Centrally located on Piazza Campo de' Fiori, this modern‑rustic spot combines the vibe of a trendy…read moreNew‑York‑style eatery with the charm of a Roman cantina . Inside and outdoor seating face the bustling piazza perfect for people‑watching at lunch . Think fresh pasta (don't miss the amatriciana or cacio e pepe), appealing starters, and warm service, especially accommodating for gluten‑free diners. It's a touch more expensive and can get lively, but it excels at delivering quality in a scenic spot. Perfect for a midday break with good food, a glass of wine, and the buzz of Rome's historic square. Don't forget to tell them Flavia sent you!

This is a cute little place near the Spanish steps. The sandwiches and coffees are both great. The…read moreham and mozzarella sandwich is an excellent option to get. The staff was very attentive as well.

Wow! Amazingly delicious food! Great service, very yummy dishes! Highly recommend this restaurant,…read moremake a reservation or you might have to wait, we didn't have a reservation, so glad we chose to wait, we were offered a glass of prosecco while we waited. Hard working team, aims to give you a very good experience and unforgettable delicious tasting meal in Rome

We were just in Italy for our honeymoon. We went to Rome, Tuscany, Lake Como and Milan and here is…read morewhere we had the best pasta dishes we had the whole trip. I never have had ahi tuna with a pasta dish and was intrigued when I saw it on the menu and asked the server and he highly recommended it and I'm so glad he did. The taste profile is like nothing else you have imagined. I will be dreaming about this dish forever. My husband said the ravioli dish is the best pasta dish he had the whole trip also! The ambiance gives old Italian house vibes and so pretty!

Everything here is delicious and the waiters and waitresses are lovely!!…read more The ambiance is warm and notable! We've come back to Italy twice and always make sure we go here at least one time if not more!

We had finished our tour at the Vatican, and we were just walking along when we stopped by Mamà…read moreRistobistrot for lunch. The restaurant is cozy and refreshing with lot of white marble and light colored decor. Mamà Ristobistrot is a great place for tourists and locals alike, but it's not overflowing with tourists which is nice. The food was absolutely excellent! We started with apps: warm focaccia and olive oil, eggplant and zucchini patties with tomatoes, and prawns and mint. All the starters were super flavorful. The prawns were some of the best we've ever had! For our main meal, we had the paccheri pasta with chunks of sea bass, tomatoes, and capers as well as the prawns entrée. I highly recommend Mamà Ristobistrot for anyone wanting lunch after visiting Vatican City!

We were searching for something close to our hotel and this looked interesting. The beef that comes…read moreout on a hot stone was all it took for me to want to go. We split a salad that was big enough for a meal, my wife had the bolognese, and I had the steak. It was super rare, but as I cut into it, I would lay it onto the stone to allow it to cook a bit more. I like it on the lean side of medium rare and my wife prefers a bit more. This was perfect for us to both enjoy it the way we like. Her pasta was excellent as well and we enjoyed sharing the meal. A bottle of wine topped off a great dinner. The weather was rainy so we opted to sit inside and it was warm and welcoming. Our waiter was helpful with our choices and we enjoyed his observations. The only thing I can say that was off, was the older woman who was paying her bill before me was pressured into leaving a tip ( service charge, is what he said). I was prepared for that but was not asked to tip. Great meal, we enjoyed it immensely, but the service charge that was scammed out of the 70+ year old lady in front of me kind of left a sour taste in my mouth. I was going to tip a few euros because we enjoyed ourselves so much, but decided not to because of the way it was presented to the party before us.

As others have said, this is no longer the name of the restaurant- it is now Il Panzerotto. That…read moresaid, I disagree about the food quality. We had a calzone and traditional spaghetti and both were delicious. I don't even know how to describe the calzone. It was unlike anything I've had before but SO good. I literally cleaned my plate with the last of the breading from it. The owner/chef was Luca. He was upset with the host because he had burned the plastic on the outdoor tent as he had placed a heater too close to it. To be honest, he seemed like a bit of a jerk, but his food was freaking delicious.

You know when you eat something so good your eyes roll back in your head? When you eat something…read moreso delicious that you make those yummy noises? This is that little hole in the wall, off the beaten path place that you have to go to when you come to Rome. Fresh, fresh, fresh and served with a smile!

Very friendly chef and nice food, tapas. If you're like me…read moretired of spaghetti and pizza this is a good small bistro for you. Feel like home cooking, lowest price in this area, Will go back again

Just had a delicious lunch at Artigiani Del Gusto, my favorite meal in Rome. Home made pasta and…read moregreat flavors. Friendly service as well. I wish I would have discovered this sooner than on my last day. Next time I visit Rome I will definitely go back. Thank you!

Best meal we had in Rome! " Ravioli with sage and brown…read morebutter, carciofi alla Romana, and a sublime appetizer of small tomatoes with basil and burrata, which I was reluctant to order because tomatoes in early January, when it's been pouring all week (the opposite of sun-ripened, feel me?) and also, the saddest caprese salad of my life had been on a previous trip to Rome in March. Happy to report this was the best caprese (or caprese variant) of my life. The bread was top notch too. Ditto the cheapest red wine on the menu. I'm a cheap date. We were originally seated by the front window, which was lovely, but the staff, apologizing profusely, realized they needed our table for a large party and moved us to the corner where we were next to a shelf of interesting books (my kind of atmosphere) and we had a fine view of the room - better than our original seats! The staff was friendly and professional, right down to the bus boy who helped my husband when he realized he was accidentally absconding with someone else's black umbrella from the increasingly large collection stashed at the back. Every time I had a less-than-inspired meal this trip, I was wishing I was back at Est.

After a full day of walking around Rome and sightseeing, we stopped here for a late lunch or early…read moredinner. The staff was very friendly, and their service was excellent. We sat outside to enjoy the nice weather. I started with a Peroni on tap. The food arrived shortly after and was delicious. I went inside to wash my hands and found the seating area inside to be nice and comfortable. We enjoyed our meal and continued exploring Rome!

When we come to Rome, we always come here to eat. Why, you ask? Because the food, the prices, and…read morethe service are consistently good. They have an extensive menu. There is something for everyone here. Their prices are very reasonable. They offer seating inside or out. They are open all day so that they can accommodate everyone. On this trip, we both enjoyed the Ravioli with butter and sage sauce. It is one of our favorites. The sauce is so delicate. We will be back again soon!

Surrounded by larger, more visible cafe's and hotels, this hole-in-the-wall shop is easy to miss. A…read moresmall doorway with some green signage really doesn't tell you much about what is going on inside. But if you take a quick peek in through the doorway, you will see a round, roasted porchetta just inside the entry with 2 toy pigs providing overwatch while the meatman quietly slices it to order. The menu is not large but the thing to get here is a porchetta sandwich. Double Meat if you are so inclined and cheese can be added but is unnecessary would only serve to cover up the purity of the sandwich filling. A sandwich here may not be life-changing, but it did make my day. The beauty of this place and its food is its simplicity. Perfectly juicy, expertly seasoned, and optimally fatty roasted pork is sliced and put inside a room-temperature, slightly hard white roll. No sauce, no veg, no additional condiments. Nothing covers up this single ingredient sandwich but a white paper wrapper. For $6-7euro, you pretty much get a fantastic taste of how good a cold sliced pork sandwich can be when the creator of it knows what they are doing. There are a couple of small tables outside that you can pay an extra $1euro to sit at but this food is made for walking. Go in, order and take it away to munch on while you continue your foot tour of this amazing city. I love Rome because it is such a complex place with so much to take in. But Er Buchetto is a great example of how exploring the underbelly of this great city can yield some really simple things that are pretty amazing.

If you're going to do one thing only, you better do it right. Er Buchetto focuses on Porchetta…read moresandwiches and does it pretty well. Reminds me of places like Barney's Pastrami Dip in Everett, WA who only did Pastrami sandwiches or the soup place in New York parodied in Seinfeld. You get the picture. We Yelped cheap food in the Termini area and Er Buchetto popped up. This place is a very tiny storefront with barely any room inside for two small tables. It seems to be ran by one man who is nice but firm. I wanted a double meat porchetta sandwich with cheese but either due to a language barrier or the strict menu listings, my wife and I ended up ordering the same thing - a porchetta sandwich with cheese. Our sandwiches were as basic as they come with simply meat and cheese on a crusty Italian roll. Nothing else. No sauce, no rocket (arugula), no other veggies. It's even served cold. The porchetta was tasty and the cheese freshly sliced. The miniscule space inside of his restaurant speaks volumes with a taxidermy pig (boar?) high up on the shelf, plenty of newspaper clippings with accolades on the wall and, of course, the star of the show - Porchetta under glass with a sharp knife laying next to it. The outside menu is handwritten and apparently he also offers pizza and salad. But who comes here and only orders that? Face it, you're here for the Porchetta sandwich and at a fantastic price of only 6 Euro per sandwich it is worth every penny! Well done sir.