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    Da Olimpio

    4.3 (60 reviews)
    ModerateItalian, Trattorie, Pizza

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    Steak with green pepper sauce

    The food was amazing! We had cacio e Pepe, baked chicken, an artichoke and steak with green pepper sauce. Service was great! Planning to go back before our trip is over.

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    Shaun H.

    Da Olimpio is a little trattoria located down one of the narrow alleyways between Piazza di Barberini and Fontana di Trevi. Our AirBnB was not far from here on a recent stay in Rome, and we passed it a few times on our way to other places. Looking in the window every night it appeared to be just my kind of place. Mostly locals, energetic, lots of plates clanging, people laughing. I finally convinced my family to give it a try and it was one of the dining highlights of our trip. On the night of our visit we showed up on the earlier side of dinner service to make sure we could get a table. We were greeted and seated right away. Our waiter was fantastic. He went out of his way to make recommendations. The mushrooms were picked today, get a mushroom pizza to share. Get some pasta dishes and some fish to share. My Mrs. asked if they had proscuitto. Yes, and it was very good. He asked if we had tried burrata cheese yet. No. Okay, you have to try it, it's like mozzarella but way creamier. He also recommended a red wine and brought bread and water. The proscuitto and burrata came first. If you have not tried burrata cheese before please find some and try it. I dream about the stuff now. I want to seek more out, and I will some day, but for now that place in time where I first had it lives in my mind. The proscuitto was not as oily or salty as the other places we had it. It was more rustic and we all appreciated how unique it was. 5/5 Grilled Sole: I only had a couple bites of this, but it was moist, tender and had a nice lemony kind of taste. 4/5 Fettuccine with Porchini Mushrooms: this was another dish which incorporated the fresh mushrooms. We all loved this and it paired really well with the pizza. 5/5 Tortollini alla Bolognese: the red sauce had a wonderful depth of flavor. 4/5 Pizza with Mushrooms: the pizzas at Da Olimpio are very rustic. The crust was crip on the bottom but had a nice chew to it at the same time. There was a prefect balance between the tomato sauce (just crushed marzano tomato), cheese and mushrooms. This was one of my favorite pizzas ever, and get this-- it was 6 Euros. We all left raving about the meal. I really hope I get back here again. If I lived in Rome I would come here every week.

    Fried calamari

    The food and the service were absolutely amazing in this restaurant. They speak perfect English and Spanish. I truly recommend this restaurant. My family and I had lunch and we loved it, so we went back for dinner.

    Delicious board of misto salumi e fromagi
    Alicia S.

    Da Olimpio may not look like much from the outside or get as many visitors as some of the other restaurants in Rome on major drags, but it is a great little locally owned restaurant. We've eaten here three times over our two visits to Rome in the past couple of years, and we will more than likely visit again on our next trip to Rome. We've tried cacio e pepe, gnocchi bolognese, meats and cheeses, and tiramisu. Everything we've had here has been a great, no-fuss version of what you will find most places in Rome. You can tell that the pasta and sauces are made fresh to order each day, which is something you won't find at a lot of tourist traps. Also, the tiramisu is a must-try - it is so creamy and delicious here. Do yourself a favor and get off the beaten path to try Da Olimpio.

    Food was amazing and the dessert Mille Fagole was even better. My husband had the eggplant Parmesan and I had the Paparadelle with peas ham and mushroom. Both dishes were amazing. The service was not great. There is an older grumpy gentleman who you can't get to smile. He's not very welcoming and when we asked for oil/Vinegar for our bread, he seemed annoyed. The table next to us didn't eat their bread because it was cold & stale (so was ours) and they didn't have oil/Vinegar. In the end, they got charged for the bread which they were not happy about. Another third table chimed in and told them not to eat the bread if offered and sometimes they will take it off the bill, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. I'm tired of these restaurants serving cold stale bread and automatically charging patrons as a mandatory "sitting fee". The bathrooms are smelly and not clean. Service could be friendlier. Otherwise the food was delicious.

    Frederick L.

    Olimpio, the best restaurant near our hotel. I guess you could call this a typical Italian Family restaurant. The staff is primarily composed of family members, mom, dad, son, daughter and grandma. Don't be surprised if you see the grandmother hand washing the dishes. The ambiance it causal, relaxed, borderline chaotic, but always friendly. The food, what can I say about the food, simply succulent. The pasta is perfectly cooked, the pizzas have thin and tasty crusts. Useful note there is a 10% service change and 1EU cover change (for bread) per person. You can consider that the tip is included in the service.

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    Really friendly staff. Had both the lasagna and the pasta Bolognese and they were very good. Tourist friendly.

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    Everything we've had here has been a great, no-fuss version of what you will find most places in Rome.

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    Osteria Da Fortunata - Pasta

    Osteria Da Fortunata

    4.0(1.2k reviews)
    1.4 kmCentro Storico
    €€

    One of the most popular Italian restaurants in Rome with multiple locations throughout the city all…read morewith lines. When we arrived on a late afternoon, we waited about 10 minutes before getting seated. To start off, we got the Limoncello Spritz (€10) and Aperol Spritz (€10), which were refreshing. For our pasta, we ordered the Fettuccine with Oxtail (€18) and Carbonara (€17). We also wanted to order two more Secondi dishes, but the waiter warned us that the pasta is filling. After we finished the pasta, we did still order the Rabbit (€19) because it wasn't something we usually see on the menu. For the carbonara, the flavor was delicious but not really my favorite pasta shape. It was also quite al dente with a chewy texture. I have to say that the oxtail was spectacular though with its juicy and tender meat sauce. While the rabbit was nice to try once, it was a bit dry with minimal meat. Overall, good spot but nothing worth waiting too long for. Also, I'd stick to the pasta here as it's all handmade. You even see them handrolling them inside. Note that they also charge €2 per person for service fee already.

    10/10 across the board. Osteria da Fortunata is everything people say it is and more. I ordered the…read morecacio e pepe and OMG... hands down the best pasta I've ever had in my life. The pasta was perfectly cooked, coated in the creamiest, silkiest sauce, and the Parmesan cheese was absolutely heavenly. Simple ingredients, flawless execution. I also had the berry cheesecake, and it was just as amazing. Light, creamy, not too sweet, and the berry topping tied everything together perfectly. Pure heaven from start to finish. From the food to the experience, this place is a must when you're in Rome. I'd come back again and again without hesitation.

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    Le Tavernelle - Lobster pasta

    Le Tavernelle

    4.5(167 reviews)
    0.8 kmMonti
    €€

    Our first meal in Rome was here, and I'm so glad it was here. We arrived on Christmas Eve and…read morewanted a good meal. Our hotel manager had suggested another restaurant, but I was apprehensive to try, but did later, more on that restaurant review in it's own post. I rather did what I should have done throughout the trip to, which is to search google for local reviews. This tactic I found to be much better than to trust American reviews for restaurants to visit from Youtube or even here, just because the American touristy taste tends to favor bland or Olive Garden style pseudo Italian. The real Italian taste is much different and something one needs to develop. I was familiar with European Italian food, as I had said before in other reviews that Mexico has better Italian food outside of Italy. Additionally, the good restaurants here in Italy do not open before 7 PM. If it does or if someone that looks foreign to Italy is outside trying to lure you in, it's a tourist restaurant with iffy flavor. At this restaurant my husband had the Lobster pasta and I had the spinach/ricotta ravioli, and we both were beyond satisfied. We also had the artichoke as an appetizer, and trusted the waiter with his suggestion for a bottle of wine. He must have been some genius because the wine went well with our meal. The ambience was cozy and very family oriented, however, the rain outside made it romantic for us. Another key point for this restaurant and it traditional flare was that they brought out the olive oil and red vinegar for our salad and of course olive oil for our wonderful home-made bread. I'm so glad we chose this place for those of us Americans who understand culinary cuisine.

    Great first meal in Rome!…read more I loved my artichoke pasta dish with bacon, it was a daily special. The amaretto dessert was delicious! Carbonara was super al dente. Seafood risotto was fresh. Grilled radicchio was like stir fried. Dinner for 3 for 77 euros, impressively busy for a Tuesday night. Friendly staff, easy for English speakers. :)

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    Da Olimpio - italian - Updated May 2026

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