jac411

Will be in Rome for one-night only so want to make the most of our only dining experience there. Any recommendations for upscale trattoria-style restaurant with authentic/rustic Roman specialties? Thanks!

slidergirl

I'll speak up for Armando al Pantheon. It's a very small place in , surprise, the Pantheon area. It had been recommended to me by many folks on the Chowhound site. As a solo female diner, I was treated well. I had an off-the-menu order of some pasta with wild strawberries that someone had told me to try if it was available. So simple, yet so delicious! One of the local diners offered me a glass of wine over dessert and we ended up chatting. It has a pretty varied menu of items, so you can go for traditional Roman or some more familiar items. I will say I had the best bruschetta fresca that I've ever had - so simple, but soooo good. The prices were very reasonable, I thought.
They have a website, www.armandoalpantheon.it. It's in Italian, but it's fairly easy to navigate. You really need to make a reservation, as the place is tiny and fills up fast. On the website, click on the "contattaci" button and send them an email (in English) asking for a reservation. They will respond to you, in English.

jeff3380

i'll vote for either "'gusto" in piazza augusto imperiatore (sp?) or maccheroni (can't remember where).

both great.

probably i'd lean for gusto.

bdemaria

Several threads on this subject in this forum, this one is pretty good

RCyyz

Ambasciata D'Aburzzo on via Tacchini. You'll have to take a taxi there as via Tacchini is otherwise a residential street but the taxi drivers know the place. I had lunch there and swore to return for dinner next time I'm in Roma.

Ristorante Ambasciata D'Abruzzo
26 via Pietro Tacchini
Roma

Phone 06 807 8256

Lunch - 12h30 to 15h30
Dinner - 19h30 to 24h00

jac411

Thanks all for the thoughts and the referrals. My mouth is watering now!

masaniello

To make the most in a true roman high end trattoria go to Trastevere area to " Checco er Carrettiere " www.checcoercarettiere.it it is a really good one where I keep returning with full satisfaction every time.

Alternatives are

Paris still in trastevere www.ristoranteparis.com - still roma cuisin a bit more sophisticated interiors

Le Colline Emiliane, via degli Avignonesi 22 near Piazza Barberini, very good high end cuisine from Emilia Romagna a region north of Tuscany. Not at all typical roman cuisine, some dishes might be a bit heavvy for august september

Ristorante Tullio, www.tullioristorante.it both roman and italian cuisine dishes all very good

dingo

I'd have seconded this until my last visit in November. Place was empty and they crammed six of us at a table for four up against a wall so a rightie wouldn't even have the room to use a fork/knife. I asked to be moved and they got snippy with me saying all they had was a table for 12 but we could take it if we wanted. They came around and asked if we would like some bread and I assumed it to be the typicaly basket of bread you get in Italy for the pane e coperto...it was some low quality foccacia bread, three loaves of it that cost 3 euro each. When I protested they suddenly didn't speak English though they had asked about the bread in English.

Gusto has like four different places to eat all in the same one block area and I'm talking about the pizzeria. I would go back, but I would be very cautious with them taking advantage of you. I generally have had good experiences there but this last one was a complete sham of a meal.

masaniello

Gusto is a very large and trendy restaurant with different branded areas around Piazza Augusto Imperatore, and it makes you pay the style of the place and the fact that is one of the fashionable places to eat in roma.

The main restaurant is not a roman trattoria but more a pizzeria and general italian cuisine restaurant. There is a specific Gusto Osteria round the corner from the main restaurant, there you can find roman dishes.
http://www.gusto.it/osteria-roma.htm

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eclipse_boi

I will be in Rome for two nights in late August before heading off on a cruise and plan to take in some of the sites while there. Given that I only have two nights there, what are the restaurants that I should not miss while there?

Italy98

Do you need someone to carry your bag?

bdemaria

This thread may provide some answers

SFflyer123

Thank you for this link, but unfortunately, this is 2 years old!

Anybody have any up to date recommendations?

Thanks.

bdemaria

In a city w/almost 3,000 years of recorded habitation, a restaurant recommendation from 18 months ago is hardly out of date.

jeff3380

was just there about 3 weeks ago, so hopefully this is more up to date:

1. maccheroni (piazza della coppelle, I believe) - there were celebrities (tv and movie actors) and the obama family was also there when I was there, and the food is really good and reasonably priced

2. 'gusto (piazza augusto imperiatore, I beleve) - there are 3-4 restaurants in this, all part of the same name - so pick the one you like

otherwise, there are tons of good restaurants - ask your concierge at your hotel