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    Piccolo Buco

    4.4 (288 reviews)
    ModerateItalian
    Closed • 12:00 pm - 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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    Margherita
    Emily C.

    We got two of the Margherita pizzas, one with burrata. The flavor was great and the crust was cooked perfectly. I, a cheese lover, found the burrata pizza had too much cheese! Though the pizza was really solid, we waited in line for about an hour, and given that there's a fabulous pizza restaurant on nearly every corner in Rome, I don't think we'd choose to wait in the line again.

    Margarita pizza
    Brian C.

    We walked past this restaurant while in Rome and it was the only one with a line. We came back the next day with my family. We waited for 30 min in line. The doorman was incredibly courteous and nice. It is a small place so it was a bit tight. My family of 7 ordered a number of pizzas so I got to try a lot. My favorite was the Yellow Spicy Salami. The taste was amazing. Just enough kick to it. And the crust was crispy and soft on the inside. Would recommend. We tried multiple pizzerias in Rome and this was by far the best.

    Traditional Margherita pizza and water
    Amber D.

    This was probably the only real good pizza I had while in Rome. There is a line when you arrive which was only a 25 minute wait to be seated. I had the Traditional Margherita pizza which was delicious. Service was fast and the waiter was very helpful and to the point when explaining the differences between each Margherita pizza.

    Sabrina H.

    Upon arriving the first thing you notice is the line across the street in the alleyway. It was about a half an hour wait for us to get in, but I felt like it was worth it. The pizza is so fresh and so delicious and the quality of the ingredients were unmatched. The staff were also really friendly, impatient and helpful with ordering. It's a bit cramped on the inside, but I really enjoyed the pizza here and would definitely come back.

    Carpocollo ham, burrata cheese and roasted tomato (top) Burrata Margarita (bottom)
    Daniel C.

    Don't make the same mistake we did! We arrived early because Piccolo Buco doesn't take reservations or offer take out. Since we got there early and we didn't see a line, we decided to check out Trevi Fountain a block away. It was under unannounced maintenance, something a lot of people are upset about (including us), but we still had to see it with our own eyes. After a few photos we headed back to the restaurant. We saw only 1 family in front of the restaurant so we thought we lucked out! Well the restaurant was full and the staff told us the line started in the alley across front the restaurant. Darn it, we are third in line now and the wait time was about 45 minutes. We waited it out in the rain because they are known to have the best pizza in Rome, if not Italy. Definitely regretted going to a dry fountain first and not getting first seating. Since we had a lot of time to kill, I Google Translated the menu to decide what to order. Mink decided on what she wanted based on posted photos. After careful consideration and through a process of elimination, Mink decided on the Carpocollo ham, burrata cheese and roasted tomato. I ordered a Caprese and Burrata Margarita. When we finally entered, we realized the front dining area is cozy and they have an additional room in the back for more diners. Menus were already next to our table but we knew what we wanted and ordered as soon as we could. The wine and Caprese came out in a jiffy. Their Caprese was out of this world good! After finishing it, we only had to wait a few more minutes before the pizza came out. They looked and smelled amazing when they arrived at the table! Also, they were quite large so Mink definitely couldn't finish it all. Good thing they give boxes for left overs. The pizzas were better than I could have imagined with all the fresh quality ingredients they use. It was probably one of the best pizzas I've ever had. They are definitely worthy of all their awards and are 100% worth the wait to dine there.

    A welcome smile after 30 min wait in alley way.  Local fav
    Glen B.

    Had to compare to Leggenda in Miami Beach - pretty close. Lovely Yellow sauce and sausage option but def have all of the classics

    Margherita with buffalo mozzarella
    Meghan M.

    This place had the best pizza ever! The crust was so fluffy and all the ingredients were delicious! The waiters were wonderful and spoke great English! Don't let the line discourage you - they love people in pretty quickly!

    Amanda R.

    WAIT ON THE LINE. The line will start across the street but it will move quickly. The make the pizza fresh and they keep it moving quickly. There are no reservations. The pizza is made right in front of you, you see as the ingredients are added, and it's magic. I ordered the margherita and it was the best I had. This is a very thin pizza with a large crust but thin and airy! You will eat the pizza in one sitting for sure. The place is really small and has one bathroom but the service is amazing. I highly recommend if you have the time, pop in you won't be disappointed.

    Wendy C.

    Deliciousssss! This pizza place is near the Trevi Fountain and we planned to have lunch here at the end of our walking tour. We heard they had good pizza but what we didn't know was how popular they are! Thank goodness we got in line just after 12pm and only had to wait an hour to get in. Yessss, it was so worth it! If you're wondering what their name means in English, it means small hole. And when we got inside, that's just what it was- a very small space. The wait staff was very attentive and gave us recommendations. This is not authentic traditional Italian pizza. It's a modern spin for sure. The crust is thin and I would describe the bite as just enough density and not crispy or chewy.The ingredients are fresh and the flavors and combinations that they put together appealed to my eyes and stomach. The pizzas are absolutely big enough to share and come fresh to order.

    Winston L.

    Located by the Trevi Fountain, there is always a long line but it is worth the wait. The pizza was to die for - its crust was light and chewy and I tasted the freshness of the ingredients. Coming from the States, it is very different from the pizza I am used to but I definitely appreciated the simplicity yet depth in flavor.

    Yellow anchovies and Nduja, Cherry Tomatoes and Cacioricotta

    Came back 2 days in a row because the pizza was so good that we had to try more. All 4 pizzas were 10/10 but the Sausage, smoked cheese, fried zucchini was one of the best pizzas ive ever had. Id suggest getting there right when they open or be prepared to wait, but its well worth it

    Danny T.

    I just don't get it. The line was long and I am sure people like the pizzas here.. but it was just not for me. The flavor is lacking and the cold burrata really threw me off. I ended up eating a soggy cold pizza that has no flavor. Maybe I just don't understand what good pizzas are here in Rome. To me, this was quite possibly the worst pizza I have ever had. We also ordered a bottle of wine and it sucked (young and quite tart) .. sorry, this was a no for me.

    Kevin R.

    The best pizza I've had in my ENTIRE life. I drool just thinking about it. No reservations and there is a really long line out the door. It's totally worth the wait. I'd go back to Rome strictly for this pizza. Fresh ingredients, perfectly crisp yet fluffy crust. If you go anywhere in Rome, this is the place to go.

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    Best Pizza in Rome. Very small, only fits 6 tables. Long wait time but completely worth it.

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    Went here on the day we landed as it was near where we were staying, it was yummy and exactly what we craved.

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    “This pizza place is near the Trevi Fountain and we planned to have lunch here at the end of our walking tour.”

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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)
    0.7 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

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    Squid and seabass

    Le Tavernelle - Interior restaurant

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    Tonnarello

    Tonnarello

    4.2(641 reviews)
    1.8 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

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    Carbonara

    Al Forno della Soffitta

    Al Forno della Soffitta

    4.6(308 reviews)
    1.5 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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    Pizza oven

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