🇮🇹 Tasting Italy: Rome Foodie List

There are never enough trips to Rome for the restaurants alone. Here are some of my favorites we've found over the years! WHY THIS LIST INSTEAD OF MY FREE VERSION? Because this way, you have options! Find yourself hangry and need food ASAP? You'll find great, authentic options on this list near you no matter where you are! Your first choice restaurant is full? I include plenty of options, so you have backups in each neighborhood! In a really touristy area without a reservation? This gives you a cheat sheet for eating well anywhere you find yourself! In this guide, you'll get: - suggestions on typical dishes to look for on any Roman menu - an interactive map to help navigate you to each spot - Categories include: restaurants, pizza & cheap eats, coffee & breakfast, bars, speakeasies, gelato

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Typical Roman dishes

No trip is complete without food! Here are some of the classic Roman foods to be on the lookout for:

🍝 Carbonara: The classic. Carbonara is an egg and cheese sauce flavored with guanciale, pig cheek. It’s classic Italian food: simple flavors done right.

🍝 Amatriciana: Roman-style tomato sauce, but their version adds pork and onion. It’s delicious and the pork adds a different dimension to a classic sauce.

🍝 Cacio e pepe: Cacio e pepe is the Italian version of macaroni and cheese. Made with pecorino, a sheep cheese, it’s hearty comfort food.

🍝 Gricia: Pasta alla gricia is in the same vein as carbonara and cacio e pepe: a rich cheesy sauce with guanciale. Think carbonara without the eggs or cacio e pepe with added bacon.

🍘 Supplì: Supplì are the Roman version of arancini. They’re delicious little fried rice balls, held together with cheese and breaded. Sometimes they have a center of meat, but they’re delicious either way! They’re a great snack or appetizer.

🥘 Saltimbocca: Saltimbocca is a classic Italian meat dish. Most traditionally it’s veal, prosciutto, and sage with a white wine and butter sauce.

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Amateur Italian, travel advisor, and adventurous eater! I’m a travel creative living in small town northern Italy, and I've been planning travel for over 15 years. I've lived on three continents and visited over 40 countries, so I'm passionate about helping travelers experience the best of a location, no matter where! I love both/and travel: I want to see the big sights AND the local hangouts, the big cities AND the small towns. I’d love to help you do it too! If you’re going to Rome for the first time, you don’t need me to tell you to see the Colosseum. But you might want me to tell you if it’s better as a guided tour or on your own, what add-on’s are worth the money, and what are the extra secret things your ticket can get you! My favorite part of travel is eating well: finding the local haunts, tasting a new wine, and trying the local dishes. Amazing food doesn't have to be expensive: sometimes the best of a place is in the street food! But if it is a splurge, I'll make sure it's worth every penny. I'd love to work with you to create the trip of your dreams!

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