Amazing rome restaurants?

Question

Hello all. Am going with GF to rome in June. Would like to go to an awesome restuarant - money no object - am imagining somewhere with awesome view. Would appreciate advice. Thanks. W

Answer 1

I'd recommend this restaurant in Trastevere called Vizi Capitali (i.e. 7 deadly sins). Booking is essential! The chef cooks for pleasure not money, it's recommended by my colleague with 'connections'.

http://www.vizicapitali.com/

The Italian starts their dinner at 9pm so I'd recommend booking at 9pm :-). When I arrived at 9pm, I was the only table. By the time I left there're only 4 tables. The chef turned down 3 groups because they didn't make booking. He's the pioneer of the 'slow food' concept.

I was abit surprised by the bill because thought I'd pay a fortune. This has to be one of the best lemon fish I've ever tasted.

The settings are quite romantic and just have a nice feeling :-).

Anyways back to the food, You can get degustation menu of meat or seafood for 35 euros plus wine (cost extra). I chose seafood degustation dinner and this is what I got:

- Antipasti platter consist of grilled octopus with olives, bufallo mozarellas dressed in mayo, lobster/linguistine in cocktail sauce, bruschetta with cheese, olived spread and anchovies

- First course is prawn pasta with 'sin' pesto (very yummy)

- Second course is THE BEST Lemon fish I've ever had (served with roast potatoes)

- Dessert is sooo d**n good, I was so full but gorged them anyways (it's 2 mini cups of orange sorbet and choc mouse) not to heavy to finish a really nice meal.

If you want a more down to earth restaurant, it's just round the corner from Vizi capitali called Pizzeria Nerone. You can just pop in or make a booking :-). When I went there, All were Italians (consist of mixed group of friends having great time and doing some catch up dinner).

With my sign language and english, I managed to order:

- Zucchini flowers with mozarella cheese fried in a parcel of flour (sooo d**n nice)

- Smoked Salmon, shrimps, olives, slice oranges pizza served with Rocket salad on top

- Calzone (Closed pizza) of mozarella cheese, proscuitto, basil served with Rocket, baby tomatoes and olive salad

- A bottle of their Nebiollo wines!

This place is so down to earth and has excelent food and ambient. It's good to be in a place where none of the tourists go and only the Italians who knows good time and good food go :-)

Pizzeria Nerone

Via del Moro, 43

Roma, Trastevere

Tel [phone]

FYI - Trastevere is the restaurant area in Rome, this is where the Romans go out for dinner :-).

Have fun! you'll have a good time with your gf. Just make sure you go for a stroll after dinner as it's very romantic with the bridges and quaint area of Trastevere :-). You'll have no problem with taxi late night either (or you can catch Trastevere trainif you still can make it).

Answer 2

the restaurant in the gardens of the Hotel de Russie

Answer 3

Try the roof top restraurant at the Hotel Eden.

http://www.hotel-eden.it/prova/eden111.a...

5 star hotel, 1 michelin star restaurant with roof top views over rome.

Answer 4

If you don't mind the price try the restaurant inside the Hotel Hilton in via Cadlolo.

http://www.cavalieri-hilton.it/new/uk/in...

Answer 5

No contest. Best meal I have ever had in my entire life. (Do yourself a favor and don't eat all day until you go here.)

Near the Pantheon is a little hole in the wall restaurant called Due Colonne. (Possibly Duo Colonne, not sure of spelling.) It is very low cost, and I could not get over how unbelievably amazing the food was.

All I have to say is, order the walnut ravioli, your life will never be the same. These guys could be charging $200 a plate in New York City.

Answer 6

"Da Mario"

Via della Vite

Answer 7

"Re degli Amici"

Via Della Croce, 33/B

00187 Roma (RM), Italy

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It's near Piazza di Spagna