Trattorias and restaurants: our best addresses in Rome

There are three main types of dining establishments in Rome, beyond bakeries and takeaway snack spots:

Trattorias: taverns that typically serve local cuisine, generally simple, focusing on the quality of the dish
Pizzerias: as the name suggests, their specialty is pizza
Restaurants: they may offer original or local cuisine, with or without pizza, and usually provide more formal service than trattorias

Also see the page explaining the structure of an Italian meal, with a particular focus on Roman traditions.
Below is a selection of establishments we enjoyed in Rome, covering a broad range of styles, from Roman and Italian cuisine to international fare.

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Hostaria Romana

Not far from the Trevi Fountain, theHostaria Romana is a very good trattoria with an excellent quality/price ratio to savor local and regional cuisine in an authentic atmosphere.

Al Forno della Soffitta

In the Salustianoneighborhood, a very beautiful pizza oven, which makes good Neapolitan pizzas! But also, quality Roman cuisine, including classic fried foods.

Papa Re

Papa Re is a pleasant trattoria in Trastevere, with very good value for money, tasty dishes, including pasta and Roman and Italian cuisine.

Trattoria da Augusto

In the Trastevere district, Da Augusto is a family trattoria of Roman cuisine like made at home, with pasta (including traditional “rigatoni cacio e pepe” with peccorino cheese and pepper or the “amatriciana”), traditional Roman dishes of meat (“Abbacchio alla cacciatora” : lamb of the hunter, etc). Simple and efficient. No possibility to reserve. Better sometimes arrive early and sit ...

Trattoria da Tonnino

Near Piazza Navona, the family trattoria Da Tonino offers typical Roman cuisine, including good pasta (including traditional “pasta” alla gricia” with guanciale and peccorino and cheese, the “amatriciana”,” cacio e pepe ” with peccorino and pepper, etc.), traditional meat dishes of Rome (“Coniglio alla cacciatora” rabbit hunter, “tripe alla romana“: Roman tripe, “coda di manzo” : oxtail, etc).

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Maccheroni

Maccheroni is a good restaurant in the Pantheon district, right in the heart of the city’s historic centre, which serves Italian cuisine, including its famous carbonara pasta, lasagne, cannelloni, etc.

Ristorante la Campana

Not only la Campana is the oldest restaurant in Rome with more than 500 years, not far from Piazza Navona, but its local and typical cuisine is very good, with reasonable prices, specialties such as artichoke à la romaine or à la juive, fried foods, lamb, the piglet, and also the desserts.

Osteria Nannarella

Nannarella is one of the emblematic restaurants in Trastevere, which appeals a lot to tourists who can taste the Roman gastronomy there, including the famous pasta with generous portions, but also meats, in a lively setting.

Merulana Cafè

Near the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Merulana Cafè is a very nice pub-restaurant, whose reception and atmosphere are pleasant, and open until 4am in general. Both for a drink and to eat.

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