Venues similar to Africa

The quinto-quarto cathedral carved into Monte Testaccio

Cacio e pepe as liturgy since 1911

1936 osteria famed for tableside cacio e pepe

Catalani family taberna reviving ancient Roman recipes in old Trastevere

Graffiti-walled Roman osteria on Via Panisperna since 1906

Rome's reference Indian kitchen, tucked into Monti

San Lorenzo's Pasolini-era trattoria, family-run since 1890

The benchmark thin-crust Roman pizza of Testaccio

The original home of Rome's pizza-pocket of cucina romana

Sergio Esposito's legendary Roman-classic panini in the market

Garbatella's cooperative osteria and social garden

Esquilino's maritozzo temple since 1916

Rome's grand 1880 ice-cream palace in Esquilino

The archetypal San Lorenzo Roman-pizza institution

Historic Prati espresso bar famed for the chocolate-cup coffee

Esquilino stronghold of Roman cucina, carbonara that ranks

Sarah Cicolini's offal-forward Roman trattoria, nose-to-tail and serious

Chef-led Peruvian cooking by Piazza Dante in Esquilino

Textbook cucina romana cut into the amphora hill

Three-decade neighbourhood trattoria with day-specific menus