Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Authentic pizza, super-thin and swiftly cooked in a wood-fired oven, is what this traditional Roman pizzeria on one of Monti's prettiest streets has done…
Must-see restaurants in Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Housed in a 1920s chocolate factory, this hybrid cafe-bar, restaurant and boutique is San Lorenzo’s most fashionable address. Its top-quality chocolate…
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Palazzo del Freddo di Giovanni Fassi
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Established in 1880, this vast temple to gelato is now operated by the founder's great-grandson, Andrea Fassi. Choose from myriad flavours of gelato, or…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Grab a pew at a marble-topped table and brace your taste buds for a torturous choice between 25-odd gourmet panini and another dozen specials – all…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Freshly baked pastries, fruit tartlets, pizza al taglio (pizza by the slice) and focaccia fill display cases in this famous bakery, and there's also a…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Da Danilo offers well-cooked Roman specialities served in rustic, atmospheric surrounds. It's renowned for its pasta cacio e pepe (pasta with caciocavallo…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Dodge the tourist traps scattered around Termini Station and opt for lunch or dinner at this cheery deli. Thoughtfully composed meat and cheese boards,…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
A gourmet oasis for hungry travellers at Stazione Termini, this food hall with its vaulted 1930s ceiling hosts stalls selling good-quality fast food and…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
At weekends a queue marks the entrance to this elegant chandelier-lit pasticceria, much-loved since 1916. Its crostate (latticed jam tarts) are iconic, as…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
For a steaming bowl of impepata di cozze (pepper-spiced mussels) or frittura Napoletana (fry-up of battered anchovies and salmon) near Stazione Termini,…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Few addresses exude such a healthy vibe. Set within a shop selling aromatic plants and edible flowers, this inventive little cafe is the perfect place to…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
What's not to love about a Sicilian ice cream and pastry shop? Pop in for delectable homemade sweets such as cannoli freshly filled with ricotta, cassata …
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Spectacularly set at the back of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Antonello Colonna’s restaurant lounges dramatically under a dazzling all-glass roof…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
A 1930s sign on the front of this neighbourhood trattoria says ‘Birra Peroni’ and the evocative interior feels little changed from this time. Locals tend…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
In a city where most food is still resolutely (though deliciously) Italian, this branch of a chain of Brazilian-Japanese hybrid restaurants makes for a…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
It's not at all unusual to see groups of locals queuing outside the door to this century-old basement favourite – the rock-bottom prices, convivial…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
One of Rome's finest artisanal gelaterie, Fatamorgana whips up delicious, gluten-free gelato in a range of fantastic flavours – citrus and ricotta, peanut…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Specialising in barbecued meats and featuring Australian Black Angus, Japanese Wagyu and Tuscan T-bone steak, this hybrid restaurant and cocktail bar next…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
This small pizza al taglio (pizza by the slice) place cooks up a tasty range of light and crispy pizza, served by weight (€15 per kilo), alongside fried…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
The Camerucci family runs this elegant brick-arched trattoria proffering refined traditional dishes from the Marches region. There are wonderful fritti …
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
The chocolate smell that greets visitors to this chic boutique is quite intoxicating, boding well for those who are in the mood for a sweet treat. Choose…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Taking its name from the trams that rattle by outside, this old-style trattoria is known as a Slow Food hub. A family-run affair, its kitchen mixes…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
It's easy to dismiss a restaurant as being 'too touristy', but this can be unjust. Yes, this family-operated trattoria is popular with foreign tourists…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Cool jazz wafts out into the street when the door to this simple bistro and birreria (beer house) opens. The shabby chic interior has an open kitchen as…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Produce from Rome's agricultural surrounds goes into the delicious 100% organic smoothies, soups, dips, wraps, salads, burgers and other vegetarian and…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Doozo (meaning ‘welcome’) is an elegant and serene restaurant, bookshop and art gallery owned by a chef hailing from Tokyo. It serves traditional Japanese…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Traditional dishes including pasta carbonara and Roman-style tripe mingle with more creative primi and secondi on the menu at this small and stylish…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
As popular with local residents as it is with tourists, this osteria offers a menu of creative pastas and mains inspired by what's fresh at the local…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
This slightly off-the-beaten-track branch of one of Rome's best bakeries serves delicious pizza al taglio (pizza by the slice), pasta dishes and other…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
This basic San Lorenzo pizzeria is as adrenaline-fuelled as its name: waiters zoom around under whirring fans, delivering tomato-loaded bruschetta, fried…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
When the urge for hardcore greens strikes, duck into this pocket-sized organic salad bar for homemade soups, gazpacho, made-to-order salads and vegan…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Throughout San Lorenzo’s metamorphosis from down-at-heel working-class district to down-at-heel student enclave, Trattoria Pommidoro has remained the same…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Fast food with a difference, the modestly sized bowls of pasta whipped up at this friendly place come with your sauce of choice – including carbonara,…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
This place promises more than it delivers. We love the fact that it operates the ‘zero kilometre’ rule (as much as possible), meaning that most things you…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
In an area with frustratingly few quality eating spots, multilingual Mamma Angela delivers with classic trattoria dishes given a contemporary sheen. The…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Transplanted from Orvieto, this restaurant's Umbrian origins resonate in Lucio Sforza’s menu. More innovative than many Roman chefs, he is partial to…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Formica tables, Hindi music videos, neon lights, chapattis, naans, lip-smacking samosas and a simple selection of main curry dishes (including veggie…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
The ‘White Hen’ is a friendly pizzeria restaurant amid the minefield of substandard eateries around Termini. Large and airy, it serves thick-crust…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
As Roman as it gets, this is a small, spartan neighbourhood eatery complete with gingham paper tablecloths and a couple of outside tables. The food is…
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Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Its location near local gathering spot Piazza della Madonna dei Monti means that this tiny gelateria does a roaring trade on summer evenings. The gelato…
