Trattorias and restaurants: our best addresses in Rome
In Rome, there are several types of establishments for dining, in addition to bakeries, those offering street food, and rosticcerie with takeaway dishes:
Trattorias: Family-run restaurants serving classic Roman dishes such as pasta cacio e pepe, amatriciana, or other local dishes. The atmosphere is friendly, with affordable prices (€10–20 per person). They are found throughout the city, especially in neighborhoods like Trastevere, Testaccio, or the Ghetto. Osterie are similar to trattorias, focusing on wine and simple dishes like cold cuts or cheese platters. Ideal for a light meal or an aperitivo. These places often offer a good-value “Menu del giorno” (daily menu).
Pizzerias: Specializing in pizza, they may serve Roman-style (thin and crispy crust) or Neapolitan-style (thicker crust) pizzas. Found all over the city. Average price ranges from €8 to €15 per person.
Restaurants: They offer a varied cuisine—Roman, Italian, or international—with a more formal service. Some, like Michelin-starred La Pergola, serve refined dishes such as gourmet risottos or elaborate desserts. Expect to pay €20–50 per person, more for fine dining. Many are located in the Pantheon area.
Other establishments: Rosticcerie (roast shops) offer takeaway or dine-in meals like roast chicken or suppli, while enoteche (wine bars) serve local wines with charcuterie or cheese boards.
The aperitivo is typically offered by bars, osterie, and wine bars from around 6 PM to 8 PM. Dinner in Rome usually takes place between 8 PM and 10 PM.
Also see the page explaining Italian meals by course, especially Roman-style. Below is a selection of places in Rome that we enjoyed, covering a wide range of styles, from Roman and Italian cuisine to international dishes.
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Facing the Pantheon, Armando al Pantheon is an iconic Roman trattoria, open since 1961, offering traditional Roman dishes perfectly prepared, including pasta and meats, from griccia to oxtail. Very good wine list. Reservation required well in advance.
In the Monteverde district, the Trattoria Da Cesare al Casaletto is one of the most renowned in Rome for its authentic Roman cuisine (cacio e pepe, gricia, fritti) and its friendly atmosphere. Reservations recommended.
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.
In the Salustianoneighborhood, a very beautiful pizza oven, which makes good Neapolitan pizzas! But also, quality Roman cuisine, including classic fried foods.
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 ...
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Facing the Pantheon, Armando al Pantheon is an iconic Roman trattoria, open since 1961, offering traditional Roman dishes perfectly prepared, including pasta and meats, from griccia to oxtail. Very good wine list. Reservation required well in advance.
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