Dining in Rome

eating places bob and ani have tried and liked, some many times over the years. Needs some work.

[For stuff to do in Rome, see instead this link.]  [gluten free Rome dining!]

[Venice food]

Brunch:

• Campo dei Fiori: Barnum Cafe
  vial del Pelligrino, 87. Avocado toast!
  [Google maps]

Lunch:

• last floor La Rinascente via del Tritone, excellent food  [bob meal photos]
  Food court choices as well. https://www.rinascente.it/en/food-hall
  public bathroom!
  

• Health conscious lunch
  https://vivi.it/
  

• Piramide (Linea B fermata) Eataly [yelp]
  18 [reduced considerably by pandemic] restaurants in a food market, each a different food area, try the pistacchio di bronte smooth gelato on the ground floor! a bit contracted during COVID, but always excellent
   

• Piazza del Popolo:
  Il Margutta (Vegetarian)  lunch only buffet with one glass wine, nice lunch deal for a splurge, dinner also a possibility, not cheap
  [website] [tripadvisor]
  

•  Piazza Navona/ Pantheon: brassai,
  music bar, ideal for lunch or antipasti with drink in early evening
  via di Panico, 28 00186 Roma www.brassai.it [tripadvisor]
  

Dinner:

• Trastevere: Roma Sparita Ristorante Pizzeria
  Piazza S. Cecilia, 24    06.580.0757
  cacio e pepe in parmigiano shell [BEST]
   http://romasparita.com
  [Tripadvsior][Tripadvsior-italian]

•  Pantheon: Maccheroni,
  also behind the Pantheon away from Corso Emmanuele
  Piazza delle Coppelle, 44
  outside seating if you get there in time
  [website] [tripadvisor][Tripadvisor-italian]
   

• Campo dei Fiori: Cantina di Lucifero
  Via del Pellegrino 53,  00186 Rome, Italy   0039 0689767575
  
  exit Campo front right street towards river, done a bit on your left. very small place, intimate
  
  Francesco (taller), Marco (shorter), a blonde veggie friendly, we often take guests there, start with free drink
    [website] [Tripadvisor] [Tripadvisor-italian]
   

• Campo dei Fiori: Trattoria Settimio  old fashioned Roman cuisine
  via del Pellegrino, 87
  [Google maps]

• Campo dei Fiori: Ai Balestrari Campo de' Fiori, cucina romana tipica,  [Ilaria recommendation]
   back left corner of Campo, down on right hand side
  066865377
  [http://aibalestrari.it/] [Tripadvisor] [Tripadvisor-italian]
  

• Campo dei Fiori: Hosteria Il Grappo d'Oro [Ilaria recommendation]
  https://hosteriagrappolodoro.it/
  
  
• Piazza Navona: ristorante Ponte e Parione
  bob tripadvisor review
  across the street is:
• Piazza Navona: Er Marchese all'Anima Bistrot, innovative cuisine in a tourist area!
  
  [Google maps] [bob photos]
  
  

• Piramide (Linea B fermata)
  Ristorante Perilli. cucina tipica romana old style (odd meat parts)
  via Marmorata 39, 00153 Roma [quartieri: Testaccio, Ostiense]
  [Tripadvisor] [tripadvisor-italian] [rigatoni con la pajata] [trippa alla romana] [Roman cuisine]
   

• Trieste: Stile Benaco, best! innovative! terrific! now our favorite in Rome.
  Summer 2016, our review:
  https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g187791-d8342377-r397223821-Stile_Benaco-Rome_Lazio.html not so much the fusion "sushi" rolls, but the other stuff for us: wow!  [killed by covid!]
  

• MadeITerraneo Roma La Rinascente  unbelievably innovative gourmet Italian [killed by covid!]
  https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g187791-d13288868-r697600758-Madeiterraneo-Rome_Lazio.html
  [full dr bob review]

• Ghetto: Bottega Tredici (13) gourmet food with wine expertise
  http://bottegatredici.it/en/homepage-eng/

• Vatican Piazzale Clodio (near Mazzini): Osteria Mename Pugliese gourmet near Vatican.
  [TripAdvisor, Facebook]  We were very impressed, high quality like Benaco.
  

• Vatican: Borgo 36 [gone!]
  bob tripadvisor review
  

• Vatican: Visconte 2.0 still to try
  http://www.ristoranteviscontiroma.it/menu-ristorante-pizzeria/

• Piazza Mazzini: Sfigola, the most amazing truffle appetizer ever!
  https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187791-d13958843-Reviews-Sfrigolo-Rome_Lazio.html

• Piazza Fiume:
  not many tourists in this neighborhood, so more authenticity
  

• Ops! Via Bergamo, 56, 00187 Roma, vegan buffet, yes, worth a try. Great vegan gelato, decent wine.
  [tripadvisor] [website]

•  Piazza Fiume: Col Cavolo! Bistro Vegano [Facebook]

• Piazza Fiume: Bistrot Mabru', innovative Roman cuisine by young couple [magazine review with photos]; Mabru' is contraction of two cognomi of Francesca e Valerio
  [Google maps]
  
• Piazza Fiume (Porta Pia): Breccia Trattoria Moderna, innovative Roman cuisine
  [Google maps]

• Piazza Crati, well connected to center by 4 bus lines and a nearby Metro B1 stop:

•  Trieste: Opificio Vescovio! innovative gourmet Italian 2019 Laboratory of Taste! quality/imagination like Benaco. Fabio the co-owner is from Calabria;
  10- minute walk from Piazza Crati; we are recognized clients!
  https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g187791-d7361724-r697595919-Opificio_Vescovio-Rome_Lazio.html
  [Google maps]

• Trieste: Mezzo, upscale, innovative [a block from Piazza Crati]
  via di Priscilla, 25/A, 00199 Roma 06.8639.9017
  [website] [tripadvisor][tripadvisor-italian

• Trieste: Locanda Filomarino right behind Piazza Crati excellent innovative italian cuisine: via di Filomarino 5-9  06.8621.1815
  [Google maps]

• Trieste: Pizzeria San Marino [website] friendly family trattoria near Piazza Istria on Viale Eritrea (not the second pizzeria nearby with the same name); we are regular recognized clients! minutes walk from Metro B stop: Sant'Agnese - Annibaliano; owned by two sisters.
  [Google maps]
  

• Trieste: Ristorante la Mora, Piazza Crati, good enough for Margherita Buy!
  [Google maps]
  

• Trieste: La Casa del Cremolata (DeAngelis) via Priscilla [website] our morning coffee! neighborhood morning meeting place; evening: cremolati and gelato [Google maps]
  

• Trieste: Gelateria Fatamorgana Piazza Crati
  [Google maps]
  

• Trieste: Bar Arcione [and Enoteca], Piazza Crati
  [Google maps]

• Trieste: Bistro Susina bio and interesting menu run by women [website]

• Trieste: Pizzeria Stella Gemella
  via Felice Anerio 12   06.8621.2430
  

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• Valle Aurelia: Un Punto Macrobiotico
  near Metro A stop Valle Aurelia
  VIA MORICCA 100  06.3975.1039
  other location San Lorenzo: Via dei Volsci, 121, 00185 Rome, Italy 06.49382279
   via dei Campani, 65/67 00185 06.6487.1025
  [tripadvisor]
  

• Cola di Rienzo near Vatican: La Zanzara
  upscale, expensive
  La Zanzara Bistrot • Via Crescenzio, 84 • 00193 • Roma (RM) Italy •
  Reservations +39 06.68.39.22.27
  http://www.lazanzararoma.com/en/

MORE!

• economical but very good quality roman food:
  http://anticaosteriarugantino.com
  it is right at Piazza Sonnino when you get off tram crossing the river. First restaurant on the left as you enter trastevere classic, looks like lots of tourists there but we ate their INSIDE (AC) and can recommend it.

•  Also nearby Very good recommendations from our roman friends:
  http://www.lemaniinpasta.net/

•  and for a predinner drink before either one:
  404 name not found cafe
  https://www.tripadvisor.co.za/ShowUserReviews-g187791-d11688866-r458502582-404_Name_Not_Found-Rome_Lazio.html

• “Il ragioniere”  e sta a V. Gerardo Mercatore 7  a 10 minuti dalla fermata della metro MALATESTA

   https://www.tripadvisor.it/ShowUserReviews-g187791-d2370867-r469595808-Trattoria_Dal_Ragioniere-Rome_Lazio.html

   Piazza Mazzini:

• Sfrigolo

Castel Gandolfo

Taverna dei Cacciatori
bob tripadvisor review

Ristorante Bucci (friends of Vatican Observatory)

Firenze

We had a lovely lunch at https://www.anticaportafirenze.it/
It is just enough past the streaming hordes of tourists to be a better destination (more discriminating). 

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Ladispoli (RM)

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