Guidebook for Roma
Food Scene
It's called Il Duca, not The Duke, but seems I can't edit that here. Conveniently close, good food, nice atmosphere.
20 locals recommend
Il Duca in Trastevere
56 Vicolo del CinqueIt's called Il Duca, not The Duke, but seems I can't edit that here. Conveniently close, good food, nice atmosphere.
Very roman, family run, inexpensive, limited menu, service can sometimes be rough around the edges. No reservations, you'd have to stand in line. But an absolute favourite. Great food, the place for a genuine roman experience, but don't expect a romantic candlelit dinner.
164 locals recommend
Trattoria da Augusto
15 Vicolo de' RenziVery roman, family run, inexpensive, limited menu, service can sometimes be rough around the edges. No reservations, you'd have to stand in line. But an absolute favourite. Great food, the place for a genuine roman experience, but don't expect a romantic candlelit dinner.
On the more expensive side, but popular, both with regular roman families and with politicians and celebrity. Good food, rich traditions. In summer you can sit outside in their little back garden. Also consider the HOSTERIA next door, same owners and kitchen, but lower profile and prices.
79 locals recommend
Checco Er Carettiere
10 Via BenedettaOn the more expensive side, but popular, both with regular roman families and with politicians and celebrity. Good food, rich traditions. In summer you can sit outside in their little back garden. Also consider the HOSTERIA next door, same owners and kitchen, but lower profile and prices.
Inexpensive, family run, simple and charming. Very popular, so expect to wait in line if you forget to book in advance.
167 locals recommend
Trattoria Da Enzo al 29
29 Via dei VascellariInexpensive, family run, simple and charming. Very popular, so expect to wait in line if you forget to book in advance.
Da Gildo
31/A Via della ScalaGood food, nice owner.
Pizza legend. Extremely popular, long waiting line if you have not booked.
125 locals recommend
Ivo a Trastevere
158 Via di S. Francesco a RipaPizza legend. Extremely popular, long waiting line if you have not booked.
Good when travelling with children. Simple and easy, inexpensive and nice.
24 locals recommend
Grazia & Graziella
7 Largo Fumasoni BiondiGood when travelling with children. Simple and easy, inexpensive and nice.
Paris in Trastevere
7a Piazza di San CalistoA little on the expensive side. Classy. Fireplace. Great food.
Ai Marmi
53-59 Viale di TrastevereLegendary pizza.
Ristorante le Mani in Pasta
37 Via dei GenovesiPasta and fish
Popular place for pizza, conveniently close. Recommended also for take away.
217 locals recommend
Dar Poeta
45 Vicolo del BolognaPopular place for pizza, conveniently close. Recommended also for take away.
Called Romolo, not Romulus, can't seem to edit. Great food, a little expensive. The painter Rafael once lived here with his Fornarina. Also possible to sit in the little garden in summer.
Romulus, in the Garden of Fornarina
Called Romolo, not Romulus, can't seem to edit. Great food, a little expensive. The painter Rafael once lived here with his Fornarina. Also possible to sit in the little garden in summer.
La Renella Forno Antico Trastevere
15 Via del MoroBakery and take away pizza. A favourite.
Pizzeria La Boccaccia
2 Via di Santa DoroteaPizza, take away or eat there.
Enoteca Ferrara
41 Piazza TrilussaWine bar and restaurant, one of the best enoteca in Trastevere
Glass Hostaria
58 Vicolo del CinqueVery expensive, and very good
Ristorante Alessio
2/g Via del ViminaleGreat location, on the main piazza in Trastevere. Good food.
One of our favourite places to spend a day reading or just watching people walk by. Sunday night there might be live music. Nice atmosphere.
44 locals recommend
Ombre Rosse
27/G Piazza di S. EgidioOne of our favourite places to spend a day reading or just watching people walk by. Sunday night there might be live music. Nice atmosphere.
Perfect place to watch people walk by while reading a book or having a light meal.
33 locals recommend
Pimm's Good
8/9 Via di Santa DoroteaPerfect place to watch people walk by while reading a book or having a light meal.
Caffè della Scala Roma
4 Via della ScalaClassic roman bar, perfect for morning coffee. One of the few places in Trastevere you'll find morning sun on outside tables in the winter.
23 locals recommend
Caffe' Settimiano Di Mella Valter E C Sas
1 Via di Porta SettimianaClassic roman bar, perfect for morning coffee. One of the few places in Trastevere you'll find morning sun on outside tables in the winter.
Bar Gianicolo
5 Piazzale AurelioClassic roman restaurant. Great food, very popular, book in advance.
55 locals recommend
Osteria da Zi Umberto
14 Piazza di S. Giovanni della MalvaClassic roman restaurant. Great food, very popular, book in advance.
There's a nice little café on the first floor of the Chiostro del Bramante, and you don't have to get a ticket to the exhibition to get in. One of the hidden gems of Rome.
168 locals recommend
Chiostro del Bramante
5 Arco della PaceThere's a nice little café on the first floor of the Chiostro del Bramante, and you don't have to get a ticket to the exhibition to get in. One of the hidden gems of Rome.
VyTA Caffè Farnese
106 Via Dei BaullariClassic old café
A bar and a small restaurant, great place for lunch, one of my favourites
32 locals recommend
Caffè Perù
46 Via di MonserratoA bar and a small restaurant, great place for lunch, one of my favourites
Restaurant and café on top of the museum, you don't have to buy a ticket to visit. Roof terrace with great view!
Caffè Capitolino
4 Piazzale CaffarelliRestaurant and café on top of the museum, you don't have to buy a ticket to visit. Roof terrace with great view!
Civico 4
4 Via degli ZingariNice bar and restaurant in Monti
I Monticiani
84 Via PanispernaTraditional Monti restaurant
The vegan/vegetarian restaurant on the roof terrace of exclusive Hotel Raphael has a stunning view, great food and friendly service. The bar a few steps down has nearly the same view, and is also worth a visit.
7 locals recommend
Hotel Raphaël
2 Largo FeboThe vegan/vegetarian restaurant on the roof terrace of exclusive Hotel Raphael has a stunning view, great food and friendly service. The bar a few steps down has nearly the same view, and is also worth a visit.
Antilia Pub
1 Via della ScalaGood place for breakfast
Where Julia Roberts learned to drink coffee in Eat Pray Love. Somewhat crowded by tourists, but still worth a brief visit.
259 locals recommend
Sant' Eustachio Il Caffè
82 Piazza di S. EustachioWhere Julia Roberts learned to drink coffee in Eat Pray Love. Somewhat crowded by tourists, but still worth a brief visit.
Mostly tourists here nowadays, but still worth a visit. THE classic old roman café.
100 locals recommend
Antico Caffè Greco
86 Via dei CondottiMostly tourists here nowadays, but still worth a visit. THE classic old roman café.
This surreal and beautiful bar and restaurant is the former workshop of scupltor Antonio Canova. Have a meal or a cocktail surrounded by his sculptures, it's a weird and unforgettable experience.
45 locals recommend
Canova Tadolini
150/a Via del BabuinoThis surreal and beautiful bar and restaurant is the former workshop of scupltor Antonio Canova. Have a meal or a cocktail surrounded by his sculptures, it's a weird and unforgettable experience.
Drinks & Nightlife
Very popular hangout at night. But the daytime café is also a great place for an afternoon break, or for lunch.
255 locals recommend
Bar del Fico - gypsy style cool
34 Via della PaceVery popular hangout at night. But the daytime café is also a great place for an afternoon break, or for lunch.
Bar del Cinque
5 Vicolo del CinqueConveniently close, nice bar. Also perfect for breakfast.
Bir & Fud
23 Via BenedettaBar San Calisto
3 Piazza di S. CalistoFamous and notorious, a lively place at night.
Caffè di Marzio
15 Piazza di Santa Maria in TrastevereGreat location right on the main piazza in Trastevere
Big Mama Live Music & Bar
18 Vicolo di S. Francesco a RipaGranted, this is in the middle of tourist Rome, if not in fact THE actual centre. But if you can stand that for a second, having a drink while gazing upon the facade of the eternal Pantheon is a true Rome experience.
Tempio Bar
16 Piazza della RotondaGranted, this is in the middle of tourist Rome, if not in fact THE actual centre. But if you can stand that for a second, having a drink while gazing upon the facade of the eternal Pantheon is a true Rome experience.
The bar in Rome with the best view, on the roof of Hotel Minerva, next to Pantheon.
Minerva roof garden
69 Piazza della MinervaThe bar in Rome with the best view, on the roof of Hotel Minerva, next to Pantheon.
Parks & Nature
Great place for a long walk, jogging, picnik. A bit of nature right in the middle of the city.
1002 locals recommend
Villa Doria Pamphili
Great place for a long walk, jogging, picnik. A bit of nature right in the middle of the city.
Walk or hire a bicycle wagon, see the little lake or visit the Galleria Borghese museum (tickets in advance).
2099 locals recommend
Villa Borghese
Piazzale Napoleone IWalk or hire a bicycle wagon, see the little lake or visit the Galleria Borghese museum (tickets in advance).
Take the train from Porta San Paolo station to Lido di Ostia to get to the beach. Privat beaches (where you pay to use the facilities) near the stations, free beaches further along (walk or take the bus).
126 locals recommend
Ostia
Take the train from Porta San Paolo station to Lido di Ostia to get to the beach. Privat beaches (where you pay to use the facilities) near the stations, free beaches further along (walk or take the bus).
The botanical garden is a lovely place to spend a quiet afternoon
7 locals recommend
Giardino Botanico
The botanical garden is a lovely place to spend a quiet afternoon
The orange garden, beautiful all year round, and with great views over Rome.
531 locals recommend
Giardino degli Aranci
Piazza Pietro D'IlliriaThe orange garden, beautiful all year round, and with great views over Rome.
Essentials
As farmacies goes, this must be one of the most beautiful ones
19 locals recommend
Farmacia S. Maria della Scala
23 Piazza della ScalaAs farmacies goes, this must be one of the most beautiful ones
Farmacia Dott.ssa Jucci
51 Piazza dei Cinquecento24 h pharmacy
Farmacia Piram
228 Via Nazionale24 h pharmacy
Il Mastello
62 Via di S. Francesco a RipaLaundromat
Basic groceries. There's another in Piazza de'Renzi (the street, not the actual piazza), near Via del Moro.
Pelliccia Mini Market
41 Via della PellicciaBasic groceries. There's another in Piazza de'Renzi (the street, not the actual piazza), near Via del Moro.
Fruit and selected groceries, you'll find all the basics here, good quality.
13 locals recommend
Frutteria Er Cimotto
6 Piazza di S. Giovanni della MalvaFruit and selected groceries, you'll find all the basics here, good quality.
Good supermarket. Entrance through the OVS clothes store, from the Viale or from Via di S. Francesco a Ripa (somewhat confusing...).
82 locals recommend
CONAD
62 Viale di TrastevereGood supermarket. Entrance through the OVS clothes store, from the Viale or from Via di S. Francesco a Ripa (somewhat confusing...).
Coop
3 Via Alberico IISmall but good supermarket
The morning food market in Piazza San Cosimato is a good place for fresh fruit, vegetables, fish and meat. Closed on Sundays.
Nearby street Via Natale del Grande also have good food and pastry shops.
23 locals recommend
Mercato di San Cosimato
64 Piazza di S. CosimatoThe morning food market in Piazza San Cosimato is a good place for fresh fruit, vegetables, fish and meat. Closed on Sundays.
Nearby street Via Natale del Grande also have good food and pastry shops.
Antica Caciara Trasteverina
140A Via di S. Francesco a RipaSuperb delicatessen: oil, ham, cheese, wine etc.
Intrastevere
3 Vicolo MoroniOrganic food
Volpetti Salumeria
47 Via MarmorataFamous food store
Getting Around
Nearest taxi stand. To instead call a taxi: try 06-3570, or the taxi app “it taxi”.
14 locals recommend
Stazione Taxi
3 Via CiproNearest taxi stand. To instead call a taxi: try 06-3570, or the taxi app “it taxi”.
Bike and scooter rental. The address might have changed to Via di S. Calisto, 9.
30 locals recommend
Rome for You
2 Vicolo di S. Nicola de' CesariniBike and scooter rental. The address might have changed to Via di S. Calisto, 9.
Sightseeing
Well, obviously! Walk the streets south and west of Piazza S. Maria, or east of the Viale di Trastevere if you feel the center of Trastevere is a little crowded. Quiet streets, with a local feel. Or just do the round of Via del Moro, Via Benedetta, Via della Scala etc., that's the heart of Trastevere.
1330 locals recommend
Trastevere
Well, obviously! Walk the streets south and west of Piazza S. Maria, or east of the Viale di Trastevere if you feel the center of Trastevere is a little crowded. Quiet streets, with a local feel. Or just do the round of Via del Moro, Via Benedetta, Via della Scala etc., that's the heart of Trastevere.
After seeing Campo de' Fiori, walk the lovely streets of Via dei Capellari and Via del Pellegrino, preferably during business hours when people are at work in their shops and workshops, before lunch is the best time. Then cross over to the area of Rione di Ponte, and walk the Via del Governo Vecchio and Via dei Coronari, and all the small streets surrounding them. A beautiful part of Rome!
6 locals recommend
Rione VII Regola
After seeing Campo de' Fiori, walk the lovely streets of Via dei Capellari and Via del Pellegrino, preferably during business hours when people are at work in their shops and workshops, before lunch is the best time. Then cross over to the area of Rione di Ponte, and walk the Via del Governo Vecchio and Via dei Coronari, and all the small streets surrounding them. A beautiful part of Rome!
Interesting neighbourhood, with vintage and small designer shops, nice cafés and restaurants, and a calm, pleasant atmosphere. Via del Boschetto is the center, together with Piazza Della Madonna Dei Monti, the nicest streets are in the area around here.
399 locals recommend
Rione Monti
Interesting neighbourhood, with vintage and small designer shops, nice cafés and restaurants, and a calm, pleasant atmosphere. Via del Boschetto is the center, together with Piazza Della Madonna Dei Monti, the nicest streets are in the area around here.
Hidden in the end of an alley near Via del Pellegrino 19 you'll find a piece of medieval Rome, a small courtyard preserved more or less as it was built. Worth a minutes detour.
8 locals recommend
Arco degli Acetari
19 Via del PellegrinoHidden in the end of an alley near Via del Pellegrino 19 you'll find a piece of medieval Rome, a small courtyard preserved more or less as it was built. Worth a minutes detour.
Come early in the morning if possible, to take in the majestic room before the crowds pour in.
1342 locals recommend
Panthon
Piazza della RotondaCome early in the morning if possible, to take in the majestic room before the crowds pour in.
Shopping
The coolest vintage shop! Check also out its branch next door, that sells by weight.
13 locals recommend
Pifebo Vintage Shop - Kilo shop
141 Via dei SerpentiThe coolest vintage shop! Check also out its branch next door, that sells by weight.
Open Door Bookshop
23 Via della LungarettaUsed books in english and italian
Almost corner bookshop
45 Via del MoroA favourite bookshop!
Romastore 63
63 Via della LungarettaWonderful little perfume store
Good street for shopping at a little more affordable prices, right next to the more exclusive shopping streets around Piazza di Spagna.
14 locals recommend
Via Borgognona
Via BorgognonaGood street for shopping at a little more affordable prices, right next to the more exclusive shopping streets around Piazza di Spagna.