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Cul
de Sac
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Price:
€18. Wine: €6 |
| Located
close to Piazza Navona, there is something indefinably
French about Cul de Sac. The shelves around the walls
are stacked very high with wine bottles and the staff
work from behind a large marble counter. On summer evenings,
several candlelit tables are placed outdoors. It is
not exactly a restaurant but more an informal retreat
where diners can enjoy good wine accompanied by plates
of homemade pâté, regional salamis, first-rate
cheeses and salads, without costing a fortune. The few
real dishes of food there are, however, are very good. |
Piazza
Pasquino 73
Telephone number: (06) 6880 1094. |
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Friends
Art Café
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Price:
€28. Wine: €10 |
| Cheesy
name aside, this café is good both for a light
lunch or snack at any point during the day and is a
hip spot for an evening apéritif. Situated in
the colourful Trastevere meeting spot of Piazza Trilussa,
it is an oasis of energy and good humour and offers
an imaginative array of sandwiches, salads, pasta dishes
and drinks of all kinds. Inside, there are colourful
plexiglass chairs, chrome details and a widescreen TV,
outside there is some seating that is excellent for
people-watching (and a bit of traffic too!). No lunch
Sunday. |
Piazza
Trilussa 34
Telephone number: (06) 581 6111. |
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Gusto
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Price:
€31. Wine: €15. |
| This
split-level, open-plan restaurant, pizzeria and wine
bar is something of a designer showpiece with its exposed
brickwork, wooden floors, marble-top tables and industrial-style
lighting. The emphasis is on Mediterranean cuisine,
primarily fish and meat prepared with aromatic herbs
and spices. One classic example is the Pizza Mediterranea,
topped with ricotta, sliced aubergine and fresh basil
leaves. Weekend brunch sees a ‘multi-ethnic’
menu based on eggs, quiches, muffins and salads, while
the ‘fitness brunch’ combines salad, yoghurt,
cereal and freshly squeezed orange juice. Live jazz
takes place in the wine bar and there is also an extremely
well-stocked shop, selling cookery books and kitchenware.
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Piazza
Augusto Imperatore 9
Telephone number: (06) 322 6273. Fax number: (06) 3262
9182.
E-mail: gusto@gusto.it
Website: www.gusto.it |
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Ketumbar
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Price:
€28. Wine: €10. |
| Ketumbar
(Malay for ‘coriander’) is one of several
relatively new chic nightspots to hit Testaccio.
Fusion cuisine fits the bill, with dishes such as sushi
and nasi goreng (rice, egg and greens prepared in a
wok). The sleek, minimalist interior is tastefully decorated
with Indonesian furniture, while in one room potsherds
(pieces of broken Roman amphora that make up Monte Testaccio
hill) are subtly lit behind a glass wall. No lunch.
Closed Sunday. |
Via
Galvani 24
Telephone number: (06) 5730 5338. |
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| Margutta
Vegetariano alle Cornacchie |
Price:
€22. Wine: €10. |
| The
dining room of this popular vegetarian restaurant hosts
temporary art exhibitions, including work by students
from the Accademia dei Belli Arti. At the front, in
a small square between the Pantheon and Piazza Navona,
there is a summer terrace. Dishes include lasagne (Sicilian
style, with aubergine, olives and capers), quiche (tomato,
avocado and brie), plus the colourful Cornacchie Salad
combing endive, rocket, sweetcorn, avocado, radicchio,
cherry tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella. They also serve
pizzas and an all-you-can-eat brunch on Sunday morning. |
Piazza
Rondanini 53
Telephone number : (06) 6813 4544. Fax number: (06)
6813 1911.
E-mail: marguttavegetariano@marguttavegetariano.com |
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