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    La Melo D'Oro

    4.3 (26 reviews)
    ModerateItalian

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Shellfish pasta
    Sean M.

    We stopped to eat here last night after a busy day walking throughout Rome. We decided to eat close to our apartment, and this restaurant was conviently located. The staff was friendly and helped us get seated indoors, in the AC. They had outdoor dining as well, that was busy. The background music was pleasant and it was easy to hear each other at the table. The food was good, especially the mussels appetizer. We also had several different pastas, pizza, and seafood. All was very good, especially when hungry. The meal was approximately €22 each for drink and food.

    Aaron S.

    I visited La Melo D'Oro for dinner after hearing good things about their gluten-free options, the fact it was open later into the evening and just a short walk away from the hotel where I was staying was also helpful. It is located on Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome and is around a kilometre's walk from the Colosseum. The menu had a large selection of dishes of Italian options as well as some more Americanised options, which they have done to a subtle degree so the place still feels authentic. I ordered a gluten-free pizza with salami, the base was very thin, and it was typical Roman style, I do prefer a slightly thicker base but it was still pretty good. They did seem to put a small amount of cheese to melt ontop of the salami, which I didn't like. My guest went for a grilled chicken dish with chips and salad, which was also made gluten-free. I did try a bite of this and the chicken was pretty good, although the chips could have been from anywhere and did require extra seasoning. The staff seemed helpful, they spoke basic English in order to communicate and it was clear what I could and could not eat being gluten-free. 3* - It wasn't the best pizza I had during my trip to Rome, but it was still pretty good with some high points before, while I wouldn't rush back I certainly wouldn't begrudge returning if it was someone else's choice either.

    Tyler L.

    Sat outside this evening. Great spot that did not feel touristy. Short walk from the Roma Termini in case you are on a different part of the city. We had the Bufala Pizza, Tonarelli Cacio e Pepe, and the Spaghetti Bolognese. Overall great experience. Definitely recommend.

    Great dolces, too....  Watch that sorbet it's tart my friend.
    Wade E.

    Our hotel recommended this place. This is an ur-locals joint not tourist-focused yet they're welcoming to obvious tourists as well (such as us). Solid food across the board. The house white was a cut above. No golden-age jazz playing, instead Champions League match.

    Amazing pizza. Doesn't look like all that, but it was so good we could have ordered several more!

    We asked our hotel for restaurant suggestions. This was one of them. I had a nice salad and the Penne all'arrabbiata which I really enjoyed. My partner had a pizza. We were in Italy and the Mediterranean for three weeks and both of us agreed that this pizza was the best one we had ever had, not only in Italy but anywhere. Very impressive.

    "La mela d'oro" pizza

    Excellent authentic Italian food! Small restaurant with a very large menu, including drinks, desserts and everything in between! Everything we ordered was delicious (see pictures). Very friendly service of a relaxed and leisurely meal!

    Gluten free pizza. Very good
    Josh N.

    Superb gluten free pizza. Best we had in Rome. We're told it was rice flour crust. Delicious negroni. Friendly staff. Reasonable prices. Free limoncello shots. Would come back for sure.

    Wine

    The service wasn't the best. Came out with wrong food for me but fixed it. The Cacio de Pepe was good and spicy. The place has outdoor seating too. Ravioli was bland.

    Tiramisu was the best we've had in Italy so far.

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    We ate outside, which is often asking for poor service - NOT! The four of us tourists enjoyed our meals and service. Reasonably priced.

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    “The restaurant was very close to our hotel and we had dinner there 3 of the 7 nights in 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)
    1.1 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)
    0.5 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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    Al Forno della Soffitta

    Al Forno della Soffitta

    4.6(309 reviews)
    1.4 km•Termini
    •€€

    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 Melo D'Oro - italian - Updated October 2026

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