Department · Food 🍝

Food & drink

Cacio e pepe, trattorias, and where Romans actually eat.

The classics

• Roman cuisine guide — The dishes that define Roman food.
• Cacio e pepe guide — Three ingredients, endless ways to get it wrong.
• Carbonara guide — The most argued-about pasta in Italy.
• Amatriciana guide — Rome most politically charged pasta.
• Offal & the quinto quarto — Rome most distinctive culinary tradition.
• Supplì, fried artichokes & Roman fried food — Rome serious frying tradition.
• Cheese & cured meats — Pecorino, guanciale, mortadella.

Street food, pizza & sweets

• Best pizza in Rome — Roman pizza is its own thing.
• Pizza al taglio & street food — Fast, cheap and excellent.
• A self-guided street food tour — One morning, one neighbourhood, eight euros.
• Food in Rome's Jewish Ghetto — One of Rome oldest culinary traditions.
• Roman sweets & pastries — Maritozzi, crostate and seasonal treats.
• The Rome gelato guide — How to find real gelato, what to order.
• Gelato vs ice cream — The technical differences and why they matter.
• Aperitivo food in Rome — What actually comes with the drink.

Dietary needs

• Vegetarian & vegan eating — How to navigate Rome well without meat.
• Eating in Rome with allergies — Gluten, dairy, nuts and shellfish.
• Rome with dietary restrictions — Halal, kosher, nut-free — the full picture.
• Breakfast in Rome — What Romans actually eat in the morning.
• Lunch in Rome — How Romans eat in the middle of the day.
• Dining etiquette — How Italian restaurants work.

Eat by area

• Best trattorias by area — Reliable, non-touristy places by neighborhood.
• Food markets in Rome — Testaccio, Esquilino and Campo de Fiori.
• Where to eat near the Colosseum — Skip the tourist traps.
• Where to eat near the Vatican — Better than the streets around St Peters.
• Where to eat near the Pantheon — One of Rome toughest food challenges.
• Where to eat in Trastevere — Separating good from tourist-trap.
• Where to eat in Monti — The neighbourhood closest to the Colosseum.

Drink

• Rome coffee guide — How to order, what everything means.
• Gelato & coffee culture — How to order like a local.
• Cocktails & drinks in Rome — What Romans drink, what everything is called.
• Wine & vermouth in Rome — Lazio wines and where to taste them.