Checchino dal 1887 Restaurant
Historic Quinto Quarto Wine Cellar
Checchino dal 1887
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The quinto-quarto cathedral carved into Monte Testaccio
Unpretentious culinary bedrock
Testaccio
Rome's true culinary heart, where cucina romana was codified around the old slaughterhouse and the covered market.
Wedged between the Tiber and Monte dei Cocci, Testaccio is the working-class district where Roman cooking was effectively codified. Built around the old slaughterhouse, it is the home of the quinto quarto (offal) tradition and the covered Nuovo Mercato, with century-old trattorie like Checchino, Perilli and Felice anchoring one end and Cicolini-school new-wave kitchens the other. For a visitor used to Istanbul's depth of neighbourhood eating, this is the city's most honest table: no monuments, no posing, just substance.
Highlights
Nuovo Mercato Testaccio food stalls Monte dei Cocci trattorie Quinto quarto offal classics New-wave cucina romana kitchens Zero tourist posturing
11 places
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Flavio al Velavevodetto Restaurant
Trattoria Archaeological Setting Classic Pasta
Flavio al Velavevodetto
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Textbook cucina romana cut into the amphora hill
Trattoria Perilli Restaurant
Historic Old Rome Classic Pasta
Trattoria Perilli
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Cacio e pepe as liturgy since 1911
Felice a Testaccio Restaurant
Historic Family Run Tableside Pasta
Felice a Testaccio
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1936 osteria famed for tableside cacio e pepe
Da Bucatino Restaurant
Trattoria Neighbourhood Day Specific Menu
Da Bucatino
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Three-decade neighbourhood trattoria with day-specific menus
Pizzeria Da Remo Restaurant
Pizzeria Thin Crust Local Institution
Pizzeria Da Remo
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The benchmark thin-crust Roman pizza of Testaccio
Trapizzino Restaurant
Streetfood Design Led Modern Classic
Trapizzino
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The original home of Rome's pizza-pocket of cucina romana
Mordi e Vai Restaurant
Market Streetfood Cult
Mordi e Vai
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Sergio Esposito's legendary Roman-classic panini in the market
Da Oio a Casa Mia Restaurant
Trattoria Family Run Homestyle
Da Oio a Casa Mia
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Checked-cloth family trattoria of pure Roman recipes
Cafe
2 places
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