DK Travel : Rome : Places to eat

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Café Sant’Eustachio

Another best – this time the best cappuccino . Not surprisingly, the recipe is a closely guarded secret.
Café Sant’Eustachio

Rome’s most coveted cappuccini come from behind a chrome-plated shield that hides the coffee machine from view so no one can discover the skilled owner’s secret formula. All that is known is that the water comes from an ancient aqueduct and the brew is pre-sweetened. Always crowded.
Café Veneto

Right in the heart of the famous street, habitués find elegance and carefully prepared fare. Specialities include game and truffles.
Caffè Canova

The right-wing bastion in the long-standing Piazza del Popolo café war, with cheaper espresso , better ice cream and a restaurant upstairs (the Rosati is more stylish, though).
Caffè Rosati

The older, more left-wing of Piazza del Popolo’s rival cafés (the other is Caffè Canova) was founded by two of the Rosati brothers (a third continued to manage the family’s original Via Veneto café). It sports a 1922 Art Nouveau decor and its patrons park their newest Ferrari or Lotus convertibles out front.
Caffè Rosati

Art Nouveau rival to the right-wing Canova across the piazza, this has long been the haunt of left-wing intellectuals.
Cannavota

A traditional neighbourhood restaurant. Try risotto alla pescatore (seafood risotto).
Capranica

This wine bar-cum-restaurant is just the place for a quick aperitivo or a more leisurely alfresco lunch. The impressively bottle-lined interior shows that this is a serious wine bar with a well-stocked cellar offering a great choice of labels.
Checchino dal 1887

The premier restaurant of Testaccio since 1887 boasts Rome’s largest wine cellar. Working-class dishes – this is the place that invented coda alla vaccinara (see Coda alla vaccinara) – and more elegant fare are prepared divinely, with the best selection of Italian and French cheeses in town (see Felice).

Terrace, Checchino dal 1887
Checchino dal 1887

Among the great Roman restaurants. Offal-based delicacies such as rigatoni alla pajata (pasta with calf intestine).

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Restaurant price categories

For a three-course meal for one with half a bottle of wine (or equivalent meal), taxes and extra charges.
- under €30
- €30-40
- €40-50
- €50-60
- over €60