Rome Restaurant Recommendations

For a little more color, check out my Rome report from my trip in July 2009.

I’m leaving for a two-week trip to Italy with my sister, Christina, in a few days, and I’m trying to line up some restaurant recommendations for the 4 days that I will be in Rome. It has been over ten years since I’ve been to Rome, but Eric was there just a couple of years ago. He gave me suggestions for some of his favorite places while he was there, and we’ve managed to book reservations at several of them. They are:

• Trattoria Monti - 39-06-446-6573.  This is a family-run operation with Mama in the back and her two sons in the front of the house.  Eric’s friend, Bill, was a regular at this place while he was working in Rome for a few months.  Frank Bruni also mentioned it in a travel article he wrote for the Times back in 2006.
• Le Sorelle – Eric said, “I went here for lunch one day and it was amazing – the sisters came out and told me dinner is even better- come back for dinner – I was leaving so I couldn’t, but would recommend it.”
• Renato e Luisa – This is apparently a local, low-key place.  A favorite.
• Sora Margherita

Some enotecas:

• Roscioli.  Via dei Giubbonari, 21-22a . It’s a grocery store, a bakery (Via dei Chiavari), wine bar and a restaurant.
• L’Angelo Divino.  Via dei Balestrari, 12 (06686 4413 ). Navona Square/Campo de’ Fiori. True wine bar. Delicious wine, great snacks.  You will feel like a local!

I also uncovered a recent article in The Guardian about Roman Enotecas.  As always, there are too many places to go and not enough time!  If you know of any restaurants, wine bars, food shops, wine stores, wineries or  other establishments (Roman sights are ok too), please leave them in the comments!

Antonio just sent in some additional recommendations that he received.  They are:

Bakery—Pasticceria Faggiani @ Via Ferrari 23 06/3720923

Giolitti-Gelato-closed monday
via uffici del vicario—THE PLACE for ice cream. Pay first, take receipt to ice cream counter and pick flavors. Near the pantheon and chamber of deputies building.

Wines Shop with lunch and snack service-Buccone @ via di Ripetta near piazza del Popolo

Peluso Wines and Candy @ Via sardegna 36

Gelato-San Crispino @ via della Panetteria (up from trevi, off tritone)

tazza d’oro caffe-via degli orfani 84–one of the best cups of espresso in rome

restaurant—-due ladroni
piazza nicosia 24
06\6861013 (mascarpone con savoiardi con cioccolata calda) Food so-so

Bakery-for sandwiches and foccacia—Forno Campo de’ Fiori-at the west end of the piazza towards the left-very good sandwiches and foccaccia. Bakery across way sell roman style white pizza by weight. Divine

Restaurants–call to reserve
Colline Emiliane-
011 39 06 4817538
via degli avignonesi (near piazza barberini)

The pizzeria a few doors down, Gioia Mia, is also a good place. A little too touristy but food is good. Not expensive

Pierluigi
06 6868717
Piazza de’ Ricci 144 near the french embasy (campo de’ fiori)
There are also a couple of other restaurants along the same street that are supposed to be quite good.

Vecchia Roma-closed wednesday
011 39 06 6864604
Via della Tribuna di Campitelli
Near the jewish quarter and teatro di marcello. High end.