3 Places for Food & 3 Gelateria – Rome
The difference in price of food, coffee and gelati between the touristy area and the slightly off-the-beaten track is huge. For 2 coffee’s and a biscuit in place by Pantheon was €10, a bit of a walk nearer to the Borghese Villa park, €2.50. We were so shock with the price and had to check twice whether we paid enough for the coffee we had.
Having said that we didn’t have a bad meal, whether it is in the touristy place or outside, they are all good. The best meal we had were in these three places:
Da Enzo al 29
This 20 table place was packed full of people when we arrived at 1pm, we took the only available table inside. The menu had limited choices, there was I think 5 of each types of meal. For starter we tried the fried Courgette (Zuchini in American English) flower and Fried Artichoke.
I can’t remember what the name of my pasta main meal was, but it was really nice, thankfully I have got a picture of it.
And for the desert I had both the Tiramisu and the Cream with wild strawberries. Best tiramisu I ever had. I was so full, I nearly burst.
The meal was €25 including a demi jug of red wine. The people was really nice. They close for the afternoon after we left at about 3pm.
Address: via dei Vascellari 29, Roma
Shooters
I ate here the night I arrived in Rome, I was quite hungry, so it is nearer to the B&B I stayed in than really anything else. So this is just in case you are staying in the same area, would really recommend this place. I had a Picante Pizza and a really good Tiramisu – homemade. Yumm.
Via Faleria, 57- 00183 Roma
MACRO museum restaurant
We were really hungry at around 12.30pm that day, we saw that the restaurant had some kind of a buffet. It was pretty quite so we thought, it was going to be a gamble whether it is good or not. We were told that the price is €15 including water, and dessert. It is extra for other drinks. After on average €25 lunches we had, we thought it sounded like a good bargain.
It turned out to be a good gamble. It was really worth the money, the choices were abundance. Salad, pasta, soup, etc etc. And about 1pm the place was packed with local office people having lunch. By 1.30 people were waiting for table and it was about 40 (6 seater) tables, type of restaurant.
Via Nizza, 138, Roma, Italy
Gelati
You can find Gelateria everywhere, but if you are a bit like me who is a bit of a Gelati Snob, these are the places I would recommend to you. Where the gelati are not factory made, reasonably priced and beautifully tasting. The best price for a Gelati should be €2.50, which is the small cup and you get a minimum of 2 flavours.
Tip: If you don’t already know, the way to order Gelati in Italy is you go to the cashier first, then order. You then get receipt, which you need to take to the person behind the Ice cream. You don’t go straight to the person behind the ice cream and then pay.
Fatamorgana
Again I had this one near where I was staying. The ice cream was really good. There are several places that you can find Fatamorgana Gelati. Here is the link for their locations. I had Basilico Noci E Miele and Bacio de Principe. Unfortunately I didn’t take a picture. Sorry. You just have to trust me on this. haha
Gelateria Romana
This place not only serve nice Gelati but also looks nice. I had 2 portion of ice cream, 3 flavours each. I know I am so greedy but it was so good! If I had to choose from all the flavours to recommend, try Yogurt Miele e noci, and Crema di nocciola al cacao.
If you have it in a cup you can ask for chocolate cream topping.
If you have it in a cone you can have a drizzle of chocolate inside your cone. So yummy.
Gelateria Romana also serves crepes, cakes and other dessert.
via Ostiense 48
Verde Pistacchio
I found this gelateria by accident, as I was walking trying to find the area called monti. I was attracted by its colour and by the decor which had a pistachio colour VW. It was worth the visit, the ice cream was reasonable and the pistacchio Ice Cream was delicious.
via Nazionale 239
My other posts on Rome:
– Tips on how to visit Colosseum and Vatican City
– National Gallery of Modern Art
– More modern art galleries MACRO and MAXXI
I am planning to do some trail/activity sheet for Rome, do you think anyone would be interested? Because I tried to find this for my friend’s child but I couldn’t find one.
semoga nanti kesana 😀
Sip deh Winny! Didoain.
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I agree, the food in Rome is consistently good! You’ve made me hungry 😉
🙂 hehehe Sorry for making you hungry. Where did you when in Rome?
We were there about 6 years ago! Too long ago!
😄 6 years go by so quickly though
Ya ampun mbaaa all look so delishhhh
My sist just got back from Rome..katanya dia bisa bengkak kalo lama2 di rome..makanannya enak semua..gelatinya ahh semua katanya…tapi dia bilang santorini dan athens juga makanannya enak2 banget *wish someday can pay a visit there*
🙂 Di Athens makanannya lumayan, paling suka yogurthnya. Mari mari kemari…
enak semuaaaa!!!! 😀 😀
Iya Shin..semuanya yummy!
Those are great recommendations! Maybe I will try them when I go to Rome again… I honestly never had a good meal in Rome, either was bad luck or the food there is simply not my favorite. But these pictures look amazing, and the food delicious 😉
Ooh you didn’t have good food in Rome? That is a shame. I think I might have a theory of how to know that it is a good Italian lunch restaurant. This theory worked in Venice and Rome which is really limited menu, most likely to only have the menu in Italian and by 12.30 the place is full of locals.😄
I know 😦 actually I tend to have this problem in Italy… I guess Im not lucky with restaurants there. I think next time I will try your theory haha 😀
I have bookmarked this post. Thanks for the review and the information. All thise gelatti look so tempting!
Hehehe I hope their standard/chef doesn’t change. I am sure you know that this could mean a change in quality. 🙂
gosh, all the food look so yummy! hope one day i can visit those places. 🙂
Yeah they were really good. Me and friend did eat at other places but these were the best out of the good bunch. 🙂