Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Fast food with a difference, the modestly sized bowls of pasta whipped up at this friendly place come with your sauce of choice – including carbonara,…
Must-see restaurants in Rome
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
This buzzy, blindingly white space is a popular all-day dining spot. The focus is on organic Slow Food dishes using seasonal Appellation d'Origine…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
Possibly one of the most elegant addresses near Trevi Fountain, this French-style brasserie has all-day dining in an interior of polished wood, potted…
Ancient Rome
With an array of colourful, artfully crafted cakes, tarts and pastries, this pasticceria-cafe puts on a great display. Leave the crowds at the Bocca della…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
A mini-supermarket opposite Trevi Fountain, this busy place has a well-stocked deli where you can choose a filling for your freshly baked panino or pizza…
Centro Storico
Spend time in Rome and sooner or later you'll eat at Montecarlo, a popular pizzeria just off Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. Not the place for a romantic…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
The gelato-licking hordes outside make this artisanal gelateria easy to spot. It only does a few strictly seasonal flavours, but they're created to…
Vatican City, Borgo & Prati
This fine old-school neighbourhood pizzeria has been slinging out thin, crispy Roman pizzas for as long as most locals can remember. Little has changed…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
The original for gourmet flavours like ginger and cinnamon, ricotta, whisky or light-as-air chocolate meringue, this gelateria near the Trevi Fountain is…
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…
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…
