Centro Storico
Rome’s most famous gelateria, Giolitti has been welcoming visitors for more than a century and continues to impress with its fresh, creamy flavours…
Must-see restaurants in Lazio
Trastevere & Gianicolo
A neighbourhood veteran, Ivo’s has been slinging pizzas for over four decades, and still the hungry come. With football on the TV in the corner and the…
Vatican City, Borgo & Prati
All sunny yellow ceramics, hungry lunch crowds and tantalising deep-fried snacks, this bustling small takeaway brings a little corner of Sicily to Rome…
Centro Storico
The oldest and most picturesque – also the most expensive – of Rome's neighbourhood markets. Each weekday morning, shoppers mix with tourists and visitors…
Centro Storico
A perennially popular wine bar just off Piazza Navona, with an always-busy terrace and narrow, bottle-lined interior. Choose your tipple first – the list…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
This hole-in-the-wall chain pizza al taglio (by the slice) place is busy with local workers, lured in by an enticing range of toppings that proffer…
Centro Storico
For a taste of Roman-style fish and chips, search out this spartan joint on a tiny piazza off Via dei Giubbonari. A classic Roman friggitoria (shop…
Tivoli
This unpretentious trattoria near Villa d'Este lures in strolling visitors as they wander in to Tivoli's historic centre. There are pizzas but the…
San Giovanni & Testaccio
This neighbourhood trattoria is the sort of place that's busy on a wet Wednesday lunch in November. It's far from refined with its dated decor and brusque…
Vatican City, Borgo & Prati
On a quiet side street just off the main route from Ottaviano-San Pietro metro station to St Peter's, this brassy pizzeria-cum-restaurant draws a mainly…
Trastevere & Gianicolo
The Trastevere branch of the Vatican original is right on the main tourist track and is designed to milk passersby like the cows supplying the key gelato…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
Step in under the faded gilt-and-mirrored sign and you’ll feel as though you’ve gone back in time. Once a coach house, then a tavern, this building became…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
The original for gourmet flavours like ginger and cinnamon, ricotta, whisky or light-as-air chocolate meringue, this gelateria near the Trevi Fountain is…
Centro Storico
Join the lunchtime crowds at Enoteca Corsi, a genuine old-style osteria (casual tavern). The look is no-frills – paper tablecloths, fading framed prints,…
Centro Storico
Named after the historic fig tree on the piazza outside, this fashionably retro bar is open from breakfast through to dinner. The shabby chic decor –…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
This place promises more than it delivers. We love the fact that it operates the ‘zero kilometre’ rule (as much as possible), meaning that most things you…
Trastevere & Gianicolo
This tiny and unfussy corner cafe coddles customers with its famed maritozzi, sweet yeasty buns split open and filled to the brim with freshly whipped…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
In an area with frustratingly few quality eating spots, multilingual Mamma Angela delivers with classic trattoria dishes given a contemporary sheen. The…
Centro Storico
Visitors and locals have long been coming to this landmark Ghetto restaurant to dine on genuine Roman-Jewish cuisine. Signature dishes include carciofi…
Centro Storico
With a cosy, cluttered interior and a mile-long list of panini, Lo Zozzone is a reliable choice for a quick fill-up. Sandwiches are made from pizza bianca…
Panetteria Romana e Spaccio di Paste
Trastevere & Gianicolo
Run by the Conti family since the 19th century, this venerable bakery-takeaway with 1860 pedigree and aromatic wood-burning oven is a tasty address for…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Transplanted from Orvieto, this restaurant's Umbrian origins resonate in Lucio Sforza’s menu. More innovative than many Roman chefs, he is partial to…
Southern Rome
Near the catacombs of San Callisto, Cecilia Metella has romantic outside seating, set on a low hill under a vine canopy and with glimpses of the jewel…
Trastevere & Gianicolo
Don't expect refined service or a fancy interior at this hardcore old-school trattoria, which has a tried-and-tested 1971 pedigree. Push your way into its…
Trattoria Otello alla Concordia
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
Tucked back off the road, Otello offers summertime dining in the beautiful vine-covered courtyard of an 18th-century palazzo. Cuisine is traditional Roman…
Centro Storico
No-frills Sora Margherita started as a cheap kitchen for hungry locals but is now a popular trattoria frequented by everyone from local workers to…
Centro Storico
Hidden down a side street near the Pantheon, La Rosetta is one of the capital's best-known fish restaurants. There are various menu options but the onus…
Centro Storico
A reliable choice in the touristy Pantheon area, Settimio's is a classic family-run trattoria with Nonna in the kitchen and copper pans on the walls…
Rome
An unpretentious spot with a shady garden, this landmark trattoria has been part of the neighbourhood since 1820. It's well known locally and can get busy…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Formica tables, Hindi music videos, neon lights, chapattis, naans, lip-smacking samosas and a simple selection of main curry dishes (including veggie…
Vatican City, Borgo & Prati
Exhausted museum-goers besiege this tiny gelateria. It's been in business for more than 25 years and still does a roaring trade in creamy gelato, served…
Centro Storico
This starched, old-fashioned restaurant is a picture of formal elegance with its chandeliers, white-jacketed waiters and alfresco terrace on a picture…
Southern Rome
This brightly lit outpost of the huge pan-European gelato chain lacks the intimacy of smaller, artisanal ice-cream shops. But enticing flavours include…
Vatican City, Borgo & Prati
The real appeal at this popular Sicilian gelateria is the busy coffee bar. There's an ample selection of not bad fruit and cream gelati but for a…
Rome
This renowned pasticceria is celebrated for its tiramisu. Alongside the classic coffee, liqueur and cocoa combination, there are several other versions…
Centro Storico
Handily sandwiched between Piazza Navona and the Pantheon, this bright and breezy takeaway dishes up tasty slices of low-cal pizza, made with carefully…
Centro Storico
It doesn't look like much from outside, or even from inside, but this faded, old-fashioned milk bar is famous for its classic ice creams. Pick of the…
Centro Storico
This unsigned corner shop is the Ghetto's most famous bakery. It's authentically no-frills, and the burnished cakes, tarts and biscuits, all made from…
San Giovanni & Testaccio
Tasty traditional food and a prime location – near the Colosseum but just off the beaten track – are the hallmarks of this family-run trattoria. There are…
Rome
If the daily diet of pasta and pizza is beginning to wear thin, this casual sushi place makes for a change. It offers a good-value menu of sushi and…
