The Best Restaurants in Rome

Tear-inducing carbonaraMuch is made of chef Sarah Cicolini's treatment of offal in particular at Santo Palato, but me, I return for the carbonara which is sensational and brings me close to tears such is its rich perfection. A brilliant neo-trattoria reinterpreting Roman food - an essential stop in Rome.

An institution. Excellent purveyors of cured meats, cheeses and fine deli products. Also serves up killer pasta. Not to be confused with the bakery or caffe (both just a few doors down and also excellent!), Roscioli Salumeria is an icon in its own right. You’d be well to stick to the cured meats and cheeses here - some of the finest in the city - and the pastas are generally a delight. Don’t bother with secondi. Seating is also key to a great experience. Book the tables upstairs in the deli (some people hate the hecticness but I found it rather charming and fun) or on the bar. If you’re stuck downstairs it’s a bit of a dud vibe. The burrata is possibly the best I’ve ever had and the mortadella with Parmesan is an absolute must. Book well in advance.

Modern and creative italian cuisine, excellent ingredients, valorization of the vegetables Super lovely place in the heart od Rome, tiny modern space with a cool atmosphere and soft lights, final compositions of the plates in front of the shared tables, excellent raw materials, delicious flavors, vegetables are valorized in a creative way

My recommendation to anyone looking for a fine dining restaurant in Rome.Contemporary fine dining, perhaps one of the cleanest in Italy. I like their plating and the way chef Antonio sees fine dining, it's classy. The dishes are full of taste.

A Roman institution in the heart of TravestreTraditional Roman dishes including the egg yolk carbonara & artichoke in salsa - very casual dining with no reservations. Da Enzo does not mess about, small menu & incredible dishes. Moving away from the tourist traps - authentic home cooking in a busy alleyway.

A religious experienceLocated a short walk from the Vatican, Gabriele Bonci's Roman-style slice shop is where I found God in Rome. Incredible crispy based pizza al taglio topped with the freshest, highest quality products, some of which you may not have tried on pizza before (chicken comb?). Simply the best.

Modern Trattoria in RomeExcellent modern trattoria run by a super young team serving offal, pasta and other traditional Roman dishes. Great wine list too. Highly recommend the starter of rabbit offal and the Amatriciana pasta!

The best Roman pizza in Rome, and probably in the world.A pizzeria famous for Roman pizza, a thin and crusty pizza. This one is the best in Rome and also the best in Italy, and propably the best Roman pizza in the world. Also based on the 50 Top Pizza 2022 list being the first Roman pizzeria on the list, while all the other ones are Napoletan pizzas. So no jokes about it.

Trattoria with seasonal vegetable produce from the Testaccio Market.Piatto Romano translates to "a Roman dish". Piatto Romano is a fresh and authentic trattoria in the city center, in Testaccio, that's one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Rome and one of the most authentic. It's really close to one of the most important markets in Rome, the Testaccio Market. They have all these unique and very fresh vegetables that you can't find anywhere else in Rome and they also cook traditional food using them. The menu changes very often based on the season. A perfect place to go when in Rome.

Timeless Authenticity and mass tourism don’t often go together but over several visits this summer I have fallen in love with this restaurant all over again. Cucina Romana at its very best not tricked or enhanced just executed with a deft assured touch. The pasta dishes scream Rome and the antipasti are other worldly. Saltimbocca of your dreams is a must as is a deep exploration of the wine list guided by the restaurants exceptional wine team. Quite a gushing review yet I feel could be more so we ate the menu over our visits and can genuinely endorse the entire document !! A must visit for me when in the eternal city. Forza Romana.

Evolving the Italian cuisine. Fresh ingredients from the market in Rome and in good company. Two tattooed brothers show that it is possible to evolve the Italian cuisine without making it stupid. Ingredients are fresh from the market in good company.

Awesome pastries A great place to relax your tired muscles in a hot Roman day or to have a great start of the day.Sandwiches, pastries and more delicacies to be paried with coffee or drinks.

Proloco is an authentic restaurant in the heart of Trastevere in Rome. They serve traditional Roman food, but at they same time they are really ”up to date”. Every ingredient they use comes from small producers of the Lazio region. One of these rare ingredients is Conciato di San Vittore, a cheese that is prepared in a prison by incarcerated women. All these local ingredients are available thanks to Vincenzo Mancino, the owner of Proloco Trastevere.

Breakfast + lunch + dinner + wine = remarkableAn alternative impressive breakfast, one of the most impressive coffee rituals, a casual but high quality lunch and dinner menu, vegetable focused with a few daily proposals, a remarkable wine selection.Nothing more to add I guess.

Quick lunch or breakfast or even merenda!The bakery of Roscioli.Amazing selection of breads and pizze (thin pizza rossa is their iconic one).Quick lunch or breakfast or even merenda!

This tiny and cozy place is located in the heart of Trastevere, natural wines and good food are the focus of this wine bar.There are many wine bars in Rome, but L'Antidoto plays another league.Flaviano the owner, was the first to start a series of pop up dinners, inviting chefs from all over the world. In my opinion, a real and unique experience, tasting natural wines and amazing food. A touch of European approach in one of the most beautiful districts of Rome.

An absolute master in ice cream making located in Trastevere.The name means ‘Gelato’ backward. An absolute master in ice cream making located in the Trastevere neighborhood. You will find, besides the traditional flavors, a wide range of unique flavors like Gorgonzola, hazelnuts and crunchy coffee.

Cool modern trattoria serving Roman food with a modern approach. A cool modern trattoria serving very good Roman food. Their sweetbread is probably one of the best I've ever had. They have a young staff serving mostly organic wines.

An Italian DelightBistrot64 is a minimalist, modern Michelin star restaurant based in the beautiful city of Rome. The restaurant offers a variety of menu options designed to suit a range of hunger levels as well as budgets. The menu showcases modern Italian cuisine boasting the likes of superb pasta, scrambled egg with parmesan and black truffle, Iberian pork and desserts exhibiting white chocolate, passion fruit, coconut and almond. Bistro64 is certainly worth the visit.

Wonderful pasta & wine in an old school environmentWhat a wonderful place this is – truly an essential Rome experience with the best pasta of my life. Old world feeling that anything modern cannot touch. Great service with knowledge and personality and a wonderful list of wines from across Italy that brilliantly compliments the food. The highlight of my recent trip to Europe.

Just sit by the bar, sip cesanese, and munch a sandwich with tongue and salsa verde.Something between pizza, tramezzino sandwich, and stuffed pita – pizza pocket called trapizzino. It was born not so long ago in a kitchen of pizza maker Stefano Callegari. Today, it is present in Rome, Florence, Milan and New York. But this is not a chain as you know it. In Trastevere there’s a great wine selection. Just sit by the bar, sip cesanese, and munch a sandwich with tongue and salsa verde.

A true Roman institutionPierluigi a true Roman institution was founded in 1938. It has always been and still is, one of the best know fish restaurants in the city. It can be a bit touristy especially during the summer (with high-profile clients ranging from Obamas to Zuckerbergs) and is both expensive & overpriced. But at the same time, it has its own charm that is hard to deny. It has one of the nicest terraces in Rome and even if the food is nothing spectacular, it is fresh, simple & well made. Especially during the winter, the inside rooms have a stylish 50s feel.

Italian fine dining which to my liking has way too often a slight 80s gourmet feel – meaning the food, the plating and the decoration. Luckily the scene is slowly changing. One of the more positive examples is Per Me, a stylish small place in a quiet street, 200m from crowded Campo dei Fiori, holding one Michelin star (normally almost a bad sign in Italy ;). Giulio Terrinoni´s place specializes in fresh fish with refreshingly subtle creative touches. Tasteful small terrace and a wine list specializing in organic and even natural wines is a plus. From Monday to Saturday, there is also a cheaper lunch menu revolving around “tappis”, Terrinoni’s homage to Spanish tapas.

Taverna-style Italian bistro serving traditional Roman cuisine. Unassuming taverna-style Italian bistro serving traditional Roman cuisine. Especially enjoyable meat dishes such as this rabbit alla cacciatora

Unassuming, no frills local joint serving up super tasty traditional Roman dishes to those in the know. Don’t be put off by the slightly haphazard appearance or rather inconvenient location of this traditional Roman trattoria. It may be out of the way of the main attractions, but the food is more than worth a detour. The fried gnocchi (pictured is only HALF a portion!) is salty, crispy, sticky… so moreish! Great fried fresh anchovies too… you’ll do well to stick to the classics, and steer clear of mains. Fresh spaghettoni alla gricia is possibly the best here, in my opinion. The only secondi exception is the trippa a la Romana. It’s absolutely unmissable! Very decent wine list too, for those fond of the classics (no natural wines here - thank goodness!). Reservations recommended for dinner.

Home is where your stomach feels goodJust five minutes walk by the ancient Roman Walls you will find in the heart of this characteristic neighborhood a little treasure called Epiro. Chef Michele De Chirico loves to choose high quality raw materials from local markets to create and refresh traditional dishes for a 360° food experience, Matteo Baldi and Dante Cogliandro will guide you on this journey, telling you everything about the food, Matteo, and Italian, French and Slovenian biodynamic wines, Dante. Their Fettina Panata, veal breaded cutlets, and Maritozzo are both a must eat here, you can’t leave Epiro if you didn’t try these two dishes!

One of my favorite pizzerias.

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A bit further away from the center is one of my favorite pizzerias. Beautiful, fine and crunchy pizzas. They also made the 50 Top Pizza 2022 list.