Osterium restaurants in Rome
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Hostaria Costanza
This is old-school Roman dining at its best. In the basement of Pompey's Theatre, Costanza serves up simple and wonderfully cooked food such as a creamy riso con fiori di zucca (risotto with courgette flowers), perfect ravioli di carciofi (ravioli with artichokes) and a simply delicious filetto di manzo al barolo (fillet of beef with barolo wine sauce). Bookings essential.
The waiters are friendly, the house wine is quaffable and the prices are remarkably reasonable.
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Hostaria Isidoro
Convivial, no-fuss Isidoro has all the right ingredients: obliging waiters, lip-licking locals, and bountiful serves of soul food - golden roast chicken with soothing Gorgonzola and a delicate penne alle noci (pasta with walnut sauce).
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Il Bocconcino
Visited the Colosseum and need lunch in a local rustic trattoria? Try ‘the little mouthful’. Its gingham tablecloths, outdoor seating and cosy interior look like all the others in this area, but it serves up excellent traditional pasta and other dishes, such as insalata di finocchi arance e olive (fennel, orange and olive salad) and saltimbocca alla romana (‘leap in the mouth’ veal with sage).
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Osteria ar Galletto
You wouldn’t expect there to be anywhere reasonably priced on Piazza Farnese, one of Rome’s loveliest outdoor rooms, but this long-running osteria is the real thing, with good, honest Roman food, a warm local atmosphere and dazzlingly set exterior tables. Roasted chicken is the house speciality ( galletto means little rooster), but the roasted lamb is just as fine.
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Osteria qui se Magna!
A real neighbourhood secret, this buzzing, gay-friendly osteria (wine bar serving food) serves up cheap, lip-smacking Roman dishes such as pasta all'amatriciana (pasta with tomato, pancetta and chilli-pepper sauce), grilled meats and puntarella (Lazio chicory with anchovies, garlic and a splash of vinegar) to loud'n'merry locals. Book for weekend dining.
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Osteria della Frezza
Della Frezza is trendy yet simple, with white-tiled, photo-covered walls and a monochrome look. It’s part osteria, part enoteca and part tapas bar. As well as selections of meat or cheese, you can order cichetti (mini-helpings) of pasta, meat and fish dishes on the menu, such as tortelli di baccalà (cod in pasta wraps) and fried ricotta.
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Antica Hostaria Romanesca
If you want to sit and eat on the happening Campo, watching the flower market by day and the bar hoppers by night, this is a good choice. It's a simple, straightforward Roman eatery, with a cramped, TV-dominated interior and lots more seating outside on the square. Food is fine and good value, including bucatini all'amatriciana and meatballs.
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Cantina Cantarini
Expect meat in the first half of the week and fish thereafter at this crowded, jovial, salt-of-the-earth centenarian. The plastic-covered menu focuses on the simple, robust flavours of Italy's Lazio and Le Marche regions, delivered by veteran staffer Mario Fattori (on the floor since 1946). Get in early or queue.
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Rouge
Local artists, academics and labourers can't get enough of this place, with its kooky caged parrot, op-shop glassware, and soul-glow specials such as spicy lentil soup and pappardelle pasta with liver and truffle cream. It's like a communal retro living room, complete with Portishead tunes.
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Osteria Sostegno
Here you have stumbled on a well-kept secret. It’s intimate, a favourite of journalists and politicians, with simple yet excellent dishes such as lasagnetto al forno con punte di asparagi (little lasagne with asparagus heads). There’s a charming tiny covered terrace.
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