Category: Rome Food & Drink

When in Rome you might find yourself in front of a mysterious plate of Roman cuisine. And your instinct might be to ask: “What is this?” But don’t! For two reasons: One, the answer might stop you from eating a truly delicious dish. And two, the answer might conjure up...

To see Rome through its monuments and tourist attractions is the route many tourists take. But if you could squeeze out one day in Rome to be planned simply around food, then what would we recommend you do and see and eat? For a perfect foodie day in Rome, you’ll...

I am a HUGE fan of food blogs. As a greedy person living in a city of such endless food choices, I am in need of professional help. Because the problem is, there are soooo many restaurants and trattorie in Rome. There is sooo much food to choose from! Much...

Monti is Rome’s hip enclave located near the city center and the monuments of Ancient Rome, the Colosseum and the Forum. It’s a small neighborhood set between the two wide roads of Via Cavour and Via Nazionale on the north and south, and to the east and west it is...

The small neighbourhood behind the Colosseum is called Celio. And to tourists who pass through on the main street of Via San Giovanni in Laterano—which stretches between the Colosseum and the church of San Giovanni—it might not seem like much of a neighbourhood at all. But on the other, less...

A marble stone’s throw away from the Colosseum, the neighbourhood of Monti used to be overlooked by tourists. But it is now known as a funky, hipster area of the city with new bars, shops and restaurants springing up seemingly weekly. Normally, a reputation like this would scare me and...

Very much outside the Roman city walls, Garbatella is a residential Roman neighbourhood with a difference. Walk past the high-rise apartment blocks away from the Metro station and lose yourself in its winding streets. Nowhere else in Rome, does it look like this. Built in the 1920s, Garbatella was designed...

This post was written by Marco Lori, our resident wine expert. The most famous gastro tradition of Italy in May (and the current spring season) is the fava bean, or broad bean in the UK and Australia. No May meal would be complete without a final course of fresh fava beans...