Food Scene
Mondo Arancina
38 Via Marcantonio Colonnastreet food: arancini with rice fill with everything
American coffee, muffin, pancakes, cookies, Ben&Jerry, for the US young people from St. John’s Univerity
6 locals recommend
Verofood
30 Via Marcantonio ColonnaAmerican coffee, muffin, pancakes, cookies, Ben&Jerry, for the US young people from St. John’s Univerity
15 – 20 euros per person, try fried small mozzarellas waiting for a good pizza. You can eat also spaghetti and other Italian cusine. Don’t need to book
59 locals recommend
Pizzeria San Marco - Ristorante Via Tacito
29 Via Tacito15 – 20 euros per person, try fried small mozzarellas waiting for a good pizza. You can eat also spaghetti and other Italian cusine. Don’t need to book
noisy during weekend, you have to book to eat “Pinza”, Ancient Romans Pizza Style. 20 euros per person, try Italian beer Menabrea. - www.pizzerialapratolina.it.
55 locals recommend
La Pratolina
16 Via Rialtonoisy during weekend, you have to book to eat “Pinza”, Ancient Romans Pizza Style. 20 euros per person, try Italian beer Menabrea. - www.pizzerialapratolina.it.
traditional, try spaghetti a la amatriciana in Via dei Gracchi 55, 700 meters on Vatican direction
78 locals recommend
Il Matriciano
55 Via dei Gracchitraditional, try spaghetti a la amatriciana in Via dei Gracchi 55, 700 meters on Vatican direction
closed on monday - 38.00 euros wine not included. Need to book; good for Meat, Tuscany stile, crostinis, pappardelle alla leper, ribollita...Drink Tuscany red wine
39 locals recommend
Dal Toscano Restaurant
58-60 Via Germanicoclosed on monday - 38.00 euros wine not included. Need to book; good for Meat, Tuscany stile, crostinis, pappardelle alla leper, ribollita...Drink Tuscany red wine
a wine shop & bar, elegant, you can have dinner among bottles from all around the world - www.enotecadelfrate.it/
22 locals recommend
Wine Bar Del Frate
118 Via degli Scipionia wine shop & bar, elegant, you can have dinner among bottles from all around the world - www.enotecadelfrate.it/
very small and cozy, need to book. Tel. 063212633 - Mob. 392 2158052 lobia23@libero.it - www.ladispensadeimellini.it
La Dispensa Dei Mellini
31 Lungotevere dei Mellinivery small and cozy, need to book. Tel. 063212633 - Mob. 392 2158052 lobia23@libero.it - www.ladispensadeimellini.it
with tables on the street, very cheap, you’ll try “pasta all’uovo”, hand made pasta with cheese and pepper or carbonara or gricia… I used to eat two portions per night.
Alan Bourdin was here.
80 locals recommend
Cacio e Pepe
11 Via Giuseppe Avezzanawith tables on the street, very cheap, you’ll try “pasta all’uovo”, hand made pasta with cheese and pepper or carbonara or gricia… I used to eat two portions per night.
Alan Bourdin was here.
Zen Sushi
243 Via degli ScipioniTired of Italian cusine ?
Try sushi at Zen
Tired of Italian cusine ?
Try Persian cusine at Taberna Persiana en Via Tacito
Arian Ristorante Persiano
54 Via TacitoTired of Italian cusine ?
Try Persian cusine at Taberna Persiana en Via Tacito
T-Bone Station
29 Via Francesco CrispiSteak and Burgers - not really italian cuisine
Pupina
37 Via Marianna DionigiSmall, cosy, for salads and special potato peel chips http://www.pupina.it/ENG/homeeng.html
Old Café Ruschena
1 Lungotevere dei Mellinia classic place on the river, on the other side of Pacis,
3 Quarti Restaurant
21 Via Attilio RegoloGood modern easy restaurant
I've never been there, it's too close to my house, but it's been there for tens of years, owned by the same family: it must be good (traditional roman cuisine)
10 locals recommend
Trattoria Ai Villini
48 Via Marcantonio ColonnaI've never been there, it's too close to my house, but it's been there for tens of years, owned by the same family: it must be good (traditional roman cuisine)
Gelarmony Roma
34 Via Marcantonio ColonnaGood icecream and granite
Ristorante Ad Hoc
43 Via di RipettaI've heard it's good
Drinks & Nightlife
Caffè Portofino
116 Piazza Cola di RienzoLively, with terrace on the street
Coming back from Historic Centre or Vatican City you can stop by Il Sorpasso, in Via Properzio 31 - 33, www.sorpasso.info/web/, wine, cheese, ham & salame, trendy, cocktails & restaurant
191 locals recommend
Il Sorpasso
31/33 Via ProperzioComing back from Historic Centre or Vatican City you can stop by Il Sorpasso, in Via Properzio 31 - 33, www.sorpasso.info/web/, wine, cheese, ham & salame, trendy, cocktails & restaurant
Morrison's
88 Via Ennio Quirino ViscontiGet a Guiness if you miss it.
Il Piccolo Diavolo
33/35 Piazza Cola di RienzoLively at night, you can have breakfast too
You’re lucky: you’re just 30 meters from the best Ice Cream shop in Rome - gelateriadeigracchi.com, only natural and real biological ingredients, you find also Milk free and other choices
146 locals recommend
Gelateria dei Gracchi
272 Via dei GracchiYou’re lucky: you’re just 30 meters from the best Ice Cream shop in Rome - gelateriadeigracchi.com, only natural and real biological ingredients, you find also Milk free and other choices
You can have cappuccino; if you go further, on Via dei Gracchi, you find Art Cafe, an other cafè where you can learn how to make Mosaics
Grif Cafe 2 Srl
203 Via dei GracchiYou can have cappuccino; if you go further, on Via dei Gracchi, you find Art Cafe, an other cafè where you can learn how to make Mosaics
Essentials
Angelo Colapicchioni 2
76/78 Via TacitoBuy fresh baked bread and White PIZZA !
Castroni
196 Via Cola di RienzoYou find food from all around the world
Piazza Unità
Traditional market: fruit, vegetables, fish, meat, bread, pasta, food in general
Everything Else
Metro on Line A: to Piazza di Spagna, Piazza Barberini (via Veneto), Termini (Railway station and change to Line B), Colli Albani or Subaugusta (Appia Antica), Cinecittà (Studios: Ben Hur, Fellini).
100 locals recommend
Lepanto station
Metro on Line A: to Piazza di Spagna, Piazza Barberini (via Veneto), Termini (Railway station and change to Line B), Colli Albani or Subaugusta (Appia Antica), Cinecittà (Studios: Ben Hur, Fellini).
Shopping
Città Del Sole Roma Via Colonna
5 Via Marcantonio ColonnaBring a toy back home, before leaving.
Giorni Modellismo
41 Via dei GracchiIf you like small soldiers, airplanes and "modellismo"
If you like horror movies this is the Dario Argento's store with a special wax museum downstairs.
Profondo Rosso
260 Via dei GracchiIf you like horror movies this is the Dario Argento's store with a special wax museum downstairs.
Giorni Giocattoli
84\86 Via Pompeo MagnoAn other good old toy shop
Before getting the bus to Fiumicino Airport, buy a bottle of italian wine. If you have hand luggage only, drink it before getting to the airport ;-)
41 locals recommend
Enoteca Costantini
16 b Piazza CavourBefore getting the bus to Fiumicino Airport, buy a bottle of italian wine. If you have hand luggage only, drink it before getting to the airport ;-)
Arts & Culture
Eden Film Center
74 Piazza Cola di RienzoGood movies (in italian)
Sightseeing
Walking distance, English movies, not translated movies with subtracks
22 locals recommend
Cinema Nuovo Olimpia
16 Via in LucinaWalking distance, English movies, not translated movies with subtracks
Castel Sant'Angelo
50 Lungotevere Castelloclimb upstairs and see the great panorama
Meet the Holy Father, the Pope, every sunday at 12:00 at the Angelus
849 locals recommend
St. Peter's Basilica
Piazza San PietroMeet the Holy Father, the Pope, every sunday at 12:00 at the Angelus
Piazza del Popolo
Piazza del PopoloStart your Tritone's walk from here