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    La Lampada

    4.3 (31 reviews)
    ModerateRoman

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Complimentary cantucci were gobbled up!
    Edward K.

    Our hotel's concierge recommended La Lampada for our first night in Rome. It ended up being a tremendous start to our time in Rome! We got a nice street side table. By around 8pm, it had cooled off enough outside. Our waiter was awesome, he delivered solid recommendations. His first recommendation was an appetizer that was featured on the menu, otherwise it might not have occurred to me to select it. My wife and I ended up loving it. Crispy artichokes, shrimp, and pistachios are all things that I love. Putting them together ended up being a great idea, such an amazing dish! I had the trippa alla Romana for an entree, the flavor and texture were perfection! We also had grilled eggplant, Caprese salad, and roasted artichokes. The roasted artichokes were absolutely heavenly! Perfectly cooked! My wife enjoyed a fish that they deboned table side. My daughters shared a nice pasta dish. Great all around meal!

    The appetizer with fried artichoke, pistachios, shrimp and pecorino romano is by far the best dish I have ever experienced in Rome.
    Joe C.

    I have been fortunate to experience several restaurants in Rome but I have to say the service, hospitality and the food here are tough to beat. The price is right also. Everything is delicious and you can even bring your dog.

    Meatballs. Roast potatoes
    Ginger J.

    Wonderful place! The food was delicious, our waiter was great and spoke English well. And they offer gluten-free pasta! I ended up ordering roast chicken, and the waiter also served me nice GF crackers and cookies. Sidewalk seating has windbreaks, umbrellas, and small heat lamps.

    Outdoor seating.
    Mike M.

    The Hotel Concierge recommended. Salvatore our server made 2 great Food selections, Pasta and Salad. Quaint great restaurant with outdoor seating. Our 1st meal in Rome during our Honeymoon!

    Ravioli

    Great food, great prices, great service! Grazie Angelo. always ready to go the extra mile. Makes us feel right at home.

    Outside
    Lisa D.

    Highly recommended by a handful of folks (locals and non locals) Ordered: *spaghetti and meatballs-$12 euros. Small portion. Lacked flavor. Please ask for cheese to add on top or else it'll be very bland. *beef steak-no seasoning at all. Meat was tender but with a lot of fat. The waiter did not ask me how I wanted my steak cooked. So it came out a bit medium rare. It came with looks like a want to be salad and a lemon wedge. I had to squeeze lemon and sprinkle tons of salt to give It any flavor. My husband and I were both pretty disappointed in our meal. Price wise it wasnt overly pricey. Service wise they were decent but then again the place was pretty empty. I'm not sure if we ordered the wrong items that's why we were so disappointed. But to this yelper I'm giving them a solid 2 stars. Tips: *speaks minimum English. *Wi-Fi code doesn't work *there's a small Restroom for customers *small outdoor seating available *accept credit cards and cash. *free bread and whatever you don't finish they reuse (That's what it appears to me) *serves wine *street parking if you're lucky *located in an alley *check out trip advisor for more reviews and pictures

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    Great food and service! One of the best meals in Italy! We tried several dishes and every item exceeded expectations.

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    The best meal we had in a whole week in Italy. Will definitely return! Great service and very good portions.

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    “I have been visiting this restaurant for the last ten years at least, each time we visit Rome.”

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    44 Osteria Quarantaquattro - Per domenica di Pasqua siamo aperti dalle 12:00 alle 23:00 un buon bicchiere di vino con i piatti tradizionali della cucina italiana.

    44 Osteria Quarantaquattro

    4.5(506 reviews)
    0.1 km•Termini
    •€€€

    My family had the pleasure of dining at 44 Osteria during the summer of 2023, and it was hands down…read moremy favorite meal in Rome. Everything about the experience was superb--from the attentive and friendly service to the exceptional quality of the food. The prices were very reasonable, especially for the level of excellence provided. Pastas were a real standout. Tiramisu was amazing. If we had stayed in Rome longer, we would have definitely gone back. I highly recommend 44 Osteria to anybody who loves food that is visiting the city!

    Service was highly attentive and profoundly engaged…read more Mood was pleasant with dim lighting and music was pleasant. Could hear and be heard. The bread basket was delicious served warm with amazing crust. The pasta was a tad undercooked but was the best tasting sauce ever. The melon sauce entirely new and never seen of heard of before. They took "summer melon" which I was told was cantaloupe. It was cut into 1/8 inch teeny tiny cubes and simmered for a long time until very soft and the sweetness a little washed out. It was sooo good. The braised beef was cooked to perfection, the sauce was delectable and the sides were great. The mozzarella and tomato was amazing too. Perfectly seasoned and the tomatoes were conscientiously sliced. 1000% suggest this restaurant

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    44 Osteria Quarantaquattro - Our restauran inside

    Our restauran inside

    44 Osteria Quarantaquattro - Tipico carciofo alla giudia, carciofi romani d'eccellenza

    Tipico carciofo alla giudia, carciofi romani d'eccellenza

    44 Osteria Quarantaquattro - Il nostro mini tiramisù caldo freddo, provatelo è la giusta quantità per chiudere il pasto e per la sua bontà ne sarete sorpresi.

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    Il nostro mini tiramisù caldo freddo, provatelo è la giusta quantità per chiudere il pasto e per la sua bontà ne sarete sorpresi.

    Le Tavernelle - Lobster pasta

    Le Tavernelle

    4.5(171 reviews)
    1.3 km•Monti
    •€€

    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.

    The service here is so amazing and quick! The atmosphere of this restaurant is very clean,…read morewelcoming, and comfortable. Food is literally so delicious and every single meal I had was unreal. Totally recommend this restaurant!

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    Le Tavernelle - Inside dining area

    Inside dining area

    Le Tavernelle - Squid and seabass

    Squid and seabass

    Le Tavernelle - Interior restaurant

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    Interior restaurant

    Tonnarello

    Tonnarello

    4.2(642 reviews)
    3.0 km•Trastevere
    •€€

    First recommendation. If it's nice outside ask to sit outside. If there is a long wait for outside…read moreask to sit upstairs. Like almost every good restaurant in Rome it is pretty busy but they move pretty quickly. The line was long but we only waited about 15 min before we got our table. Once you are seated even though it's busy you aren't rushed. We started with a lettuce and tomato salad and focaccia. Fresh bake focaccia. They also put salt and pepper as well as balsamic and olive oil on the table. I ordered the pasta amatriciano and my wife got the cachio a Pepe. Everything that passed by our table and on the tables next to us looked very very good. I absolutely recommend this restaurant.

    An area we wanted to visit on this trip to Rome was Trastevere. It was evening when we arrived and…read morethere was so much activity, so many restaurants, so many places to stop for a drink. We picked Tonnarello Calisto because of good ratings and because we could sit inside and out of the heat at one of the few indoor tables. Our server Livio took excellent care of us, explaining dishes and just chatting that made us feel welcomed. I ordered their Tonnarello Amatriciana, a tomato based pasta dish with bacon, cheese, and pepper. It was delicious and just the right amount of food for me. The design of Tonnarello noodles worked well with this type of dish. A sample of my wife's tiramisu was a nice ending. We agreed this was a good choice for dinner.

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    Tonnarello - Outside

    Outside

    Tonnarello - Oxtail meal

    Oxtail meal

    Tonnarello - Carbonara

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    Carbonara

    Al Forno della Soffitta

    Al Forno della Soffitta

    4.6(308 reviews)
    0.3 km•Termini
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    Super pizza place with a lot of other great stuff on the menu…read more I looked with envy at the other tables who were enjoying spectacular plates of spaghetti with mussels. * * * That said, my pizza was a grand slam home run. Many of their pizzas are quite elaborate With all sorts of exotic ingredients. I went super simple. Gorgonzola. Mozzarella. That's it. Just enough Mozzarella to cut the Gorgonzola and make for a good melt. * * * If you have never had a gorgonzola pizza, you have never lived. Just sayin'. * * * P.S. My lovely wife got a Norwegian salmon pizza. The Norwegian salmon was stacked up high on her pizza As if she was in the World Series of Poker and she was a big winner. I have never seen so much salmon on one plate. After our meal, I made a discreet phone call to the Norwegian embassy in Rome asking them if they still had any salmon left. The woman at the embassy assured me the Norwegian salmon supply was fine. That surprises me given all the salmon that was on my wife's pizza.

    It was a positive Yelp review that lured us to choose this restaurant for our first night meal…read moreafter traveling from USA. So, I felt that I owed a review of my own in appreciation. Being new to Rome, and having walked 20k steps on our first day, there are an abundance of options a for dining. We wanted something classically Rome nearby to our hotel. The Yelp review of this restaurant was sufficiently positive to entice us. Being American, we appreciate the earlier-than-customary dining options. We arrived at 6pm without a reservation. We were seated immediately. The restaurant is intimate and very well staffed. The wood fire oven is front-and-center and the fresh mozzarella is prominent in display. We ordered a bottle of wine ... all options are very fairly priced. This is nice. We started with a Greek salad to share. It was unlike any American Greek salad ... and a really delight. It is early June but the tomatoes and peppers were ripe and crisp and really fresh. My wife ordered the Marguerite pizza; I opted for the Gorgonzola pizza (the effusive review on Yelp was compelling). Both were solid. We appreciate the thin crust and the crisp edged. The center of both, however, was doughy and somewhat undercooked. Looking around ... the restaurant was over 50% full even at this early hour. Most were Americans. We saw a good number of diners with pasta dishes ... and none were left unfinished. Sadly, we don't have any comparisons to weigh (yet). So, I cannot affirm any "best of" citations, it this is certainly a solid trattoria/pizzeria. The staff are attentive and the food served hot and fresh.

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    Al Forno della Soffitta - Pizza oven

    Pizza oven

    Al Forno della Soffitta - Pizza

    Pizza

    Al Forno della Soffitta - Taken 3/23/2025

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    Taken 3/23/2025

    La Lampada - roman - Updated September 2026

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