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Plan a trip to Rome, for the food
Roscioli (salumeriaroscioli.com)Rome is a city you eat in four neighborhoods: the old center around Campo de' Fiori, the Jewish Ghetto, Testaccio and Trastevere. Stay where you can walk home from dinner, eat the Roman pastas where they've been made for decades, do the markets in the morning, and book only the two or three tables that really need it.
The short answer
How longFour nights. Three full days covers the center, Testaccio and Trastevere with one long lunch to spare.
WhenApril to June and late September to early November: artichokes in spring, porcini and new olive oil in autumn. August is hot and many family trattorias close for two weeks.
Where to stayCampo de' Fiori and the Ghetto for a first trip: Roscioli, the Ghetto's bakeries and the Pantheon are all a short walk, and Trastevere is across one bridge.
Book aheadRoscioli and Felice a Testaccio (a week or two), Glass Hostaria for a big night, the Vatican Museums. Everything else on this page is walk-in or easy.
Sunday and MondayThe markets close Sunday and several trattorias close one of the two days. Plan the long Sunday lunch at Da Cesare al Casaletto.
Where to eat
From our story
★ From our story
Roscioli Salumeria con Cucina
Campo de' Fiori · $$$
Get: Carbonara, cacio e pepe, burrata with anchovies, a glass from the long list.
A deli with a dining room behind the counter. Our story on it is the reason this page starts here.
Book a week or two ahead; reviewers report it is packed.
Sources: Chef Amazing story, Visit Rome, Michelin Guide
The Roman classics
Armando al Pantheon
Pantheon · $$
Get: Spaghetti carbonara and the amatriciana.
Run by the Gargioli family since 1961, two minutes from the Pantheon, where most neighbors sell tourist pasta.
Book ahead. Closed Sunday; Saturday lunch only.
Sources: Michelin Guide, Airial 2026
Felice a Testaccio
Testaccio · $$
Get: Cacio e pepe tossed at the table; bucatini all'amatriciana.
An old-school Testaccio room, checkered floor and white tablecloths, famous for the tableside cacio e pepe.
Book ahead.
Sources: Time Out Rome
Trattoria Da Enzo al 29
Trastevere · $$
Get: Spaghetti or rigatoni carbonara.
One of Trastevere's most loved trattorias, small and family run.
Get there before it opens and put your name down.
Sources: The Infatuation, Wanted in Rome
Da Cesare al Casaletto
Casaletto · $$
Get: Fried gnocchi in cacio e pepe, tonnarelli cacio e pepe, gricia, oxtail.
The long lunch worth the tram ride out: a family trattoria Romans cross town for.
Book for Sunday lunch.
Sources: The Infatuation, Time Out Rome
Pizza, supplì and the bakeries
Antico Forno Roscioli
Campo de' Fiori · $
Get: Pizza bianca warm from the oven, or a slice of pizza rossa.
The classic Roman bakery, around the corner from the Salumeria.
Walk in.
Sources: Eating Europe
Supplizio
Banchi Vecchi · $
Get: The classic supplì, then cacio e pepe or carbonara, about 3 euros each.
A whole shop for Rome's fried rice ball, done properly.
Walk in.
Sources: Supplizio, Morsi Magazine
Bonci Pizzarium
Prati, by the Vatican · $
Get: Potato and rosemary, whatever's seasonal, a supplì. Pay by weight.
Pizza al taglio at its best, a short walk from the Vatican Museums.
Walk in; eat standing up.
Sources: Frommer's, Yelp
Pizzeria Remo
Testaccio · $
Get: Thin margherita, supplì, fried zucchini flowers.
Loud, cheap and Roman, the Testaccio pizza night.
No reservations. Arrive early.
Sources: Time Out Rome
Pasticceria Boccione
Jewish Ghetto · $
Get: Ricotta and sour cherry crostata; pizza ebraica.
Rome's oldest Jewish bakery, one window, no sign worth mentioning.
Walk in. Closed Saturday; Friday until 3pm.
Sources: Spotted by Locals, The Infatuation
The big night
Glass Hostaria
Trastevere · $$$$
Get: The chef's tasting menu.
Cristina Bowerman's Michelin-starred room in Trastevere, for the celebration dinner.
Book ahead.
Sources: Michelin Guide 2026, Romeing
The markets
Mercato di Testaccio
Get: Mordi e Vai's braised-beef panino, Casa Manco's pizza, then shop for pecorino and guanciale to bring home.
Monday to Saturday, about 7am to 3:30pm. Closed Sunday. Go before noon.
Sources: Romeing, AAA, Walks of Italy
Campo de' Fiori
Get: Come for the morning square and the bakeries around it; buy produce at Testaccio.
Mornings Monday to Saturday. More souvenir than market now, but the square at 8am is still lovely.
Sources: Walks of Italy
Cooking classes and food walks
Trastevere pasta making class
Get: Fresh Roman pasta with wine, then you eat what you made.
Sources: Eating Europe
Taste of Testaccio
Get: A daytime walk: supplì, the market, carbonara, amatriciana and cacio e pepe, gelato.
Sources: Eating Europe
Jewish Ghetto food tour
Get: Fried artichokes, ricotta and sour cherry pie, the Ghetto's history.
Sources: Eating Europe
New this year
Tribuna Campitelli
Piazza d'Aracoeli · New
In a 16th-century palazzo by the Campidoglio; one of the most talked-about openings of 2025 and 2026.
Source: Romeing, where to eat in Rome in 2026. New places change fast: your concierge checks it before you go.
Three days in Rome
Day 1. The old center
Bakeries in the morning, the Pantheon at lunch, the Ghetto in the afternoon, Roscioli for dinner. All on foot.
8:30am
Roscioli Caffè
A cornetto or a maritozzo and a cappuccino at the bar.
A cornetto or a maritozzo and a cappuccino at the bar.
9:15am
9:30am
🚶 3 min walkCampo de' Fiori
Walk the square while it's setting up.
Walk the square while it's setting up.
11:30am
1pm
4pm
8pm
Day 2. Testaccio
Rome's food neighborhood. The market in the morning, a sandwich at the stalls, cacio e pepe at night.
9:30am
Mercato di Testaccio
Walk every stall, buy pecorino and guanciale to take home.
Walk every stall, buy pecorino and guanciale to take home.
11am
1:30pm
🚶 3 min walkTrapizzino
Chicken cacciatore or meatball in a pizza-dough pocket. Opens at noon, closed Monday.
Chicken cacciatore or meatball in a pizza-dough pocket. Opens at noon, closed Monday.
3pm
🚶 14 min walkWalk the Aventine
Up to the Orange Garden for the view, ten minutes from the market.
Up to the Orange Garden for the view, ten minutes from the market.
8pm
🚶 12 min walkFelice a Testaccio
Cacio e pepe tossed at the table. Booked. No table? Pizzeria Remo, early.
Cacio e pepe tossed at the table. Booked. No table? Pizzeria Remo, early.
Day 3. The Vatican and Trastevere
The museums at opening, the best pizza al taglio in Rome, a pasta class, dinner across the river.
9am
Vatican Museums
Booked first entry. Two to three hours.
Booked first entry. Two to three hours.
12:30pm
4pm
8:30pm
🚶 11 min walkTrattoria Da Enzo al 29
Name on the list before it opens. Big night instead? Glass Hostaria, booked.
Name on the list before it opens. Big night instead? Glass Hostaria, booked.
Where to stay, by the food
Stay where you can walk home from dinner. Each neighborhood, how much of this page is a short walk away, and the hotels we'd book there. Set your dates, pick your kind of stay, and your concierge books it at the hotel's own rate.
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Campo de' Fiori and the Ghetto
Best for a first food trip
Roscioli, the Forno, Supplizio, Boccione and Armando are all minutes away, and Trastevere is across one bridge. Busy by day, quieter on the side streets at night.
8 of the 13 places on this page are a 15-minute walk: Roscioli Salumeria con Cucina, Armando al Pantheon, Trattoria Da Enzo al 29, Antico Forno Roscioli and more.
Splurge · Five stars, new and quiet
Six Senses RomeRome's most talked-about new luxury hotel, in a palazzo on Piazza San Marcello off the Corso, with a Roman-bath spa and a rooftop. About a 15-minute walk to Campo de' Fiori.
We ask the hotel for breakfast, a credit or an upgrade when we book.
From Hotels for Kings, top 20 Rome hotels (2026), The Urban List.
Splurge · Five stars, Relais & Châteaux
Hotel RaphaëlFive stars and a Relais & Châteaux member, by Piazza Navona and a few minutes from Campo de' Fiori. We mapped what to eat around it, morning to night.
We ask the hotel for breakfast, a credit or an upgrade when we book.
From Chef Amazing, Near this hotel, Hotels.com listing.
Design and boutique · A design hotel in the Ghetto
Hotel Chapter RomaA converted palazzo on a quiet lane in the Ghetto, steps from Campo de' Fiori's morning market. Scored 90.5 on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels.
From En Primeur Club.
Sweet spot · Right on the market
Hotel Campo de' FioriOne guide's favorite for a first trip to Rome. Rooms are small, but you wake up above the market.
From Santorini Dave, Best hotels in Rome.
No pick of this kind here yet. Tell us what you want and we'll find one.
Trastevere
Best for evenings out
Trattorias, wine bars and late nights on the doorstep. Pick a side street: the main lanes stay loud past midnight.
7 of the 13 places on this page are a 15-minute walk: Roscioli Salumeria con Cucina, Trattoria Da Enzo al 29, Antico Forno Roscioli, Supplizio and more.
Splurge · Five stars, on the Tiber
Villa Agrippina Gran MeliáThe one five-star in Trastevere: a villa in its own garden on the river edge, with a rooftop bar over the domes, a pool and a spa. Ten minutes on foot to the trattorias.
We ask the hotel for breakfast, a credit or an upgrade when we book.
From Untold Italy, best hotels in Trastevere (2026).
Design and boutique · A four-star former convent
Donna Camilla SavelliA four-star in a 17th-century Borromini convent with a cloister garden, Forbes's pick for the best hotel in Trastevere. Grand rooms, not five-star service.
From Forbes via Untold Italy, Islands.
Sweet spot · Easy walks both ways
Hotel San FrancescoGuests say it's an easy walk through Trastevere and across the river into the center.
From The Italy Edit.
Good value · In the lanes
Hotel Santa MariaIn the lanes off Santa Maria in Trastevere, at a gentler price than the center.
From Untold Italy, Best hotels in Trastevere 2026.
No pick of this kind here yet. Tell us what you want and we'll find one.
Testaccio
Best if food is the whole trip
Where Romans eat: the market, Felice, Remo and Trapizzino within a few blocks. Fewer hotels and a longer walk to the sights.
3 of the 13 places on this page are a 15-minute walk: Felice a Testaccio, Pizzeria Remo, Mercato di Testaccio.
Apartment · The rare one in Testaccio
Bob W Rome TestaccioFew hotels are in Testaccio itself. This one has apartment-style rooms and a terrace, about 100 euros a night in 2026. Or stay in Trastevere and walk over.
From Expedia guest reviews.
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Monti
Best central all-rounder
Near the Colosseum with neighborhood restaurants and bars. About 20 minutes on foot to Campo de' Fiori.
0 of the 13 places on this page are a 15-minute walk.
Splurge · Colosseum views
Palazzo ManfrediA small luxury hotel facing the Colosseum, with a rooftop restaurant and most rooms looking at the Colosseum or the Forum. A five-minute walk up into Monti.
We ask the hotel for breakfast, a credit or an upgrade when we book.
From Business Traveller, Five Star Alliance.
Design and boutique · A small luxury hotel by the Forum
The Inn at the Roman ForumA small luxury hotel by the Forum, on the edge of Monti.
From The Hotel Guru, Best hotels in Monti, Expedia listing.
Sweet spot · On Monti's best eating street
Residenza MontiOn Via del Boschetto, one of Monti's best streets for eating, rated 9.1 by guests.
From Hotelier's Choice, Monti.
Good value · Boutique, at a good price
Condominio MontiA small three-star boutique in Monti, often around $100 a night, a short walk to the Forum and the Colosseum.
From Hotelier's Choice, Expedia listing.
No pick of this kind here yet. Tell us what you want and we'll find one.
Neighborhood sources: Walks of Italy, Where to stay in Rome, Rome Travelogues, best neighborhoods 2026, Romeing.
Food concierge included
Other trips include breakfast for two. Ours include a food concierge.
Book your hotel with us at the hotel's own rate, often with extras the hotel gives our bookings, like breakfast or a credit. A person plans the food for your whole trip, at no extra cost.
- Before you goA food call, then a plan for every day in Rome: where to eat, what to book, what's walk-in.
- The hard tablesWe ask for them through the restaurant's own booking line, the hotel's concierge and the waitlists, never resold tables, and every hard one comes with a backup.
- Markets and classesThe right market morning and a cooking class with a local cook, booked around your days.
- What to orderA one-page sheet for every place: the dishes, the wine, what to skip.
- While you're thereA text line to a person. The table fell through, it's raining, you want a late dinner: write and we answer.
- When you're homeThe recipes for what you loved, written to cook in your kitchen.
We take about ten trips a month so every one gets real attention. Nothing is booked or charged until you say yes.
Picks checked 2026-11-11. From our own story and city guide, and current press. Places change: your concierge confirms every booking.
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