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Real Name: Sue
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Vineria il Chianti: Delicious Roman Fare
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  • Written by sue_stone on Nov 7, 2004
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  • Restaurant Name: Vineria il Chianti

    Thanks to a tip that I read on VT before our latest trip to Rome, we popped to Vineria il Chianti one evening and had a fabulous night.

    We were lucky enough to get a seat out the front in a small courtyard, and settled back to enjoy a glass or 3 of some delicious Italian wines and one of the best meals of our trip

    There is an extensive wine list and also a fabulous food menu.

    Service was friendly and efficent, and a great night was had by all - I highly recommend this place!

    Favorite Dish: I had the most delicious Roast Lamb and potato dish - Y.U.M, others had a Wild Boar dish that was equally tasty.

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    Theme: Italian
    Comparison: about average
    Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
    Phone: 06 678 7550
    Address: Via del Lavatore 81-82, Rome
    Directions: Just off Piazza di Trevi
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    Ristorante La Scalinata: Pasta near the Spanish Steps
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  • Restaurant Name: Ristorante La Scalinata

    Ristorante La Scalinata is a small local feeling restaurant, located just away from the tourist mecca of the Spanish Steps.

    It came highly recommended by my mother-in-law, who had been there a few months ago, so thought we would give it a go.

    We had a great lunch here, we squeezed into the last available table, ordered a litre of vino rosso and practiced our rusty Italian.

    Favorite Dish: We just had pasta for lunch. I had the most delicious cannelloni and Alex had a fab macaroni with spicy sausage, eggplant and pecorino.

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    Theme: Italian
    Comparison: less expensive than average
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    Phone: 06 6994 2067
    Address: Via Sant'Andrea delle Fratte 32, Roma
    Directions: Close to the bottom of the Spanish Steps, towards the Trevi Fountain
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    Ristorante 34: Al 34
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  • Updated by sue_stone on Dec 24, 2006
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  • Restaurant Name: Ristorante 34

    Starving after a full morning of walking and site seeing, we stumbled upon Ristorante 34 and happily pulled up a seat on the street for some refreshments.

    We soon found out that we weren't sitting in the best place - the cars driving down this narrow street were passing close enough for us to touch, and we were in the prime position for the elderly beggar/singer lady who kept stopping to serenade us.

    Besides all that we had a relaxing lunch, and did a bit of people watching too.

    Favorite Dish: I had a seafood risotto that wasn't that nice - it was ok, but nothing special. A glass or two of wine helped to wash it down ; ))

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    Theme: Local
    Comparison: about average
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    Phone: 06/67.95.091
    Address: Via Mario de' Fiori, 34
    Directions: Very close to Piazza di Spagna (bottom of the Spanish Steps)
    Website: http://www.webeco.it/al34/
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    Tre Scalini: The famous Tartufo
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  • Restaurant Name: Tre Scalini

    Tre Scalini is a grand old cafe/restaurant located in the heart of Piazza Navona.

    It is one of those expensive cafes that you pay a fortune to sit in the Piazza and watch the world go by.

    While it is not the friendliest of places, and you get the feeling that you are being churned in and out in a hurry, it is certainly a great place for some people watching.

    Favorite Dish: The speciality of Tre Scalini is their Tartufo - a type of chocolate ice cream ball (refer to the photo).

    It is evil. In a good way.

    Their coffee is average.

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    Theme: Coffeehouse
    Comparison: more expensive than average
    Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
    Phone: 39 066879148
    Address: Piazza Navona 30
    Directions: In Piazza Navona
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    La Scaletta Degli Artisti: Pizza near Piazza Navona
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  • Updated by sue_stone on Dec 24, 2006
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  • Restaurant Name: La Scaletta Degli Artisti

    After a few drinks at Jonathan's Angels one night, we stopped off at La Scaletta Degli Artisti for a pizza and some more drinks.

    La Scaletta Degli Artisti is a friendly restaurant/pizzeria located close to Piazza Navona.

    We sat in the outside at the front of the restaurant and ordered pizzas and house red wine.

    Favorite Dish: We had 4 different pizzas that were all good -Salami, Prosciuto, Quattro Formaggio and one with a bit of everything.

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    Theme: Pizza
    Comparison: about average
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    Phone: 06 - 68 80 18 72
    Address: Via di Santa Maria dell'Anima 56, Roma
    Directions: A block back from Piazza Navona
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    Pizzeria Da Baffetto: The best Pizza in Rome ??
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  • Restaurant Name: Pizzeria Da Baffetto

    I had read all about Pizzeria Da Baffetto having the best pizza in Rome, so of course we had to go there to see if it was true!

    Pizzeria Da Baffetto has been around for more than 40 years. It appears that any Italian celebrity that goes to Rome has dinner there and is photographed with the owner - the walls are covered in photos of famous people that have dined there.

    We went early to avoid the queues, and only had a short wait before being seated.

    Our experience was not that great though.....they got my order wrong, and presented me with an onion pizza - and since I can't eat onion I was horrified and asked them to bring me what I had ordered (obviously they mis-understood my original order due to my dodgy Italian!!).

    Anyway, they whisked my replacement pizza out in record time, but it wasn't cooked properly and was swimming in cheese and oil....

    So, it turned out to be one of the worst pizza's I have eaten : ((

    But hopefully my experience was just a one off......would be interested to hear how others enjoyed their visit to Pizzeria Da Baffetto.


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    Theme: Pizza
    Comparison: less expensive than average
    Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
    Phone: 06-68-61-617
    Address: Via del Governo Vecchio 11, Rome
    Directions: Close to Piazza Navona
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    Cul de Sac: Great local cuisine
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  • Restaurant Name: Cul de Sac

    We had a great dinner at Cul de Sac back in 1999.

    It is in a good location on the small Piazza Pasquino, close to the famous Pizzeria de Baffetto and very near to Piazza Navona.

    We were lucky to get a table in the Piazza and settled down for a tasty dinner and some serious people watching.

    Favorite Dish: Unfortunately I don't remember what we ate, but I remember that we had a great meal, and plenty of wine - there is a huge wine list.

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    Theme: Local
    Comparison: about average
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    Phone: 06/68801094
    Address: Piazza Pasquino 73, Rome
    Directions: Close to Piazza Navona
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    Tazza d'Oro: The Best coffee in Rome ?
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  • Restaurant Name: Tazza d'Oro

    Tazza d'Oro is known as Rome's "house of coffee", and I have read that it is supposed to have the city's best coffee.

    Located just across the Piazza from the Pantheon, it is the perfect place to stop off for a quick espresso mid site-seeing.

    Favorite Dish: For a famous Roman institution, their coffee sure is cheap. If you have a espresso standing at the bar it is only costs 65 euro cents!

    Just go and pay at the cash register first and then present your docket to the barista

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    Theme: Coffeehouse
    Comparison: less expensive than average
    Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
    Phone: 39 06 6789792
    Address: Via degli Orfani, 84 (Pantheon)
    Directions: just off Piazza della Rotonda
    Website: http://www.tazzadorocoffeeshop.com/homeeng.htm
    Other Contact: email: info@tazzadorocoffeeshop
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    Gelateria della Palma: Gelato anyone !?
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  • Restaurant Name: Gelateria della Palma

    Gelateria della Palma is an ice cream lovers heaven!

    Located just up from the Pantheon, there are 100 or so flavours of delicious gelato to choose from.

    There is nothing better than buying a scoop or two and then wandering back to Piazza della Rotonda, taking a seat by the fountain and relaxing.

    Favorite Dish: It is so hard to decide....hmmmm ..... I always love the coffee....and the hazelnut .... and the pistachio ..... and ..... and ....

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    Theme: Ice Cream
    Comparison: less expensive than average
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    Phone: 06 688 06 752
    Address: Via della Maddalena 20, Rome
    Directions: Just off Piazza della Rotonda
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    Breakfast in Rome Termini station: Breakfast at the train station
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  • Restaurant Name: Breakfast in Rome Termini station

    If you are heading out of Rome early, or are staying near the station and need somewhere for breakfast, there is a great cafe/deli on the right, just as you walk into the station, off Via Marsala.

    We stopped off here for a quick coffee and croissant before catching the metro. They also make good panini.

    It also has a small deli and sells some great looking local products.


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    Theme: Deli
    Comparison: about average
    Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
    Phone: 06 42014301
    Directions: In the Rome Termini complex, close to the Via Marsala entrance
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