers for its artisan flavours. Grab a bar…
Vatican City, Borgo & Prati
A local institution, this humble eatery is about as hardcore as it gets with its blackboard menu of Roman staples, spartan interior and no-frills service…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
Homemade soups, quiches, wraps, salads, cookies and cakes jam-packed with natural goodness make for a super-powered lunch at this organic market and…
Mercato di Piazza San Cosimato
Trastevere & Gianicolo
Trastevere’s open-air neighbourhood market is a top spot to stock up on globe and violet artichokes, broccolo romanesco (Roman broccoli), dandelion greens…
Southern Rome
Occupying a rambling 19th-century inn on the Appian Way, this elegant restaurant offers tables beneath age-old beams or in front of the fireplace. In…
Frascati
For an authentic vino e cucina (wine and food) experience, search out this traditional cantina and sit down to a mountainous meal of porchetta, cold cuts,…
San Giovanni & Testaccio
Just round the corner from the famous Volpetti deli, this casual restaurant serves a cosmopolitan menu of beloved Roman pastas and creative modern mains…
Centro Storico
A Roman primo colazione (breakfast) rarely consists of more than a coffee and a cornetto (croissant). Not here. Coromandel is renowned for its breakfasts…
Centro Storico
It's all in the name – Beppe and his cheeses. Serving cheese throughout the day, this small restaurant, attached to a well-stocked deli selling formaggi…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Taking its name from the trams that rattle by outside, this old-style trattoria is known as a Slow Food hub. A family-run affair, its kitchen mixes…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
Nanà's menu harks from Italy's south, with loads of fish and seafood choices; try the polpo rosticciato con crema di patate (roasted octopus with potato…
San Giovanni & Testaccio
One of the few decent eateries near the Colosseum, this modish Parisian-inspired bistro features a striking zinc bar, 5m-high ceilings, marble-topped…
Rome
The cafe-restaurant of La Galleria Nazionale sits in neoclassical splendour in a tranquil corner of Villa Borghese, with a dedicated entrance on the…
Centro Storico
This casual bistro and wine bar opposite the Temple of Hadrian is an enticing spot with its colourful, art-filled interior and prime location on a…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
It's easy to dismiss a restaurant as being 'too touristy', but this can be unjust. Yes, this family-operated trattoria is popular with foreign tourists…
Southern Rome
This relaxed bar-lounge-bistro-cafe manages to be almost all things to all people. It has a country-house feel and serves comfort food from a bit after…
Centro Storico
This buzzing bakery on Campo de' Fiori, divided into two adjacent shops, does a roaring trade in panini and delicious fresh-from-the-oven pizza al taglio …
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Produce from Rome's agricultural surrounds goes into the delicious 100% organic smoothies, soups, dips, wraps, salads, burgers and other vegetarian and…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Doozo (meaning ‘welcome’) is an elegant and serene restaurant, bookshop and art gallery owned by a chef hailing from Tokyo. It serves traditional Japanese…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Cool jazz wafts out into the street when the door to this simple bistro and birreria (beer house) opens. The shabby chic interior has an open kitchen as…
Rome
Like a number of Rome's newer, popular eateries, Pro Loco Pinciano is something of a culinary all-rounder. It serves regional cured meats and cheeses from…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
A wall in this gorgeous boutique features a cascade of shiny dark chocolate – 350kg in all, mixed with a spot of olive oil. Shop here for chocolates and…
Trastevere & Gianicolo
There is a real charm to this tiny down-to-earth bottega organica (organic market) in Trastevere where a knowing crowd lingers over sassy farro- and pulse…
Trastevere & Gianicolo
Overlooking the Tiber, this traditional steel-grey kiosk is the place for a summer grattachecca (crushed ice covered in fruit and syrup), the favoured…
San Giovanni & Testaccio
A long-standing local favourite, La Torricella is a copybook neighbourhood restaurant with formal white-starched tablecloths and a menu to cover all bases…
San Giovanni & Testaccio
Cosy, relaxed and welcoming, this cafe-bistro is a far cry from the many impersonal eateries around the Colosseum. With its rustic wooden tables,…
Caffetteria Chiostro del Bramante
Centro Storico
Few cafes are as beautifully located as this one on the 1st floor of Bramante's elegant Renaissance cloisters. With tables above the central courtyard and…
Centro Storico
Forget fancy flavours and experimental combinations, Venchi is all about the unadulterated enjoyment of chocolate. The wall shelves and counter displays…
Centro Storico
A Roman favourite, this much-lauded backstreet trattoria is often packed. Chef Renato's menu features updated Roman classics that while modern and…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Traditional dishes including pasta carbonara and Roman-style tripe mingle with more creative primi and secondi on the menu at this small and stylish…
Castelli Romani
Just off Via Appia, this is a convivial family-run trattoria specialising in delicious Castelli food: porchetta, ham and salumi, pastas spiked with…
San Giovanni & Testaccio
A pig’s whisker from the city’s former slaughterhouse, this old-school restaurant is a long-standing champion of the quinto quarto (fifth quarter – or…
Centro Storico
Follow the green neon arrow to the end of a narrow alley and you’ll find this intimate trattoria. It's a long-standing favourite of business folk and…
Trastevere & Gianicolo
A tiny and staunchly traditional trattoria with a menu featuring all the Roman classics, Da Enzo carefully sources its produce, relying on farms in Lazio…
Rome
Fashionable and quietly chic, Molto is a Parioli favourite. The discreet entrance gives onto an elegant, modern interior and open-air terrace, while the…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
Now a chain operation, Rome's most famous vendor of tiramisu (which literally means 'pick me up') sells takeaway cartons of the deliciously rich yet light…
Lazio
If you have time before a ferry, this portside Civitavecchia restaurant is ideally placed for a fine seafood send-off. It's highly rated locally for its…
Centro Storico
Rustic decor goes hand in hand with baroque elegance at this handsome bistro on the ground floor of Palazzo Braschi, home to the Museo di Roma. Its menu…
Trastevere & Gianicolo
A small corner of Naples in Trastevere, Don serves authentic fried pizzas. These golden half-moons of doughiness and melted cheese are delicious and…
