The best restaurants Lazio

This room, which is named after a traditional Dish of typical Roman cuisine, is a historic and popular address, known for its excellent typical dishes, its welcoming atmosphere, its fast service and its small prices. The best dish to advise is of course the speciality of the house, the pasta cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper). This very old dish is the dish of the shepherd based on sheep's cheese (the pecorino romano) and pepper, which despite an apparent simplicity is very difficult to realise.

Excellent value for money and excellent value for money.

You'd think you were at the door of a small grocery store, but it's actually a small restaurant serving fresh pasta! Mimi e Cocò is also a wine bar, for those who prefer to sit quietly on the terrace and enjoy a glass of wine. The menu also includes fresh salads, pinse (a typical Roman pizza with a light, oval-shaped dough) and polpette (meatballs). Ideal for a lunch break or an aperitif in the center. Another address in Trastevere.

In the day we serve a solid local cuisine. In the evening, it is a pizzeria.

It is not a French restaurant, as its name appears to indicate. Three chefs are working on the furnaces, each dedicated to his specialty.

In a street perpendicular to the Pantheon, this restaurant offers a fairly spectacular map with fish specialties at each stage of the meal. To try, for example, gnochetti to mussels and gorgonzola. Count 40 € to 50 € for a full meal (antipasti, first and second meals and dessert), wine not included. For smaller scholarships, pizzas (9 to 12 €) are apparently among the best in the city. There is no terrace, but two rooms decorated with classical paintings.

In the elegant antique style room or terrace, this recently renovated Trattoria offers traditional Italian cuisine with a French touch in Sauces and the presentation of dishes. The boss, nice, lived in France. Among the specialities, spaghetti cacio e peppe, risotto con calamari, saltimbocca alla romana, coda alla vacinara (beef tail)… Also the suggestions of the day with sometimes de. Dessert, bon, ou cake, white chocolate and strawberry cake. Wine lovers will take advice from the boss.

An elegant restaurant frequented by celebrities, Bill Clinton at Meryl Streep, as well as a range of Italian cinema stars. A team of chefs from various regions prepares refined dishes inspired by the Roman tradition. The location is exceptional, especially for the garden, located behind Piazza Navona, on a small elevated square in the shade of trees and overlooking the buildings near the vineyards.

A real institution in Trastsevere, this little bakery offers wonderful breads, pizzas, biscuits and ciambelle, all made on site. 

The fish here is sliced in front of you, behind the counter! This sushi restaurant is a fine table of Japanese specialities: in addition to the usual sushi, nigiri and maki, the menu offers eel sushi, octopus sushi, prawn carpaccio, temaki, futo maki and Californian maki made with Japanese seaweed, various fish and seafood, some with rice soaked in squid ink. All at a very low price in the evening, with the whole menu at will! The service is warm.

Excellent reputation for this restaurant not really located in the heart of Rome but which is worth a visit if you are looking for a good address in the neighbourhood along Via Nomentana. Cuisine inspired by the Sardinian tradition and thus by fish. Don't miss the mixed mixte.

A stone's throw from the Vatican Museums, this family restaurant offers specialities from Molise, a small area in the southern part of the peninsula. Taste I Criolo alla Valbiferno, spaghetti prepared with shrimps, zucchini and pancetta, stuffed squid and of course Tiramisu de Mauro. The oral osso is also very successful. A good wine list (including Molise wines). Attentive welcome.

The king of smoothies just a few steps from St. Peter's Basilica! An address for a refreshing break before or after visiting the Vatican Museums. You can have breakfast here (the house offers fresh cornetti and maritozzi, a typical Roman brioche filled with whipped cream) or stop by for a quick meal with good pasta with tasty and light seasonings or a sandwich. Prices are a bit higher than elsewhere, but the location is still very convenient.

Flee the crowd to the Trevi Fountain and sit in this restaurant nestled in a quiet alley just one minute from the famous monument. In the menu, traditional Roman cuisine as well as pasta, meat, fish and good pizzas. Good value for money.

Specialties change according to season and mood of the chef! The frame is cared for and the map, which is highly sought after, is based on fish. Do not miss the shrimp salads and spaghetti spaghetti (clams). Also keep a little appetite for home desserts, they're worth it!

A good address if you consider the location near the Coliseum, the rather economical dishes and the abundant portions. The atmosphere is rather rustic and informal, and the map offers typical Roman and Tuscan specialties. Try their specialty, generous pasta with luganega sauce (pork sausage).

A few steps from the famous Campo de' Fiori, in a small square characteristic of one of the most ancient districts of Rome, is this charming restaurant where the chef offers recipes from all over Italy, skilfully composed with fresh and quality ingredients. The pasta is homemade and the wine list is remarkable. A delicacy in the art of cooking, an authenticity in the composition and a strong character compose a surprising combination... : guaranteed result! The simplicity and elegance of the place do the rest.

Wine lovers and connoisseurs are here in the right place. The Simposio is one of the best cellars in Rome. In order not to drink empty belly, you are served wonderful cheese trays and hot dishes. A winner in 2002 by the Italian Touring Club, this restaurant in Liberty decorated a cuisine rich in fantasy (like potato cake and flowers of zucchini), while combining local recipes.

An unlikely address between the restaurant and the antique cabaret. In old stables you can find a baroque room and, above all, a terrace with open tables that occupy the whole square, lit by the lanterns. Costume servers, acrobats and musicians, who sing old chants accompanied by their mandolin, give the impression of eating on the scene of a medieval theatre. The kitchen, which offers the large Roman specialities, is correct and maintains reasonable prices. If you don't care about poor service, you'll be able to spend a truly unusual evening in joy and good humour.

This osteria is located near the fish market, the freshness of the products is guaranteed and the map makes the beauty of the sea. It is on the square of Campo dei Fiori, so necessarily very tourist, but prices remain reasonable, while the view on the square from the terrace is a luxury, the service is pleasant, the generous servings and the taste that of traditional local cuisine.

The daily arrival of fresh seafood and authentic cuisine with traditional flavours make this restaurant particularly attractive on the beach. Enjoy the octopus stew, mussels sauté, clams or bruschette. Continue with are spaghetti or with shrimp and rocket linguine. And this culinary happiness still continues with the main fish dishes, depending on the lot of the day. Don't miss the desserts. Good value for money. There is also a possibility to rent the beach loungers.

The top for fans of the true, crisp Neapolitan pizza. In 1995, Stefano Di Michele was awarded the title of better pizzaiolo in Europe. In the aftermath, he opened this place, not far from the Vatican. Today, its pizzeria welcomes a demanding Roman population that enjoys modern, colourful decoration and a relaxed atmosphere.

In a quiet street just a few steps away from Lungotevere, family cuisine has been active and appreciated since the 1960 s. The simple but careful map displays 100% Roman dishes such as the rigatoni alla gricia (pâtes pâtes pâtes pâtes with bacon and cheese), the guts or the calf to the artichokes, to finish with the chocolate fluffy cake or cream cream any homemade made.

It is difficult to find a place for lunch around the Vatican which is not expensive and very tourist. This small restaurant with fine panini and good-quality salads also offers homemade lemonades, coffee, small cakes. The atmosphere is jazzy and connected without being pretentious. You can also take everything to lunch in the Vatican Gardens.

This sandwich and burger bar is one of the most popular in the Il Pigneto district, dear to Pasolini. Open late at night, it is a haven for night birds and young trendy locals. But be careful, here we don't eat burger fat and frozen french fries; special attention is given to the choice of products. Moreover, there is no shortage of vegetarian options. Simple and retro design for a trendy address. A tip: push the white door at the back of the room, a charming speakeasy cocktail bar awaits you there!

Il Pommidoro has been run by the same family since the 1920s. It is said to have been one of Pasolini's favourite restaurants when the San Lorenzo district was still a bastion of the Roman popular left. Today, we meet mainly students here, but Il Pommidoro has kept the same look as before. You will find dishes such as pappardelle with wild boar stew or rigatoni con la pajata, which, in Roman dialect, indicates a sauce with veal intestines fed exclusively on its mother's milk.

This tavern, with baroque appearance, likes to qualify as the first friendly restaurant in the capital. There is a typical kitchen with Mediterranean influences. The service is warm.

Next to the Campo dei Fiori, this traditional trattoria serves a cuisine for Roman gastronomy purists. The clientele is made of people who know Teresa well in cooking and her husband Mario in the room. The maison maison are only a few minutes away from the hotel. Reservation warmly recommended.

In a quiet street of the Rione Rione, a nice, trendy and relaxed setting where the meat is here queen; served in all its forms and prepared in all sauces, quality never disappoints. If the lunch buffet is raging among all the young and beautiful employees of the neighborhood, the evening the atmosphere is made more dull and a touch more chic. An address simply "cool".

Kosher restaurant. Nonna Betta uses simple ingredients without meat, a paradise for vegetarians! The menu gives a great place to frills such as artichokes or fried mozzarella. Among the primi: carbonara of courgettes, crests e pepe, or tagliolini to chicory. Among them: dry cod, artichogiana parmigiana and onion and pomodoro omelet or cucuzzette. Home desserts deserve special mention. Bread is also produced on site, and the wine cellar offers a choice of kosher and Israeli wines. The only thing that can be done is the service.

A good address, a cran above the trattoria to simple. Attentive service, a nice setting, but a little retro and a family atmosphere for a menu that does not betray the great Roman classics. Enlarge the pasta at the amatriciana, cacio and pepe or go gricia, as well as the secondi including the guts and timbale of artichokes. For a good meal.

Delicious little bistro in a side street off via del Babuino where an air of early twentieth century French train station café linger. So don't expect an authentic Italian trattoria . Active from breakfast, the black coffee sipped at the counter is so good that it only suggests good things to come. Indeed, the lunch and dinner menu that changes every week is very pleasant, with salads, tartars, tasty pasta, club sandwiches and burgers. The little plus? The homemade bread is crisp and silky.

Here, you'll have no choice: the house decides and proposes a fixed menu every evening. Once you're seated, the dishes follow one another without fuss, delighting young and old alike. Simple and hearty, the cuisine at Trattoria der Pallaro is authentic mamma cooking. Paola, in apron and kerchief, passes back and forth between the tables, having her photo taken, with a kind word for each of her guests. In the 50 years she's been cooking here, her reputation has spread beyond the borders of Lazio!

Here is a small address, a few steps from Largo Argentina, where you can find excellent baguette sandwiches to eat on the go at lunchtime, between two visits. Of course, it's not typically Italian, but from the ham and cheese, to the smoked swordfish with brie, or the tasty mushroom and smoked cheese with truffle sauce, this sandwich shop offers a wide choice of fresh and really delicious products! On the menu, there are also salads and some appetizing desserts such as a homemade tiramisù or a fruit salad.

Close to the Pompeii Theatre and the most beautiful palaces in Rome, San Lorenzo offers a sophisticated cuisine made with first-class products. The dark wooden interior, contemporary artwork and lighting create a relaxed and romantic atmosphere. Fish and seafood are in the spotlight and freshness is always there. It is particularly noticeable in crudo dishes, fish served raw and pleasantly seasoned. The staff is taking great care of themselves and the wine list offers a wide choice of great wines.

Pizzeria (with a huge choice of pizzas bianche and rosse, as well as Roman and Neapolitan), San Marco also concocts the classics of Roman and Italian cuisine with respect to the product. On the terrace or in the pleasant dining room (perfect if you are a small group). It's not the most authentic place in Rome, the menu is so vast that you can get lost, but you can eat well and it's a restaurant to recommend in the center. Another address in Rome, in the Prati district, via Tacito 29.

The craze for avocados has reached Rome: this restaurant offers dishes based on this exotic fruit, sought after for its virtues as well as for its taste. Located in the trendy district of Monti, it is discreet and only the initiated come to taste in its colorful and exotic decor snacks (guacamole in the first place) and plates on the go of quite sophisticated dishes. Special mention for the vegetarian dish, which combines avocado with beet hummus and other tasty ingredients. Prices are affordable and you can order to go.

In the south-east of the city, a small wine bar with catering service faithful to the most authentic Italian culinary tradition. Among the best dishes (between € 5 and € 10) are peasant soups, homemade pasta, cold meats and cheeses with raw milk, as well as desserts as unusual as a chocolate foam and its compote compote or a chestnut cream to "minute" whipping.

This small Sicilian restaurant is ideally located just a few steps from the imperial forums, housed in a small, obscure, but very cool room in the summer whose entrance is discreet, from large stairs. Kitchen and family service, goguenardes of the boss, beautiful plates at reasonable prices, the address is perfect for a stopover at noon. Delicious antipasti plate.

Some like it, others find it overdone: The Cantinola is a tourist restaurant where prices are really affordable, but low-priced plates. The whole is nevertheless correct without being exceptional, especially fish dishes, and the boss who speaks all languages offers a rose to the ladies at the end of the meal. Practice on Sunday noon when everything is closed.

A number of reasons will lead you to this warm trattoria located in the heart of Trastevere, the small square that is an enchantment, the small external tables and a simple and clean environment. The management is in care of a community made up of physically and mentally disabled young people who take care of the room, who cook, who paint and display their paintings… Try vegetable Couscous, Zucchini pasta, mint, sage or fettuccine in Sicilian.

A stone's throw from the Pantheon, led by the international chief Massimo Riccioli who owns it, Rosetta is the first «nostrum» fish restaurant in Rome. The supply is carefully selected every day upon arrival at the port, guaranteed freshness premium. The menu is composed according to the mood of the chef. A sea-oriented cuisine where oyster tasting has a privileged place. Choosing between succulent fish or seafood simply grilled or home specialties is particularly difficult. A Oyster Bar, open from 12 p. m. to 7 p. m., offers a more informal approach, the chef's great cuisine. Elegant setting, nice terrace and impeccable service.

Between Villa Borghese and Termini Station, a fish restaurant with an established reputation. In an elegant dining room, Stefano and his wife carry on the family tradition, serving seafood dishes such as octopus from Gaeta, mussels with tegamino or sole. Raw materials arrive daily from the southern coast of Lazio or from the surrounding countryside. Stefano's advice is a must, and he offers a "surprise" menu of 8 dishes that he chooses himself.

A few metres from the Pantheon, a family trattoria that has been in operation since 1961. In addition to the great classics, Armando's son has added some new and unpublished creations. For example, you can try barley soup with ceps and truffles, duck with plums and homemade desserts such as torta Antica Roma, a ricotta and strawberry jam pie served warm. The welcome is friendly, the room pleasant and the prices are honest for the situation, central as possible. The wait can be long, it is better to book.

Behind the large synagogue, on the main street of the Ghetto, four brothers opened a kosher restaurant, whose reputation continues to grow. For the carciofi went giudia, but also des accompanied by dried meat, or even a pine salad salad, we get pressed in this pleasant and elegant decor.

Former Da Alfredo al Campidoglio, this restaurant is located right at the foot of the Roche Dissembling. Already very well known during the 1950 s, it is the point of collapse of the entire population of the 7 th Roman art. He has served, among other things, shooting decor to the Film Scola film, we have loved so much. The kitchen is mainly Roman, and on Saturday you can often watch music on the terrace.

Excellent value for money, probably the best, for less than € 25, will taste a real Italian meal: from the aperitivo to the antipasti, before going to the first dish, then to the second (only for meat) and, finally, dessert.
A good selection of cheap wines. It's not possible to be disappointed by this carefully decorated restaurant and the boss who is in the small care…

In this classic trattoria we serve a simple and tasty Roman cuisine. The dishes are accompanied by a pleasant atmosphere and a relatively small local cellar.

This fishmonger's restaurant is a novel and practical concept when you don't know the names of the shellfish, seafood and fish you're after. All you have to do is point to the fish on the display, because here, too, fish is sold by weight. It's bound to be ultra-fresh. We recommend tasting raw antipasti, tartars and carpacci of the highest quality, or cooked, according to your taste. If you like fish, this is an address to remember. Another address in Rome, via Appia 234, near the Re di Roma metro station.

Once frequented by artists and Romans, Sora Margherita has convinced tourists passing through without losing its authenticity. When you walk into this modest restaurant, which has been operating since 1925, it seems as if time has stood still. The atmosphere and the menu, written on paper as it changes every day, respect the purest Roman tradition. You can lick your lips... Pasta is homemade by hand, and all dishes are served in abundance. A word of advice, wait before ordering the second one!