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Da Agusto	Price €18. Wine: €5
Possibly the last genuine Trastevere osteria, and a meal at Agusto’s is an experience in itself. On a busy winter evening, the dining room is packed and steamy, while in the summer, rickety wooden tables spill out onto a pretty cobbled piazza. The menu is limited and runs out early, favourites include pollo arrosto con patate (roast chicken and potatoes), and abbacchio al forno (lamb done in the oven); desserts are homemade. Tables are covered with throw-away paper cloths where waitresses scribble down orders and tot up bills. No dinner is available Saturday and Sunday. No credit cards
Piazza de’ Renzi 15 Telephone number: (06) 580 3798

Da Baffetto	Price: €12. Wine: €5.
One of Rome’s best-known pizzerie, Da Baffetto is a small, rough-and-tumble place, located in a lovely cobbled street close to the Piazza Navona. The thin, wood-oven pizzas and excellent bruschette (toast topped with chopped tomatoes, garlic and olive oil) are popular with locals and tourists. There is a rapid turnover and the waiters certainly let customers know when it is time to leave. To avoid the crowds, it is best to arrive either very early (before 2000 hrs) or very late (after 2400 hrs). No lunch. No credit cards.
Via del Governo Vecchio 114 Telephone number: (06) 686 1617

Formula 1	Price: €10. Wine: €4.
As the heart of the student quarter, San Lorenzo is traditionally famous for its cheap and cheerful pizzerie and a growing number of more sophisticated and hip wine bars and restaurants. The exceedingly relaxed and slightly chaotic Formula 1 is one of those basic no-frills pizza places which serves up some of the best in Rome, using real mozzarella. The fried baccalà (salted cod) is excellent. No lunch. Closed Sunday. No credit cards.
Via degli Equi 13 Telephone number: (06) 445 3866.

Insalata Ricca	Price: €15. Wine: €6
Surprisingly few Roman eateries offer very creative salads. The founders of Insalata Ricca saw a gap in the market and they now run a chain of eight restaurants around the town. Popular with diet-conscious Romans and foreigners alike, dishes range from insalata con gamberetti (prawns, mushrooms, rocket and radicchio) to insalata di funghi (parmesan, fresh mushrooms and rocket) and insalata contadina (feta cheese, olives, almonds, tomatoes and lettuce).
Largo dei Chiavari 85 Telephone number: (06) 6880 3656. E-mail: info@linsalataricca.it Website: www.insalataricca.it

Perilli	Price: €22. Wine: €8.
A no-frills, down-to-earth trattoria, with a menu and waiters to match. Cheerful and slightly chaotic, Perilli has served up very generous portions of Roman specialities, including rigatoni con la pajata (pasta with veal’s intestines), since 1911. Those who feel queasy about offal can choose the classics and caprese (tomato and mozzarella salad) or saltimbocca alla Romana (slices of veal rolled in prosciutto). Closed Wednesday and August.
Via Marmorata 39 Telephone number: (06) 574 2415. .