Rome Restaurants

The Mahalo Top 7

  1. Official Tourism Site: Rome Restaurants
  2. Concierge.com: Rome Restaurant Recommendations WARNING: Pop-ups
  3. Frommer's: Rome Restaurants
  4. Fodor's: Rome Restaurants WARNING: Pop-ups
  5. Lonely Planet: Rome Places to Eat
  6. Zagat: Rome Restaurants WARNING: Paid account required
  7. Travel + Leisure: Rome Restaurants

Rome High-End Restaurants

  • La Pergola, Mediterranean - Map
    Via A. Cadlolo, 101
    00136 Roma, Italia
    voice: (06) 35092152
    fax: (06) 35092241
    • Concierge.com Recommendation WARNING: Pop-ups: "Believe it or not, a German chef, Heinz Beck, is the heart and soul of what is unanimously considered to be the best restaurant in Rome (a status recently consolidated by the awarding of a third Michelin star), located in the Cavalieri Hilton."
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "The setting is as elegant as you would expect: trompe l'oeil ceilings, wood paneling, beautifully set tables with Flanders linen and silver, fine porcelain, flickering candles, and sliding glass walls."
    • Fodor's Choice WARNING: Pop-ups: "The setting is grand: La Pergola's rooftop setting offers a commanding view of the city; trompe-l'oeil ceilings and handsome wood paneling combine with low lighting to create an intimate atmosphere"
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid registration required to view content: "'A German chef in an American hotel serving Italian-Med food results in one of the finest dining experiences imaginable'..."
  • La Rosetta, Seafood - Map
    Via della Rosetta, 8
    00186 Roma,
    voice: (06) 6861002
    fax: (06) 68215116
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "You won't find any red meat on the menu at this sophisticated choice near Piazza Navona, where the Riccioli family has been directing operations since the mid-1960s. This is one of Rome's best seafood restaurants."
    • Fodor's Review WARNING: Pop-ups: "Chef-owner Massimo Riccioli took the nets and fishing gear off the walls of his parents' trattoria to create what is widely known as the place to go in Rome for first-rate seafood."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid registration required to view content: "For 'mind-blowing' fish with a Sicilian accent, finatics urge you to try this family-owned stalwart with a 'wonderful location near the Pantheon'..."
  • Ristorante Alberto Ciarla, Seafood - Map
    Piazza San Cosimato, 40
    Trastevere, Roma, Italia
    voice: (06) 5818668
    fax: (06) 58330162
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "You'll be greeted cordially and with a lavish display of seafood on ice. A dramatically modern decor plays light against shadow for a Renaissance chiaroscuro effect."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid registration required to view content: "The 'food practically flops off your plate and into your mouth it’s so fresh' at this 'great', old famous seafooder..."
  • Agata e Romeo, Italian - Map
    Via Carlo Alberto, 45
    00185 Roma, Italia
    voice: (06) 4466115
    fax: (06) 4465842
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "You'll enjoy the creative cuisine of Romeo Caraccio (who manages the dining room) and his wife, Agata Parisella (who prepares her own version of sophisticated Roman food)."
    • Fodor's Choice WARNING: Pop-ups: "For the perfect marriage (pun intended) of fine dining, creative cuisine, and rustic Roman tradition, the husband-and-wife team of Agata Parisella and Romeo Caraccio is the top."
  • Vivendo, Mediterranean - Map
    Via Vittorio E. Orlando, 3
    00185 Roma, Italia
    voice: (06) 47092736
    • Fodor's Choice WARNING: Pop-ups: "The dining room is cozy, and the enoteca and wine bar up front are adorably nuovo rustic."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid registration required to view content: "Voted No. 1 for Food in Rome is this Italian in the 'magnificent' St. Regis Grand Hotel"

Rome Moderate Restaurants

  • Il Matriciano, Italian - Map
    Via dei Gracchi 55
    00192 Roma, Italia
    voice: (06) 3212327
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "The food is good but mostly country fare. In summer, try to get one of the sidewalk tables behind a green hedge and under a shady canopy."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid registration required to view content: "Some say the 'best' moderately priced place 'for a big plate of pasta for lunch'..."
  • Il Bacaro, Italian - Map
    Via Degli Spagnoli, 27
    00186 Roma, Italia
    voice: (06) 6872554
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "The restaurant is well known for its fresh and tasty cheese. This was a palazzo in the 1600s, and some vestiges of the building's former grandeur remain, despite an impossibly cramped kitchen where the efforts of the staff to keep the show moving are nothing short of heroic."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid registration required to view content: "'Nothing says romance like a candlelit dinner by the Pantheon'..."
  • Al Presidente, Roman - Map
    Via in Arcione 95
    00187 Roma, Italia
    voice: (06) 6797342
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid registration required to view content: "[I]t’s 'pleasant' to dine here, especially when you can sit outside on the piazza..."
  • Pierluigi, Italian - Map
    Piazza dé Ricci 144
    00186 Roma Italia
    voice: (06) 6861302
    fax: (06) 68807879
    • Zagat Well-Rated  WARNING: Paid registration required to view content: "[T]o feel like a 'true Roman' 'eat outside' on the picturesque piazza."
  • Giggetto al Portico d'Ottavia, Italian - Map
    Via del Portico d'Ottavia 21/a-22
    00186 Roma Italia
    voice: (06) 6861105
    fax: (06) 6832106
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid registration required to view content: "[T]he rambling rooms are warm and rustic, but many feel the best seat in the house is outside, with a view of the ruins of Ottavia’s portico."

Rome Affordable Restaurants

  • Trimani Wine Bar, Continental - Map
    Via Goito, 20
    00185 Roma, Italia
    voice: (06) 4469630
    fax: (06) 4468351
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "More than 30 wines are available by the glass. To accompany them, you can choose from a bistro-style menu, with dishes such as salade niçoise, vegetarian pastas, herb-laden fagiole (bean soup), quiche, and Hungarian goulash."
  • Hostaria Nerone, Italian - Map
    Via Terme di Tito 96
    00184 Roma, Italia
    voice: (06) 4817952
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Built atop the ruins of the Golden House of Nero, this trattoria is run by the energetic de Santis family, who cook, serve, and handle the large crowds of hungry locals and visitors."
  • Pizzeria Baffetto, Pizza - Map
    Via del Governo Vecchio 114
    00186 Roma, Italia
    voice: (06) 6861617
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Our Roman friends always take out-of-towners here when they ask for the best pizza in Rome. Arguably, Pizzeria Baffetto fills the bill and has done so for the past 80 years."
  • L'Orso 80, Italian - Map
    Via dell'Orso 33
    00186 Roma, Italia
    voice: (06) 6864904
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "In-the-know locals have been recommending its fabulous array of tasty Roman dishes for years. Bright and bustling, the trattoria lies on a street known for its artisan workshops."
  • Lo Zozzone, Pizza - Map
    Via del Teatro Pace 32
    00186 Roma, Italia
    voice: (06) 68808575
    • Concierge.com Recommendation WARNING: Pop-ups: "For the best pizza bianca in town, with "Any Thing You Like Inside" (as it's rendered on an English sign on the wall), head for this daytime and early-evening takeaway joint not far from Piazza Navona."

Rome Vegetarian Restaurants