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 Italy is not only famous for its art, its monuments and its millenary culture, but it is also wellknown for its gastronomical specialties.
In Rome you can enjoy delicious food and beverages, with plenty of choise. Rome offers you the widest range of restaurants. In Rome people usually eat out starting at the earliest at 8-830 p.m, restaurants close around 1130-12 p.m, especially on weekends. But eating out in Rome can also be a total disaster if you don’t know the right places to eat out. A couple of hints will make it easier to find the right place to eat out. Being a newcomer it sometimes happens to find restaurants that don’t offer top quality you deserve. Here you can find an handy list of the best and most renowed Restaurants of Rome.
Roman cuisine has always used a strictly observed timetable.
Thursdays, for example, is the day of Gnocchi, served with a sauce of meat and tomato or cheese and pepper; on Friday, ravioli filled with ricotta and spinach, and gastronomic treasures from the sea such as cod stew made with tomato, pine seeds and raisins.
While Saturday is the turn of tripe flavored with the unmistakable Roman wild mint; on Sunday dig into a huge plate of homemade tagliatelle prepared in one of its numerous forms.
Among the most famous roman traditional dishes we can list some typical Roman specialties:
Abbacchio alla Romana - pieces of suckling lamb cooked until brown, then roasted in a sauce of garlic, rosemary, vinegar and anchovy.
Bucatini all'Amatriciana - long, tubular pasta with a sauce of bacon, tomato, oil, chili, pepper and sheep's cheese
Bucatini alla Gricia - with bacon, oil, onion, sheep's cheese and chili pepper.
Carciofi alla Giudia - artichokes opened like a flower, cooked in hot oil until crisp
Carciofi alla Romana - Roman artichokes are a special variety called "mammola". The stems are severed and minced fine with mint, garlic, salt and pepper, then used to fill the artichokes, which are then cooked atop the stove with water and olive oil.
Coda alla Vaccinara - oxtail and cheek stew with celery, lard, garlic, pepper, salt, and white wine
Paglia e Fieno - a pasta made with green spinach and white four, dressed preferably with a pea, mushroom and ham sauce
Pecorino - savoury sheep's cheese usually served matured, and grated
Puntarelle - This unique member of the chicory family is sure to be found among the side dishes at any Roman restaurant, but most likely nowhere else in Italy. The hollow spears of the puntarelle are sliced very thinly lengthwise, and set into a large quantity of cold water for some hours. This causes the thin strips to curl up in an extraordinary manner. The crispy curls are served raw, dressed with olive oil, vinegar, garlic and minced anchovies.
Rughetta - a characteristic herb of Rome that is very bitter and sharp tasting revered for its aphrodisiac properties, usually served with bresaola ( smoked beef)
Saltimbocca alla Romana - one of the most celebrated Roman dishes: skewered veal roll stuffed with ham, and flavored with sage and butter
Suppli al Telefono - Rice croquettes stuffed with Mozzarella cheese (and, perhaps, other ingredients), then deep fried. When the balls are opened and pulled apart, the cheese stretches out like telephone wires, hence the specialty's graphic name.
Gnocchi alla Romana - Poached then baked cork shaped dumplings made with semolina and/or potato flour. Top them with tomato meat sauce and grated cheese.
Enoteche (Wine bar) and bars
For a refreshing glass of wine before dinner, look out for traditional enoteche (wine sellers), to start (or end) an evening. Herein you could find some tips:
Bar del Fico
Piazza del Fico 26/28 tel 06.686.5205. Bus #64 or #492. Daily 8am-2am.
Currently one of several hotspots in the area - just around the corner from Bar della Pace, and slightly cheaper. Outdoor heating in winter.
Bar della Pace
Via della Pace 5 tel 06.686.1216. Bus #64 or #492. Daily 10am-2am.
Just off Piazza Navona, this is the summer bar, with outside tables full of Rome's self-consciously beautiful people. Quietest during the day, when you can enjoy the nineteenth-century interior - marble, mirrors, mahogany and plants - in peace, although the prices and rather snooty staff may put you off altogether.
La Curia di Bacco
Via dei Biscione 79 tel 06.689.3893. Bus #64 or #492. Daily 4pm-2am.
This lively place looks like it was hollowed out of the ruins of the ancient Teatro di Pompeii, near Campo de' Fiori - and, in fact, it was. A very young crowd, some good wines and interesting snacks.
The Drunken Ship
Campo de' Fiori 20-21 tel 06.6830.0535. Bus #64 or #492. Daily 6pm-2am, opens early in summer.
A lively meeting-point, with great music, tremendously popular with young Romans and foreign students. Happy hour 7-9pm, brunch at weekends.
Il Goccetto
Via dei Banchi Vecchi 14 tel 06.686.4268. Bus #64 or #492. Mon-Sat 11am-2pm & 4pm-10pm. Aug closed.
Jonathan's Angels
Via della Fossa 18 tel 06.689.3426. Bus #64 or #492. Daily 1pm-2am.
This quirky bar, just behind Piazza Navona, certainly wins the "most decorated" award. Every inch (even the toilet, which is worth a visit on its own) is plastered, painted or tricked out in outlandish style by the artist/proprietor.
Pasticceria Farnese
Via de' Baullari 106 tel 06.6880.2125. Bus #64 or #492. Daily 7am-2am.
Popular with business types and beautiful young things, but actually not expensive, and a pleasant place to come for breakfast or lunch as well as evening drinks. Good cappuccino and cornetti, and excellent pizza and sandwiches. Free seating at the window bar, but you might want to pay to sit outside on a warm evening for the view of the graceful, recently restored Palazzo Farnese.
Simposio di Piero Costantini
Piazza Cavour 16 tel 06.321.1502. Bus #492. Mon-Fri 11.30-3pm & 6.30-1am, Sat 6.30-1am.
Not actually in the centro storico, but close enough, just across the Tiber, a few minutes' walk from Piazza Navona, this place has a fine and authentic art nouveau feel. Look for the wrought-iron grapes on the doors and windows. Good food, too.
Taverna del Campo
Campo de' Fiori 16 tel 06.687.4402. Bus #64 or #492. Tues-Sun 8am-2am.
Trendy new wine bar with a wide range of fancy foods, too.
Trinity College
Via del Collegio Romano 6 tel 06.678.6472. Bus #63 or #492. Daily 11am-3am.
A warm and inviting establishment offering international beers and food.
Vineria
Campo de' Fiori 15 tel 06.6880.3268. Bus #64 or #492. Mon-Sat 9am-1am, Sun 5pm-1am.
Long-established bar/wine shop right on the Campo.
Caffè Emporio
Piazza del'Emporio 1 Bus #75. Daily 8.30pm-2am.A great happy hour!
Four XXXX Pub
Via Galvani 29/29a tel 06.575.7296. Bus #75. Tues-Sun 7pm-2am.
English-style Testaccio pub spread over two floors, with South American-inspired food and snacks. Video, live music, art and photographic exhibitions are frequently arranged.
La Scala
Piazza della Scala 60 tel 06.580.3763. Bus #H, #75 or #63. Daily noon-2am, later Sat.
Perhaps the most popular Trastevere birreria - big, bustling and crowded, with a Texan ranch-meets-McDonald's decor. Food too and occasional (dire) music.
Stardust
Vicolo de' Renzi 4 tel 06.5832.0875. Bus #H, #75 or #63. Irregular opening hours.
San Callisto
Piazza San Callisto 4 tel 06.583.5869. Bus #H, #75 or #63. Mon-Sat 6am-1.30am.
An old-guard Trastevere dive bar with a smoky side-room full of card-playing old men and their dogs, which attracts a huge crowd of just about everybody on late summer nights. It's a great place to drink
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