Rome

13 real restaurants, cafés, bars, markets and food experiences, from inexpensive to special occasion.

13 places to eat and drink in Rome

A plate of pasta (illustrative photo)
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Roscioli Salumeria con Cucina

Restaurant · Campo de’ Fiori

£££ Higher-end

A deli and wine-shop-turned-restaurant, known for exceptional cured meats, cheeses and Roman pasta dishes.

Known for: Carbonara, cured meats, wine list

About £30–55 per person

Local favourite Good for Couples · Groups

A plate of pasta (illustrative photo)
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Da Enzo al 29

Restaurant · Trastevere

££ Mid-range

A small, cheerful trattoria in the lanes of Trastevere serving classic Roman dishes.

Known for: Cacio e pepe, carbonara, artichokes

About £16–30 per person

Local favourite Good for Families · Groups

A wood-fired pizza (illustrative photo)
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Pizzarium

Restaurant · Prati

£ Inexpensive

Gabriele Bonci’s tiny pizza-by-the-slice shop, with seasonal toppings and crisp, airy dough, near the Vatican.

Known for: Pizza al taglio

Under about £16 per person

Local favourite Good for Families · Groups

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Giolitti

Bakery · Centro Storico

£ Inexpensive

A historic gelateria, open since 1900, with a huge choice of flavours near the Pantheon.

Known for: Gelato

Under about £16 per person

Local favourite Good for Couples · Families

A Wiener Schnitzel (illustrative photo)
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Sant’Eustachio Il Caffè

Café · Pantheon

£ Inexpensive

A famed coffee house near the Pantheon, roasting beans in-house and serving a signature sweet espresso called gran caffè.

Known for: Gran caffè

Under about £16 per person

Local favourite Good for Couples · Families

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Armando al Pantheon

Restaurant · Pantheon

£££ Higher-end

A family-run trattoria for classic Roman cooking, open since 1961, just a stone’s throw from the Pantheon.

Known for: Amatriciana, carbonara, abbacchio

About £30–55 per person

Local favourite Good for Couples · Groups

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Supplì Roma

Restaurant · Trastevere

£ Inexpensive

A tiny takeaway serving supplì, deep-fried rice croquettes with molten mozzarella.

Known for: Supplì al telefono

Under about £16 per person

Local favourite Good for Families · Groups

A wood-fired pizza (illustrative photo)
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Trapizzino

Restaurant · Testaccio

£ Inexpensive

The original outlet of the pizza-pocket sandwiches filled with slow-cooked Roman stews.

Known for: Trapizzino pockets

Under about £16 per person

Local favourite Good for Families · Groups

A plate of pasta (illustrative photo)
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Flavio al Velavevodetto

Restaurant · Testaccio

££ Mid-range

A rustic trattoria built into an ancient Roman hillside of broken amphorae, serving classic Roman dishes.

Known for: Rigatoni alla gricia, cacio e pepe

About £16–30 per person

Local favourite Good for Families · Groups

£ to ££££ is an approximate guide to price level and the per-person range is an estimate, not live pricing. “Good for” is a rule of thumb. Opening times and menus change: check with the venue before you go.

Local dishes to try in Rome 3
  • Cacio e pepe

    Rome’s pasta of pecorino and black pepper

  • Supplì

    Fried rice balls with a molten mozzarella centre

  • Maritozzo

    A sweet bun split and filled with cream, a breakfast treat

Food markets & tastings in Things to Do 2