I can’t say that pizza al taglio is ‘having a moment’ in Rome because it never went out of style. Pizza by the slice is a ritual in the Eternal City. It can be a lunch on the go, something simple to enjoy while catching up with a friend, or an afternoon snack. There are […]
Category Archives: Rome Restaurant Reviews
Looking for the perfect meal out? From pizza to fine dining, these Rome restaurant reviews will guide you to the best food in the city.
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Mar
Mar
La Campana, down a small street not far from Piazza Navona, is supposedly Rome’s oldest restaurant. The eatery has been welcoming patrons for over 500 years- and I’m sure many of the dishes are unchanged for decades if not centuries. La Campana was also reportedly one of Caravaggio’s favorite restaurants and the Renaissance master has paintings hanging […]
21
Mar
Mar
When it comes to famous bakeries in Rome, CasaManfredi quickly made a name for itself when it opened in Aventino in 2015. The cornetti are some of the best in Rome, made with imported French butter. And the pain au chocolat? Hard for me to overstate how much I love these. And to top it […]
19
Mar
Mar
Eating in the center of Rome can be a bit difficult if you fail to plan ahead. Most of the very well-known restaurants like Roscioli or Armando al Pantheon are rather cozy and their limited tables are booked far in advance. Other places that take walk-ins (or worse, have someone outside trying to actively entice […]
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Feb
Feb
Rome prides itself on being the culinary birthplace of several dishes, including cacio e pepe and carbonara. Naturally, the city also lays claim to a kind of bread – la rosetta. Named for its rose-like shape, the sections have a chewy crust and a soft, air-filled interior. There is something exceptionally satisfying about the combination of […]
04
Oct
Oct
The funny thing about Ostiense is that it is very much a neighborhood that is right in the middle of its evolution. It sometimes feels stuck in the 1960s without some of the charm of the even older parts of Rome. BUT, it is also home to some of Rome’s very coolest addresses and one […]
06
Nov
Nov
Among the numbered stalls of the Testaccio Market, sitting in the same row of street food stops as Mordi e Vai and Casa Manco, Da Corrado al Banco 18 quietly arrived with a beautiful culinary philosophy a few years ago. The space was once a little Sicilian shop but it has been transformed into an […]
12
Nov
Nov
When I first started dating my husband in 2011, he told me to meet him at Bar San Calisto. He said this in an offhand way as if he had just suggested we see each other on the front steps of the Pantheon or some other landmark. Rome is full of thousands of bars, I […]