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Ago e Lillo

3.8 (38 reviews)
ModerateCalabrian

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Casual
Touristy
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Lilianna F.

This is my first visit in Rome and stop by this bistro on the way back to hotel from Vatican Church. This bistro is small , cozy but yet trendy enough to accommodate the most comfortable dining experience. Pizza tastes good and looks colorful with egg, mushrooms, herbs and black olive. Mineral water is served in a clear, cold catching eye bottle with a thick browning glass. I really enjoy the food and the atmosphere of the bistro and an excellent service. Highly recommended

Truffle Ice Cream

Best meal and service I've had so far in Rome! Kalam was great. Definitely come for lunch!

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Cary N.

Stopped here for "breakfast " since I had time to kill for the Vatican. The outside dining was nice as they had little fire warmers as it's getting into winter. I had their Europea which is a ham and cheese sandwich. It was well made. Good ingredients; some people may say it's bland but I like the flavors just be the star. They did ask if I wanted mayo or ketchup but I declined. It was a great place to stop and eat while waiting for my entry time.

Cappuccino and Coke
Iris P.

A-Go to Lillo Such a delicious and warm breakfast we had before seeing Vatican City! Such great service and beautiful indoor area, have to say the cappuccino was very delicious!! If you're in the mood by Vatican City, stop by here! The ambiance was so cute inside honestly we were the only ones but the wine all over the wall was such a cute photo spot honestly!!!

Carbonara

This place is the BOMB! We had a wonderful server named Marco and he was very attentive! We arrived at the perfect time, just before 6:30 and avoided waiting in line with no reservations. We ordered the Bolognese Pasta, Meatballs, Suppli and Ravioli. The Suppli was delicious. I paired the Bolognese Pasta with the meatballs and it amazing. The Ravioli was just amazing! I highly recommend this place by the Colosseum.

Regina J.

Great little pot to eat near the Vatican. Sat outside and people watched. Ordered the Cacio de Pepe with Truffles. I didn't care for the Truffles, but the pasta was good.

Salami pizza
Andrea J.

Finally! I really pizza. After 2 days in Rome I was searching for a delicious pizza and I found it. This little resto is located just outside the Vatican City Museums - so it was the perfect way to feed my face after 3 hours of walking around. The service was good and I enjoyed the outside seating. * beware of the sink in the bathroom. It is operated by a foot pedal. It took me some time to figure out how to wash my hands.

English breakfast and wired looking burger
Jose S.

They places has okay food just to get full, but nothing to enjoy. They welcome you one the street and push you to sit. Once we we're inside it took them 7 minutes to get us at least water. Same thing happened went we try to pay it wool them so long to bring our check, we missed our bus because of that. Beautiful looking place.

Claudia Y.

My favorite place to eat near the Vatican ! Everything is very tasty. I tried this place while on vacation and had a blast . Our server was so charming . The food was very good but the experience was the best part ! Thank you m

Emma B.

Great service, pasta + antipasti!! Good place to stop for a quick bite while out and about in Rome.

Lorena P.

Pesto Gnocchi and Prosecco, so delicious! Excellent service. Sitting outside is lovely! I had lunch after visiting the Vatican.

Lars-Henrik J.

Relatively good. Had brochette and pizza. The brochette was a bit too simple. Just a piece of bread with a little olive, pesto and tomato spread on. A big pricy. The pizza was cooked well and tasted good.

Claudia R.

The place looks a little small but they have a great service and the food is so good too, the waitress are very friendly and eating outside was very pleasant, and yes, they do speak English

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Food was good and the service was good also. Everything was had was tasty. Sat outside after a long day at the Vacitan.

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Nice restaurant in the corner of Rome Metropolitan area. Treddy music & good customer

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Wonderful food. Great service. Really made us feel at home. Carbonara was excellent. Best we had in Rome. Great spritz's too!

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Metamorfosi - Metamorfosi 1/13/2020

Metamorfosi

4.2(26 reviews)
3.0 kmParioli
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Serving Rome since late-2010, Metamorfosi has carved a niche amongst Rome's largely traditional…read moredining scene, Chef and owner Roy Caceres doing so by taking local Ingredients and "transforming" them into plates that evoke ideas and emotions. Located on Via Giovanni Antonelli, in the Parioli area, it is immediately upon entry that guests are drawn in by neutral colors and wood, the warmth exuded by staff expected from a Michelin-starred Restaurant and service particularly attentive on Monday evening where only three other tables were occupied over the course of 140-minutes. Deliberately paced, and referencing everything from Chef Caceres' Colombian childhood to time in Japan, diners are asked to decide between tasting menu and a la carte after Water is poured, the latter chosen out of desire for specific items and beginning with benign Wheat Crisps followed by far more interesting housemade Bread with a blended spread of Honey Butter and Olive Oil. Dabbling in modernism, an iSi charger undoubtedly involved in Potato Foam with Octopus and Onions to whet palates, course one featured Metamorfosi's signature "Carbonara Egg 65°" riffing Rome's signature dish via immersion circulator with suspended Chicharrones while Scallop Ceviche approached a South American spice profile using Calabrian Sausage in place of Aji Peppers. Whimsical again with Primi, Caceres' S-foglia replacing Pasta with Broccoli surrounding Pork bathed by Almond Cream, "Encased" Risotto hinges more on the tableside preparation than anything else, a bit gimmicky though the taste and texture of Rice, Mushrooms and Hazelnuts are delightful. Suggesting the €85 wild-caught Mallard "for two," a tableside preparation plating Breast alongside Carob and Squash with its Seeds, steep-pricing became justified through the addition of satellite plates offering Confit with Chestnuts and Liver beneath Truffles lightly sweetened by Balsamic. Using English Stilton wrapped in White Chocolate as a bridge to Dessert, an unexpected but enjoyable choice in Italy, it was after a somewhat protracted delay thay "Malaga 2.0" arrived, the idea somewhere between Halo Halo and deconstructed Panettone thanks to Egg Yolk Ice Cream, boozy Raisins, Citrus and Bread.

My wife and I really enjoyed our dinner here. We wanted to do a mix of Michelin and non-Michelin…read morestarred restaurants during our trip across Italy, and this was one of the few Michelins we decided to go with. We were not disappointed. Each dish was creative, delicious, and celebrated Italian cuisine in different and unique ways. I'd highly recommend a visit to this place for a nice night out in Rome. The service started off a bit rocky. Everyone seemed a bit frantic and rushed. We waited nearly 30 minutes for our first drinks to arrive, and there were only 4 other seated tables in the entire restaurant. But everyone seemed to settle down after 30 minutes, and we buckled in for a yummy evening. First off, we liked the space: clean, simple, zen. We went with the 6 course tasting menu: 1) Paper thin bread crisps. These were delicious - like eating little crunchy wafers of air, lightly scented with olive oil and rolled wheat 2) Shrimps with celery bits, lime zest, potato foam, and black squid ink. This was really good. A great, light way to start off the meal 3) Homemade seed bread and extra virgin olive oil butter. Deeelicious 4) Raw shrimp with lulo fruit foam (I had never heard of lulo fruit before, but it's a citrusy troipical fruit from Latin America; also called naranjilla), dill cucumbers, and other yummy bits. This dish was also solid. 5) Carbonara deconstructed. This course was fun. The base of this dish consists of a poached egg that's been cooked sous video for 45 minutes. It's then placed on top of some pork cheek, and then covered in melted pecorino cheese cream. Then separately, they have a few bits of puffed pasta (that look like pork rinds). You drop these into the base, and voila! Pasta Carbonara! Fun and yum! 6) Macaroni stuffed with shellfish, and served with tomato confit, seaweed, and burrata cheese. This was my least favorite dish. Everything was quite delicious, except I wasn't a fan of the shellfish filling. It was a bit too, well, fishy. 7) Risotto with porcini mushroom and hazelnut, served in clay pot that's been sealed with a thin membrane made of porcini mushroom and onions. The server then poured some melted goat cheese on top of the membrane, and we used a wooden spoon to break through, and mix the ingredients up. This dish was really good. Both creative and delicious! 8) Iberian pork neck with Mexican chipotle peppers, guacamole sorbet, and chia seeds. Mexican, Spanish, and Italian fusion. Super tasty! 9) Peach sorbet wrapped in a flower petal 10) Banana Foster with lots of twists - Caramelized banana soaked in rum, white chocolate foam, armagnac jelly, toasted almond crumble, and mint leaf. The whole dish is then smoked. Great aroma and flavors. An almost savory dessert. 11) Cream cake with chocolate and fruit. Nice 12) Petit fours

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Metamorfosi - Metamorfosi 1/13/2020: S-foglia, Broccoli, Pork, Almond Cream

Metamorfosi 1/13/2020: S-foglia, Broccoli, Pork, Almond Cream

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Metamorfosi 1/13/2020: Crisps

Metamorfosi - Metamorfosi 1/13/2020: Stilton, White Chocolate, Blueberry

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