Rome is a big city with a wide selection of places to eat. If you're looking for a budget meal or fast food, please avoid McDonald's and get an authentic slice of pizza from one of the many pizza shops – they’re on every corner! I…Open the full description
Rome is a big city with a wide selection of places to eat. If you're looking for a budget meal or fast food, please avoid McDonald's and get an authentic slice of pizza from one of the many pizza shops – they’re on every corner!
If you prefer eating at a restaurant, try a typical Roman trattoria. Better still, trust the places our locals have recommended – we guarantee you’ll taste the best Italian food and simultaneously skip all the tourist traps. Dishes not to be missed include pizza with supplì (fried rice balls), homemade ice cream, carbonara and amatriciana pasta.
Gelateria dei Gracchi
Cafes
10
5
Keep in mind that the best ice cream parlours in Rome aren’t always flashy. This one definitely isn’t. If you want to try a premium ice cream, order the "gelato dei gracchi”. They also serve unusual flavours such as green apple and mint, ricotta and pear, toasted almond, fig, chestnut and many more.
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Ginger
9
6
For when you're wandering around the historical center (centro storico) and want a snack (a smoothie prepared on the spot, a fruit platter) or a full-blown meal with healthy options (quinoa salad, anyone?). Ginger is walking distance from Piazza di Spagna but far enough removed from the hubbub that you can enjoy your location (and your treats).
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Local Experience
Twilight Local Food Tastings and Hidden Places Tour
Prices from
75
EUR
Duration
3.5 h
Languages
English, Italian
Parco degli Acquedotti
Things To Do
10
1
This is a free site but you have it all to learn its history thanks to the several panels. It is in a popular area and you will meet people practicing sport or dog sitting. It is particularly romantic for a last minute pic-nick at sunset.
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Il Sorchettaro
Cafes
14
3
Have you been out drinking and dancing? Are you heading home to bed but feeling a bit hungry? If the answer is yes, come here and try a sorchetta! Not only will you have a truly local experience, I'm 100% positive you’ll want to come back every night!
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Gregory's Jazz Club
Nightlife
10
2
When you enter the Gregory's, you'll forget you're in the heart of Rome, just meters from the Spanish Steps. You'll feel you're somewhere in Brooklyn in a secret location where only a few lucky ones have the honor to sit and enjoy some top quality jazz in a very intimate setting. You go there to experience something different in the Eternal City.
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Sacco
Cafes
9
1
This is a great little place to stop for breakfast or lunch, but it particularly shines at dinnertime—literally, since the fairy lights strung about gift a glowing atmosphere. Sacco is tiny but full of life at all times of the day, with the after-dinner bunch enjoying a cocktail or two at the outdoor tables.
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Local Experience
Twilight Local Food Tastings and Hidden Places Tour
Prices from
75
EUR
Duration
3.5 h
Languages
English, Italian
Mercato Centrale Roma
Cafes
13
2
Whether you're looking for a meal, fresh groceries, or a place to sit and have a chat over a beer, this is a great choice. Fresh bread from the baker, a variety of pasta dishes, pizza, hamburgers, vegan/vegetarian, Sicilian specialties, sushi or truffles? This is the place to go when you can't decide what you feel like eating!
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Pompi
Cafes
21
2
Tiramisù is a popular Italian dessert made with coffee, mascarpone cheese and eggs. It's a fresh "pick-me-up" (that's the literal translation) dessert that’s not often available to take away. As Pompi is the temple of tiramisù, you can either take a seat or take away. Come here if you want to try the best tiramisù in town!
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Rive Gauche
Nightlife
9
1
If you love beer and appreciate quality and tradition, head to Rive Gauche to sample some tasty artisanal beers. The rum and whiskey selection is also great here. They serve real food such as salads, cheeses and piadine – not the standard greasy pub fare. What’s more, the prices are reasonable!
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Pastificio
Budget Meals
12
5
Travelers will wonder how a 4 euro plate of succulent pasta right by the Spanish Steps can even exist! This place is worth a visit just for the typically Italian vibe. It's a go go go type of situation where you have to make up your mind fast and take off with your pasta ASAP. Great experience!
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Duecentogradi
Restaurants
8
4
If you're craving an excellent sandwich (we all do at some point), this place is really a sure bet. They have every type of combination from very meaty to vegan to seafood. There is a great sandwich for everyone. And the best part: the bread if always nice and warm. We really cannot ask for more! Yes, there often is a lineup but they are quick.
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aT Restaurant
7
0
As someone who suffers from intolerance to certain foods, aT is one of my favorite places when I'm in the center and looking for something refreshing - whether it be a smoothie, yogurt, or their delicious quinoa salad. aT reminds me of California's salad/sammich bars - large, airy, and clean - and the servers are always gracious.
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La vecchia Roma
Restaurants
7
0
Economic and very local, this is one of the best places for tasting Amatriciana pasta. The staff is really nice. Booking is necessary because is very famous between locals, call at the beginning of week. Locals love this place because is very Roman!
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Dar Filettaro a Santa Barbara
Restaurants
8
1
Filettaro is a traditional Roman trattoria with a short list of dishes and great house wine from Castelli. It’s an old place that makes you feel as if you’re back in the 50s when all that was needed was some food and a jug of great wine. In summer they have tables on one of the smallest and most ancient squares in Rome by Santa Barbara Church.
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Barattolo
Budget Meals
7
0
Because it is an alternative to bookshops where everything tastes genuine and it is served on fun jars. Price are average and you can read books freely or play games. There is a children area, too
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