Credit cards and ATM- NO!!! and other Rome, Italy Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Name: Antico Falcone

"Bancomat e carte di credito- NO!". Several signs on the walls remind you to take "real" money with you. This trattoria is one of the oldest in Rome, as it's there since early 20th century. The place and service is very simple and genuine, very "Roman", I would say. If you want to taste real roman cuisine and just look for simple food, then have a go. You won't be disappointed.

Favorite Dish: "Pasta alla nasona" (rigatoni pasta with a sauce made of tomato and cheese) is their special dish. It looks and tastes like your nonna's pasta. Cool! You can also find all typical Roman dishes such as bucatini all'amatriciana,spaghetti alla carbonara, penne all'arrabbiata, carciofi alla romana. And believe me, they're all very tasty. Worth a visit, definitely.

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Theme: Italian
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 06. 39736404
Address: Via Trionfale, 60
Directions: Prati area

Restaurant Name: Trattoria Da Bucatino

Another typical Roman "trattoria", but I would say this is the best one I've ever been to.
My second time there was with Marit, maritagnes here on VT, a nice Norwegian lady and she said it was her best Italian meal ever.
You can taste lots of typical Roman dishes, such as Bucatini all'Amatriciana, Pollo con peperoni, abbacchio allo scottadito and many others!

Favorite Dish: My favourite dish is, of course, Bucatini all'amatriciana. Bucatini are similar to spaghetti, but are much broader with a hole through the centre... The only problem is they're not as flexible as spaghetti so that it would be quite hard to wrap them round the fork!!!! So, if you want to avoid sauce all over your clothes and face, don't be shy and use your towel as a bib!!!
Apart from this tricky part, it's a great experience!!!!

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Theme: Local
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: (+39) 06 5746886
Address: Via Luca Della Robbia 84/86
Directions: Testaccio area

Restaurant Name: Pasticceria Dagnino


Favorite Dish: The famous “Sicilian Cannoli” are made of wafer shells filled mainly with “ricotta” and a piece of candied fruit or chocolate. This shop sells all kind of sicilian pastries (like cassata siciliana ) and much more... the only advice I can give is... GO!!! They're so crunchy and sweet and wonderful!!!

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Theme: Dessert
Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Phone: (39) 06 4818660
Address: Via V. Emanuele Orlando 75
Directions: Near Piazza della Repubblica and not far from Termini Railway Station
Website: http://www.pasticceriadagnino.com

Restaurant Name: Zi Gaetana

This restaurant is very well-located in via Cola di Rienzo and the atmosphere is very pleasant and calm, even if it was full. You could talk and have a decent conversation, even if the place was crowded: that's very important to me! The restaurant staff was nice and kind :)

Favorite Dish: We all had pizza, but I want to write about desserts... Mmmm, very very yummy!!! Jane (oneonta_ni on VT) had already been there and she said desserts were great... And yes, they were great!!! I had Catalan cream... So good!!! They also had "fruttini di gelato" (fruits with icecream) and a wonderful tiramisu with peaches!!! I will go back and try the tiramisu!

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Theme: Italian
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: (+39) 06 3212342
Address: Via Cola di Rienzo 263
Directions: Metro A - stop Lepanto

Restaurant Name: Gelateria Blue Ice

There are many icecream shops named GELATERIA BLUE ICE as they belong to the same chain. I've been in two of these shops and icecream was fantastic!

Favorite Dish: Lots of flavours, you need 20 min to decide which ones you prefer... Oh, that's a big dilemma!!!

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Theme: Ice Cream
Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: Via Sistina or Piazza Irnerio

Restaurant Name: Pizza

You can find the best supplì in Rome in this small pizza shop. It's what we call "Pizza al taglio" shop as they sell slices of pizza and some other "delicacies" such as supplì, arancini and some other yummy fried stuff.

Favorite Dish: Well, the supplì are simply sublime and really big compared to their usual size. They're fresh and yummy and wonderful... and you'll find out that you can't wait much before eating them... It smells too good!!!

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Theme: Pizza
Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: Piazza Re di Roma
Directions: The shop has a PIZZA sign above the door and is located next to a Music shop named Magicsound... Just follow the queue :)

Restaurant Name: Pizzeria Luzzi

Eating a simple pizza has become a quite expensive experience here in Rome, especially since we have the Euro. This is one of the few places where you can still get a decent pizza for 4-5 euros. Yes, the environment may be not very classy and the service can be quite odd at times, but the most important thing is that their pizza tastes good :)


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Theme: Pizza
Comparison: least expensive
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Phone: 06 7096332
Address: Via San Giovanni in Laterano, 88
Directions: very close to the Colosseum

Restaurant Name: IL BARROCCIO

I've been in this restaurant several times as the food is simple and good and the service is quite nice and... funny at times...
I've heard this restaurant is open since the 2nd World War, so the tradition is going on...

Favorite Dish: You can choose among a wide variety of Roman and Tuscan dishes. Try "carciofi alla romana" (Roman artichokes)! I had a dish of pasta called "SCHIAFFONI AL FORNO" which means "OVEN-BAKED BIG SLAPS"... Sounds funny, doesn't it??? :)))

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Theme: Italian
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Phone: tel. (+39) 06 6783896
Address: Via dei Pastini, 13
Directions: on the way to the Pantheon

Restaurant Name: La nuova Cantinetta

This place is what we call a trattoria, meaning a more "rustique" restaurant, where you can find typical regional dishes.
The owner is a very "special" person... Don't think he's rude, because he's just a typical roman guy :) Don't hesitate too much when ordering your food and eat everything, otherwise... he'll be a bit disappointed!!!

Favorite Dish: Obviously, don't think you can eat sophisticated food at La nuova Cantinetta... But you'll find wonderful pasta such as bucatini all'amatriciana , penne all'arrabbiata , spaghetti alla carbonara , gnocchi and lots of other yummy roman food.
CLOSED ON SUNDAYS

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Theme: Italian
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 06.5135809
Address: Via Basilio Brollo 7
Directions: Garbatella

Restaurant Name: Formula Uno

This is one of the most attended pizzerie in San Lorenzo, the neighbourhood mainly inhabited by university students. It is crowded almost every night , especially at weekends, and you usually have to wait outside for a free table. Sometimes it can be very noisy inside, but that's part of its "charme" ;-) The service is very quick so that you don't forget that there's people waiting outside for a seat and a pizza...

Favorite Dish: Pizza is crunchy and yummy and they have a wide choice... I suggest to have a try of their fried stuff :)
CLOSED ON SUNDAYS

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Theme: Pizza
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: (39) 06.4453866
Address: Via degli Equi, 13
Directions: San Lorenzo