Nice place to sit within a nice park which is dominated by the old city wall. The park is used by…read morethe locals for the jogging, walking their dog and meeting eachother. The establishment it selve offers loads of seating in the shade and the prices are cheap for Rome. All in all it's a nice, lively place but relaxed and cheap place to have a drink.

We were lucky enough to stumble on this place as we were staying in an Airbnb whose bus line ran…read moreright by it. My only regret is that we waited until the last night to stop as it was one of my favorite things about Rome. Hand shaved ice. Fresh squeezed juice. It doesn't get much better than that. I had the lemon and coconut and I am currently looking into buying the necessary equipment to make one at home it was so good. If you are near St Peters and this place is open, it is a must stop!

Cool off from the heat in Rome by checking out this shaved-ice oasis by the river…read more Grattachecca has never been better than at Grattachecca Sora Mirella. Thanks to the recommendation by Rick Steves (or whoever works for you), we found this place easily, just across the Tiber Island. The mother-son duo were working hard to serve up these tasty, shaved ice delights. They were happy to let me take pictures and were very friendly. I got the Amarena flavor, which is a sweet, dark cherry flavor. It was good, but a bit too heavy-handed. My wife got the coconut flavor and it was amazing. Light and refreshing. I love how they put fresh fruit on the top of the grattachecca. It's a really cool texture and fun flair to a delicious drink. Give 'em a try!