Fraschetteria

If you're looking for a quick and easy focaccia to enjoy, La Boccacia has got your back! This was…read moreour first stop after flying into Rome and taking a little siesta in our Airbnb - we walked here and grabbed some slices (anchovy, mushroom, and various cheese). I just pointed to the slices I wanted, they were quickly warmed up, and the prices were very reasonable. We walked to the nearby fountain to eat them outside and had a nice first evening in Rome thanks to Yelp bringing us to this place and the wonderful people who run it. It's not really an indoor eating establishment, there are a few tables, but it's more of a quick-stop grab and go sort of place with excellent pies. Recommended!

Saw this spot on one of the Food shows and it turned out it was just steps from our hotel in Monti…read more Stand-up, no frills and mostly pizza. Not busy but steady traffic around 9:45 on a Tuesday evening. A good amount of Roman square pizza options. We got a slice of just about everything that was available. Potato/sausage (stood out as we hadn't had this before), Zucchini Pesto was delicious, Ham and classic Margherita also didn't disappoint. Crust was light/airy and made for the perfect balance between crust and toppings. Beer and soft drinks were also available. Service was quick and friendly. If in the Monti district, make this stop for reasonably priced traditional pizza al trancio.

Pizza slices

8/30/2024: Each slice is 3.50 Euro (This was two slices cut in half)

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Zucchini Pesto, potato/Sausage, Ham

Pasta Chef

4.6(235 reviews)

1.1 km•Monti

Crazy good carbonara. The people who work there are so so friendly they explained the menu…read moreperfectly and were very kind. I can't recommend this place more but get there early because it gets full fast.

Came here beginning of December 2025 and had lunch. There was a wait to get a seat. Once you get a…read moreseat then you can order thru the counter and bring the food back to your seat. All self service, and there is no server. Ordered Carbonara and lasagna. They were alright. I had better experience elsewhere... This was more like fuzz from social media...

1.8 km•Esquilino, Aventino

Restaurant inside

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Futtchini and lasagna

Pane & Vino

4.7(266 reviews)

I'm from the Portland, Oregon foodie area. I'm serious about flavor. I also lived in Central…read moreAmerica for a couple years and left fearful of pig product but my husband convinced me to try this place. Our first trip to Rome was a gastric punishment. People served poor quality high priced food. We learned our lesson for this second trip and are using Yelp too. Thanks to Yelp and Pane & Vino, our first meal in Rome was fantastic!!!! All the sandwiches have this incredible and well seasoned juicy roast of pork except one which is the burger. Each sandwich has a different bread...red is colored with tomatoes from Mt Vesuvius. Black is colored with squid ink (don't worry there's zero squid flavor). Yellow is colored with Turmeric! My husband got the burger. It was absolutely delicious! I got the special...HELLO! Incredible and big so you can totally share it or take your time they don't push you out. There's alcoholic options along with sodas and waters to drink. The owner is wonderful! He refers to his restaurant as his house (so he'd never charge a fee for you to sit and eat there) and his menu items, creations, are his "children." He speaks 6 languages fluently so no worries if you don't speak Italian, he also speaks English, Spanish, French, and then 2 others that aren't Latin based. (He also speaks an additional 2 dialects not so fluently but hey, he's doing well in my book and very helpful to the 4 different couples and families that were in his tiny restaurant while we were there. Eat here afterwards before your Coliseum tour. Also, he's happy to give you suggestions for the area...he recommended a gem nearby of ST Clementine basilica to go check out some newly discovered ruins! It was incredible and we would have never known without him offering. We loved the food so much that we made it our last meal before leaving Rome as well!

A yummy thing happened on the way to the Colosseum …read more.. Pane & Vino is a tiny sandwich shop near il Colosseo that specializes in local porchetta (stuffed pork loin) and is run by the friendliest owner of all time. He gets to know every customer on a first name basis. I'd go back more to see him than to have a sandwich. Seriously, he's pretty awesome. The menu is simple and focused on sandwiches featuring their famous porchetta so we tried two recommendations from the peppy proprietor. While waiting, I got a miniature bottle of Chardonnay and my spouse sipped a Coke Zero. The Traiano Porchetta sandwich (12€ - 4 stars) is an original creation of the out-going owner with a mighty Mustard-flavored blend of Roast Pork, Sun-dried Tomatoes, and Grilled Eggplant. I like mustard and, therefore, liked this specialty much more than my wife, but we ended up ignoring portions of the so-so bun. Pane & Vino Special Porchetta (12€ - 4 stars) was a huge sandwich with the sliced Roast Pork Porchetta plus Mozzarella Cheese, Grilled Eggplant, Grilled Peppers, Mushrooms, Lettuce, and Mayo on classic Italian Pane. It needed more mayonnaise or a sprinkle of balsamic and olive oil for my tastes, but there was no denying it was a hearty hero. There are lots of pane bread and sandwich shops in Rome, but there is only one -- Pane & Vino -- run by the most welcoming of owners ever. If I'm in the neighborhood again, I'll be sure to stop in for a casual chat and some yummy porchetta sandwiches on the way to the Colosseum.

1.8 km•Esquilino, Aventino

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Ristorante Volare

4.3(56 reviews)

This was our meal right before the NYE festivities began. Turned out to be a pretty magical night…read morenear the Colosseum. On one of the busiest nights you can imagine this place allowed us to walk up and grab a seat. Major kudos for giving us this opportunity. The food far exceeded even our most modest expectations. One of the best meals we had while in Rome. And even better for the price of admission. Our waiter here was genuinely one of the funniest people I have ever had at a restaurant. Dry humor but exceedingly animated. Would highly recommend

We ate here several time appreciating the quality of the food and especially the service of one…read morewaiter who spoke English quite well. Our children joined us on one occasion and one time we had to eat inside because the cold weather in late March was brutal! We often ate chicken dishes although beef is more popular in Italy generally so the chicken dishes (especially white meat) are not as plentiful. Interesting to us, the owner has a brother who has a restaurant at 201 E. Grand Avenue in Chicago that we will surely try when we get back home.

Inside

Potato Gnocchi with Tomato and Basil

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Lasagna

Aromaticus

4.4(35 reviews)

1.0 km•Monti

Pros: -Excellent customer service; seated quickly no wait…read more-Friendly and very helpful servers who are readily available if you need anything else -Delicious food made with fresh ingredients -Juices are made fresh -Nicely decorated restaurant, low noise, and great lighting -Serves vegan and vegetarian items so pay attention to the menu and what you are ordering. Same applies for desserts as well (although majority are vegetarian). The menu does clearly identify these items as to not confuse the patron so no worries. Cons: -None, although I wish that apple dessert had a vegan option. It looked so good! Overall: -Highly recommend!

Came here because I was hungover and needed a bit of detoxing. I ordered the vegan zuppa fredda di…read moregazpacho and tomo got a juice called detox. The soup was pretty bomb and the juice was perfect. Brought me back to life and made me feel good all day. Nice people that work here too.

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Zuppa fredda di gazpacho, vegan, pretty bomb.

Sapori e Delizie

4.5(903 reviews)

1.4 km•Monti

This is a great place! Friendly staff. My wife and I split a pizza and a salad and that was…read moreperfect. They bring the olive oil and vinegar to your table and you dress the salad. Perfect. We had the margarita pizza which is our favorite. We saw others and the pastas looked fantastic. You have to look in the window and watch them make the pies!

We wanted to try Italian pizza so we decided to come here. We ordered the Italian Doc pizza, Napoli…read morepizza, Lasagna, and tiramisu. My favorite was the lasagna and Italian doc pizza. It was so good. The Napoli pizza was okay but probably wouldn't order it next time. The tiramisu was so good. Definitely very different than what I'm used to. It was so creamy and thicker but it melts in your mouth. The reason why I took off one star was because of the service. The servers were so rude. They were very short when I asked them something about the menu. Besides that, food was tasty.

Cacio e Pepe Pasta

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Caprese

Rifugio Romano

4.3(205 reviews)

1.0 km•Termini

I stumbled on this delicious vegan restaurant while wandering the streets of Rome. I would've never…read moreguessed that the dish was vegan had I not read the menu more closely. The cheese was creamy and delicious, and the vegan bacon was crunchy with the perfect texture - just like real bacon. The owner stated that it was made from pea protein, which I also would never have guessed. PRO TIP: The they close the kitchen between lunch and dinner (at 3:30) so be sure to get there earlier for full access to the menu. Even though I arrived late, the waiter asked the kitchen to make me carbonara, and I'm so glad they did! I will definitely be coming back here again to try their other vegan dishes. The bruschetta was also phenomenal. The tomatoes are so much sweeter and the olive oil so smooth, much better than in the U.S. And of course, I can't forget the noodles - perfectly al dente and fresh. I feel so spoiled when I eat pasta in Italy!

Disclaimer: I am a flexitarian. I generally try to eat plant based, but will still eat meat and…read moreother animal products on occasion - and when on vacation, I lift all food restrictions. All this is to say, while in Italy, I've had excellent cheese - and with vegan cheese being hit or miss, I went in a bit nervous about the vegan cheese platter appetizer. However, the cheese really blew me away: it was excellent vegan cheese and with great variety. The cheese on the platter had different textures and different flavors (including one with a delicious kick that I happily would've bought a block of) and did a great job emulating non-vegan cheese plates. I followed this up by trying their 3-d printed steak in pumpkin sauce. Firstly, the pumpkin sauce was incredible: I generally only tolerate pumpkin-based products, but I found this pumpkin sauce delicious - excellent flavor profile and perfectly complimenting the steak. For the steak: you definitely won't confuse this with actual meat, but it was still good and flavorful - and the texture itself was super interesting. It had the bit of a real steak but with layers and complexity. I'm very glad I ended up trying this. All in all, the dishes we ordered were all great - and really interesting. I'd highly recommend this place to anyone - even if you aren't vegan!

Outside seating

3-d printed steak

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Himalaya's Kashmir

4.1(116 reviews)

2.0 km•Esquilino

Best Pakistani food in all of Italy! Loved this hole in the wall spot (it's kind of far from main…read morecity but def worth the uber drive). Everything we ordered form the kabobs to the rice to the masala chai was just spot on! The portions are smaller than what we get in the US so def order multiple quantities a for groups larger than 2 ppl. The service was prompt and to the point, and our food came out in a good amount of time. Cute decor inside and plenty of seating for all group sizes. I'd def add to my list when in Rome!

Not a bad spot for Indian food, pretty average flavour, nothing outstanding. I'm used to Punjabi…read morestyle which is more intensely spicy with heavier use of onion. Needed more achar, but it was removed once the appys were done. We ate most of the achar straight out of the dish for want of more spice and flavour. The food here is very middle of the road but will satisfy one's curry cravings. The channa with paneer (ceci curry) was good, the baingan bharta was missing depth and that lovely roasted flavour. The masala lassi was very plain, no real masala. A bit overpriced for what you get in my opinion. Not sure I'd come back, would probably try something else, though this spot looked to be the cleanest of those along this particular street. It was also the only one without leering be-capped creeps hanging outside the front door. Yeesh

Ceiling is completely covered by a parachute-like fabric. Have never seen anything quite like it

Jeera rice

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Table set-up

Vega Food

4.7(27 reviews)

1.6 km•Centro Storico

Vega was a great surprise find that serves truly authentic vegetarian (and vegan) Indian food made…read morehome style, which I've really never found anywhere outside India. That alone makes it a great visit even if you're not veg! We are a picky family and rarely eat Indian food in restaurants because it's never authentic and rarely healthy - too much cream, oil and odd spices. And the kids loved the food too.

LOVED the food and the prices were better than anywhere else in the area. The service was amazing…read moreand the food was freshly made. LOVE that there were SO many vegan desserts!!!!!!! Our whole family was very pleased with the food.

Drink menu

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Hummus with vegetables, mixed fruit juice

Ce Stamo a Pensá

4.6(77 reviews)

1.1 km•Monti

Excellent service & friendly! While we waited for five seats, they kindly offered treats to keep us…read morecomfortable. We ordered & sipped two glasses of wine outside, then placed a variety of dishes to share while they cleared the table: pasta, two small pizzas, baby octopus, Genovese (stewed beef), Arancino, and more wine/beer. The food was consistently delicious, served in a cozy, charming atmosphere, all at great prices. A truly delightful experience!

Food: 4/5 Service: 4/5…read moreAmbiance: 3/5 It was around 8:30 and I was hungry, didn't have time to go to other side of the city so found this place near by my hotel. Seating area was very small. I was seated in walk way area and it was a bit busy with people going in and out of restrooms. Ordered Carbonara, Genovese and Aperitivo. I had Carbonara for the first time and I m not a big fan of it. I have to try it again to make sure if it's me or the way the dish taste. Genovese was ok, beef stew was inside of a bread. Aperitivo, I chose spritz which came with refreshing cocktails and three little fried pizza. Overall the food tasted acceptable but wait time for Cabonara was long. It must have been like 30 minutes. I was done eating everything and had to just wait for that. The restaurant was small and this is a classic popular dish. I don't think they should take this long.