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Dal
Bolognese
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Price:
€45. Wine: €16 |
| Popular
with politicians, businesspeople and artists, this restaurant
has a smart summer terrace which overlooks the Piazza
del Popolo, and a classic winter dining room decorated
with contemporary paintings. The menu features dishes
from Bologna, notably homemade pasta in creamy sauces
and excellent tortelloni con ricotta e spinaci (pasta
filled with spinach and ricotta) – and bollito
misto (mixed boiled meats). Desserts include sorbet,
served in scooped-out fruit. Closed Monday. No lunch
Tuesday. |
Piazza
del Popolo 1
Telephone number: (06) 361 1426. Fax number: (06) 322
2799 |
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Dal
Toscano
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Price:
€26. Wine: €9. |
| The
Bruni family have run this friendly trattoria for three
generations. Located close to the Vatican, Dal Toscano
is well known for traditional cooking and speedy service.
The interior is simple with vaulted ceilings and plain
wooden furniture. In the summer there is a leafy terrace.
Both Tuscan and Roman specialities, include funghi porcini
arrosto (roast porcini mushrooms) and abbacchio scottadito
(grilled suckling lamb). The Chianti, a robust red wine,
is first-rate. Closed Monday. |
Via
Germanico 58-60
Telephone number: (06) 3972 5717. Fax number: (06) 3973
0748.
E-mail: info@ristorantedaltoscano.it
Website: www.ristorantedaltoscano.it |
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Enoteca
Capranica
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Price:
€48. Wine: €12 |
| Housed
within a 15th-century renaissance palazzo and close
to the Parliament, this elegant restaurant retains old-fashioned
charm, with wood-panelled walls and chintzy covered
chairs. Ideal for business lunches, there is a small
room which can be reserved for private meetings. The
menu features refined Mediterranean dishes, including
crema di astice e finocchi con pepperoncino (lobster
and fennel cream soup with hot red pepper), and pescespada
con olive nere, capperi e pomodorini (swordfish with
black olives, capers and cherry tomatoes). Closed Sunday.
No lunch Saturday. |
Piazza Capranica 99
Telephone number: (06) 6994 0992. Fax number: (06) 6994
0989.
Website: www.enotecacapranica.it |
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La
Tana de Noantri
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Price:
€25. Wine: €6 |
| A
very popular venue which, despite being situated in
the centre of the most touristy part of Trastevere (behind
Piazza Santa Maria), has kept up a very high standard
of solid Roman cuisine since it opened in 1965. All
the dishes use only the very freshest of ingredients,
especially the many fish main courses. Another of their
specialties are ‘Tagliolini alla Tana’,
thin egg tagliatelle made with tomatoes, mushrooms and
fresh oregano. Outdoor seating is available in summer.
Closed Tuesday. |
Via della
Paglia 1-3
Telephone number: (06) 580 6404. |
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Taverna
degli Amici
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Price:
€36. Wine: €15. |
| Very
popular with politicians and celebrities from the Roman
or Italian arts scene, this restaurant nevertheless
boasts unpretentious and discreet staff, a tasteful
rustic interior and a romantic candlelit exterior in
one of the most atmospheric piazzas in Rome. The menu
changes every day but the staples are fish. Desserts
are creative and homemade (cinnamon mousse and an exquisite
crème caramel are just two examples). An added
bonus is that this is one of the few spots in Rome where,
for some reason, diners will not be pestered to buy
roses or have their picture taken. Closed Monday. |
Piazza
Margana 37
Telephone number: (06) 6992 0637. Fax number: (06) 6929
0826 |
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