Dining recommendations in Rome please
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It would be helpful if you could define what is great in your opinion. I suspect it's not the funky little cafe in Trastevere that I love, or the touristy place in Piazza Navono with the great tartuffo.
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Sure, Michelin will miss some good (particularly newer) places but I've never been disappointed in their recommendations and it is my go-to resource when I'm in places that aren't in my backyard. And when I'm traveling I don't need a huge number of places to try but I do need a quality set of alternatives as there is nothing sadder than wasting a bullet by having a poor meal.
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Last edited by williamluk; Oct 20, 2023 at 2:04 pm
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If you want to try the best Pizza Napoletana in Rome, there should be no other choices than 50 Kal di Ciro Salvo, Via Flavia 3B, Rome
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Slightly off-topic, but a Neapolitan pizza compared to a Roman one corresponds to comparing a modern Rolls-Royce to a Goggomobil from the '50s! I know, I know, this is slightly exaggerated (yes, I'm Greek) but...
Last edited by KLouis; Oct 23, 2023 at 6:07 pm Reason: Switched Roman to Neapolitan and vice-versa!!!
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Roman round pizza, crispy and thin, has been really a bad attempt at imitating Neapolitan pizza without having the tools (e.g. a Neapolitan Pizza Oven capable of 45-90 seconds even cooking) not the skills.. in the last 10-15 years they have compensated this with nice selection of toppings etc, but hopefully you were not really suggesting that the Roman was the Rolls Royce, and Napoletana the Goggomobil, as whilst taste may be subjective, history and baking science and technology simply would not back such a comparison up (I am still hoping that you actually wanted to do the comparison the other way around).
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Apologies! As suggested by marcopizzaiuolo, I meant the exact opposite (I did not re-read what I wrote before posting - edited now): I consider Neapolitan pizza to be by very far the queen of pizze, the Roman version (and all similar ones with the very thin dough) are the "goggos". Again, honest apologies to the Neapolitan gastronomical culture!!! I admit, though, that I still eat (with pleasure) a good pizza bianca when in Rome, along with some prosciutto di Norcia and accompanied, of course, by a glass or two of a bianco from the Castelli Romani... 
PS And, you've guessed correctly, New York pizza is not a... pizza, but a typical American product.

PS And, you've guessed correctly, New York pizza is not a... pizza, but a typical American product.
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Best carbonara is at Flavio al Velavevodetto, Testaccio as well.

