You Can Get a Bad Meal in Rome

Here’s what we’re looking for: charm, authenticity, local ingredients, moderate prices. And while most Roman restaurants look perfect from the outside, watch out for these telltale signs.

Piccolo Abruzzo Trattoria Da Luigi Cantina Cantarini Thanks, b.

of our most authoritative posters, mbfant, recently recommended Baby for a high end dining experience. FWIW, here are the remaining three restaurants in TIME OUT: Cantina Cantarini, Osterio dei Rione, Papa Baccus. Hopefully,...

Has anybody been to any of these delicious sounding spots? They are new additions to the '09 Slow Food Osterie d’Italia and we won’t get a chance to try all of them, but have time for 1 or 2 of them at the beginning...

Augusto Imperatore. Hope this helps Ciao from Rome Nancy Aiello

I’m visiting Italy for the first time... Florence and Rome. I have connections and recommendation during my visit to Florence, but would like to do something special and VERY romatic one of the last two nights in Rome. Any...

Was in Rome this past weekend and had a couple good finds. 1. Pizzeria Remo (Piazza Santa Maria Liberatrice 44) —Definitely a local hangout. In the front of the restaurant, there are three guys making super thin crust pizza...

. Thanks! Rome - Friday lunch: Casa Bleve dinner: an aperitivi tour (i like to graze at different places) @ Etabli, Societe Lutece, Cantina del Vecchio Rome - Saturday lunch: Cul de Sac pre-dinner: Il Gocetto dinner: Ditirambo (this is...

Dear Osti, Congrats. on the wedding. The restaurant sounds lovely. We are getting married in Rome in October and looking for restaurant. Just wondering about Cantina del Vecchio, is it a fairly casual restaurant and is it...

My daughter turns 16 while we are in Rome (in the days after Christmas). Since we are in a hotel & traveling, we are looking for a Roman substitute for the birthday cake & ice cream. Any recommendations on a pasticcierre (or,...

I am totally obsessed with Naples and eat there very frequently. This would be my wish list: 4/23 – Naples- arrive from Rome - Lunch: La Cantina di Via Sapienza in Centro Storico; Matteo, Sorbillo, Trianon, and Starita are...

Hi there — I’ve been meaning to post about a recent weekend trip to Rome, since I took many suggestions from Chow and all of you. Here goes: Trattoria Monti — We decided to have our fancy-ish meal at this little...

've found so far: "Cantina del Vecchio", Via dei Coronari 30 (a bit to the north-west of Piazza Navona, actually not that touristy, it’s surrounded by Rome's best antique shops). Very good traditional Roman food in a nice...

I will be arriving in Rome this Friday and staying 4 nights. I am then going to Naples for two nights followed by two nights in Venice. I am going alone so the food and wine must be very good company. It will be my first time...

rome and naples sounds really good.