Fine dining in Rome?
 

Heading to Rome in July with the family. Would like to experience GOOD FOOD, rather than tourist trap dining (so don’t just want to ask our hotel for suggestions). We’re staying at Corso 281, in case that helps, but are willing to take a taxi elsewhere in the city for a good meal. Would love some fancy / Michelin star type places, as well as more casual but super good food options. As many places haven’t made it through the pandemic, I’m looking for current suggestions rather than old threads. Suggestions from locals or regulars? Thanks!

We just got back after 8 days in Rome. Most of our meals were at least very good due to carefully curating a rather large list, but the favorites were:

Trattoria Della Stampa, near the Trevi Fountain
Ditirambo, near Campo de’ Fiori
Pizzeria Da Baffetto, a classic Roman pizzeria near Piazza Navona. Maybe a little biased, as it’s always a trip favorite, but really good.

Others we tried to get into but were either not available, did not respond, or were geographically undesirable for where we happened to be. Likely require you to call before you go over to book:

Armando al Pantheon, near the Pantheon
Da Gino al Parlamento, north of the Pantheon behind the Parliament building.
Ristorante La Tavernaccia Da Bruno, further south in Trastavere near Testaccio, but we really wanted to go.

For lunch, I’d recommend you search out a porchetteria or three for a quick bite on the go. And eats lots of gelato.

Have a great trip.

Birreria Marconi,

located on Via di Santa Prassede 9c, near Santa Maria Maggiore

Confirm Armando al Pantheon as a good place.
Best carbonara is at Flavio al Velavevodetto (had it as first course and a second dish as a desert)
Best cacio e pepe and abbacchio are at Felice a Testaccio
These are local trattorie, non very fancy places.

We just returned from Rome.

Armando al Pantheon - Our second visit. Excellent with interesting wine list. Reservations open on the restaurant's website 30 days prior and book almost immediately for dinner. Stanley Tucci featured it on Searching for Italy, which added to its notoriety.
Colline Emiliane - Fantastic, features dishes of Emilia Romagna. Best homemade pasta of our trip. Book ahead, great for Sunday lunch.
Piatto Romano - Located in Testaccio and specializes in "cucina romana." Great for offal and game lovers, but plenty of pasta dishes.
Salumeria con Cucina Roscioli - Casual (you're seated in the store), where platters of prosciutto/mozzarella and other antipasti are prepared. Solid pastas and other creative offerings. Reservations are essential.

Cecilia Santa Cucina
https://goo.gl/maps/Gxg8zJxrryXZtC7R7

I went here on Thursday evening and have to say it’s one of the most enjoyable restaurant experiences for a number of years. The staff were superb, sitting inside by the kitchen had a great atmosphere and the food was exceptional, especially the smoked lamb starter, monkfish main and tiramisu.

What impressed even more was the price; everyone agreed it was superb value for almost four hours of dining and such quality.

Rome: Dinner on NYE
 

So, on a weird drunken whim 5 of us booked tickets to Rome for NYE. Anyone have suggestions for a great dinner? It's been almost 10 years since I've been and was curious if anyone had some suggestions. Price is not really an issue and we're looking for something more traditional. (ie: not sushi or korean)

I promise to pay it forward to anyone who comes to SFO and wants to see some hidden gems.

Personally I had great experiences at Glass Hostaria (modern Italian/Michelin starred kind of place) and La Pergola (chef Heinz Beck) at the Cavallieri Waldorf Astoria Rome.

one of my favourite Neapolitan Pizzeria has recently opened an outpost in Rome Via Flavia, and I would recommend it for Lunch

La Pergola is absolutely lovely, if you can plan ahead and get a booking. Duck three ways was my favourite before Covid. I was at the Cavalieri Hilton again last week but didn't have time to stop at the restaurant -- hopefully it's still on the menu!