Tema

This was a good spot! We both decided to mix it up a little bit with more seafood based dishes and…read moreit paid off. It was pretty good, and the drinks were great as well. We liked the vibe outside but I wish we had sat inside instead, the inside was really cute!

One of the better pasta dishes I had while in Rome. Would liked to have tried some other dishes…read more My brother wasn't the biggest fan of his veal. Service was ok.

Amatriciana

Rigatoni and wine and beer. Amazing.

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Osteria Da Fortunata

4.0(1.3k reviews)

1.9 km•Centro Storico

One of our first stops every time we're in Italy!…read more Osteria da Fortunata is always one of the first stops we make when we're in Italy, and it never disappoints. Everything is fresh, delicious, and full of flavor, and the service is always amazing. The oxtail is absolutely incredible, it's the kind of dish that makes your eyes roll to the back of your head. So, so yummy! And the carbonara!!! Oh my. Easily one of the best I've ever had. When I told our server how much I loved it, she reminded me, "It's the best in the world!" After tasting it, I can't argue with her! If you're in Italy and looking for an unforgettable Roman meal, go here! You won't regret it.

We went to this main restaurant, but it was packed, so they drove us in a golf cart to another…read morelocation -- super cool. Ordered: - fried zucchini: was surprised that it was only one. & doesn't come with sauce, as usual in Rome. Wouldn't recommend. - carbonara: loved how thick the noodles were. A little too salty, but still good. - meatballs: super tender and yummy. - garden salad: 2nd to last day of my trip after having carbs every day; needed some veggies lol. - tiramisu: found the BEST I had the entire trip, & I had one every day! Highly recommend checking this place out for a quick, easy, and aesthetic meal!

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Oxtails pasta dish

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Cantina e Cucina

4.5(798 reviews)

1.9 km•Centro Storico

The food was great. Great service and ambiance for our first time ever to Rome, Italy.read more

Delicious food and great service! The ingredients were fresh and the food came out quickly.read more

Indoor dining

Tiramisu

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Roasted lamb

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

Our restauran inside

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.

I Monticiani

4.6(36 reviews)

0.2 km•Monti

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One of the favorite places we ate in Rome. Not the absolute best food, but pretty close. Great…read morevariety of pasta and beef. Everything we ate was good, not one dud. Best thing was the personality of the place. The main guy is great and speaks like 5 languages. The atmosphere is excellent and the rest of the servers are attentive and pleasant. Great place.

The waiter was trying to be kind but the manager (?) an older, tall "gentleman" was very rude. He…read morebarked about there being no take-away when I didn't request or plan on it. I was trying to browse the menu for dessert but he was extremely unwelcoming. We didn't feel comfortable sitting there for concern of an altering of our personal dishes.

Cacio E Pepe

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Le Tavernelle

4.5(171 reviews)

0.3 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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Sapori e Delizie

4.5(910 reviews)

0.4 km•Monti

The food is amazing. My brood of seven had several dishes (various pastas and salads), and even a…read morelasagna. No one was disappointed at all. Service was quick, friendly, and exactly what you'd expect from a little neighborhood spot in Roma where the locals eat. I'm also fairly certain the the child locked to his phone, munching on a plate of pasta was the chef's son (which earn a extra points for the family friendly vibe). Worth the walk.

Very delayed review from our trip in 2024 (pre-Yelp Elite days)...this was one of our favorite…read moremeals in Rome and conveniently walking distance from our Airbnb! We were tired from walking all day at the Colosseum and Roman Forum, so just wanted to take it easy with pizza, pasta, and wine for an early dinner. We got a bottle of sangiovese, the quatro formaggio pizza, and the rigatoni alla amatriciana. We especially loved the honey on the pizza, which paired perfectly with the wine. Service was friendly and the ambiance was relaxing at the outdoor tables. We were surrounded by fellow tourists, likely due to the early hour, but we didn't mind!

Caprese

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Carbonara

Da Enzo al 29

4.4(541 reviews)

1.7 km•Trastevere

I visited Rome 3 years ago and ate at Da Enzo then with my family. As I return, the food is amazing…read moreand still just as good as it was years ago. I strongly recommend this restaurant to everyone visiting the city. Although the line is long, I believe the wait is worth it. While waiting in line, the restaurant opened their bar and I ordered a lemon spritz. It was fantastic. At dinner, I ordered the meatballs as a starter and the carbonara as a main.

Picture this... tiny restaurant in the small streets of Trastevere. You get there at 6 because you…read moreheard there's going to be a line ahead of when they open at 630 and they don't take reservations. You get in line and get a couple of drinks while you wait... delicious. Then 630 comes around and you get sat and eat one of the best, freshest, pasta meals of your life. And to top it all off fresh raspberries in mascarpone ? ! To die for. The vibes were perfect, the food was perfect, and the folks there were so friendly. If you're in Rome you must for.

Cacio e pepe

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Tonnarello

4.2(642 reviews)

2.3 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.

Outside

Oxtail meal

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Al Forno della Soffitta

4.6(308 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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We loved everything about this place! The food was super fresh and absolutely delicious--we ended up coming back the next night because our whole family couldn't get enough of it. The atmosphere was great, but what really stood out was the service. They made us feel like we were part of their family. Just an all-around amazing experience, with some of the best food we've had in a long time. read more

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