For a country that literally borders France, Italy does bread terribly, but hope has arrived in the form of a new French bakery in Trastevere.
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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Sep
Sep
Rome has no shortages of landmarks: Colosseum, Pantheon, St. Peter’s Square, Pyramid of Cestius, Circus Maximus… But one of my favorite landmarks of all is the bright yellow FORNO sign on Via dei Chiavari. Antico Forno Roscioli is a Roman institution. Locals come here for their daily bread, a few brutti ma buoni biscotti, and […]
14
Aug
Aug
To me, Campo de Fiori is a meeting spot. It is a place to agree to find each other so that you can move on to somewhere else. It is not that I don’t like the market there, it simply is not my market. Neighborhood markets are, by definition, in your own neighborhood. I wouldn’t […]
10
Mar
Mar
Flavio al Velavevodetto is an excellent Rome restaurant built into the side of Monte Testaccio.
17
Jan
Jan
I was gone for a few weeks last summer. It seems that was all it took for the neighborhood to change. Screaming down Via Marmorata in a taxi on way home from the airport, I caught a glimpse of a modern space. Despite my attempts to rubberneck, I could not tell what it was or […]
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Oct
Oct
The first time I ever had supplì, I spit it out. I was mid-conversation, and I picked up a small fried ball and popped it into my mouth. Without breaking eye contact, I very quickly spit it back into my napkin with little to no subtlety. It was one of the most awkward, and also […]
30
Jul
Jul
La Casetta Rossa is a local restaurant in a park in Garbatella, Rome that serves organic food and serves as a community center with a social purpose.
15
May
May
UPDATE 2019: The Eatery popup is no more. Sofie and Domenico have opened a micro-bakery and restaurant (yay!) called Marigold. It is open Tuesday – Sunday in Ostiense. Travelers passing through; new arrivals settling in; seasoned expats; future Rome-dwellers; locals. 12 of us in total. Eschewing our local Saturday night trattorie, we found ourselves gathering […]