Rome, Florence Eateries

In Florence, my favorite little restaurant is Antica Trattoria da Tito. They serve traditional Tuscan food. The chef/owner is a nice guy that will help you navigate the menu and pair wines with your food. Also,unlimited Limoncello after dinner. That usually got us stumbling back to the hotel afterward.

Trattoria da Tito

remembert to eat gelato before and after every meal in rome.


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remembert to eat gelato before and after every meal in rome.

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Oh and this every where you go. Gelato over there friggin rules.

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It might be a while, but I will get ideas from a Roman later today and post them.

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I'll be in Rome over the Christmas holidays. I'd love to hear some suggestions.

Okay, my restaurant was either San Teodoro or Inroma. They are both on Via dei Fienili (off the bigger street of Via de San Teodoro). Great for lunch and even better for dinner so a wonderful way to grab a bite if you're in the neighborhood of the Forum, Palantine Hill and Circus Maximus. So, you can explore the Forum, Palantine, the Circus, the Coloseum all in a day and have some great food. Don't miss the Capitaline Museums. Some excellent sculptures in there.

Via de San Teodoro runs alongside Palantine Hill up to the forum. This is where I stayed. There's a nice little shop for your wine, cheese and meats if you're so inclined. But anyway, the restaurant was very welcoming. And every time I went, it was packed with Romans. I always found if the Romans were packing the place out, it's a very good sign when you're not only the only American but only tourist at all.

Same goes for my pizza place, La Montecarlo on Vicolo Savelli which is just off Corso Vittorio Emanuelle (it's on google maps). A favorite for tourists and Romans alike. Great pizza for a very fair price (if not cheap). There's plenty in the area to see, but really this place is worth making the point just to go there. But if you are in the area, make sure and check out the French church, there are some awesome world class Caravaggio's in there. I think it's Chiesi de St. Louis or something like that.

Oh, and if you're in the San Teodoro/Palantine area, there's was this bad arse bakery down San Teodoro towards the Circus Maximus we would hit after every meal. Fresh homemade pastries for cheap in a little mom and pop store. Excellent for breakfast or as desert.

My favorite place in Florence was Trattoria Za Za. Very reasonable, good food, good atmosphere.

Za Za

And don't forget the gelato. Florence has the best gelato! The three best places in town were Grom, Carabe, and Gelateria dei Neri. Best gelato I had in rome was at Giolitti. Also, if you happen to make a day trip to Montalcino to sip on some Brunello, while you're out there, try the biscottino flavor gelato. It's basically a cream-flavored gelato with a locally made biscotti. It's excellent.

Check out the local markets, too. Head to Campo dei Fiori when you're in Rome and haggle for some parmigiano-reggiano, salami, and proscuitto. I'd grab something and keep it in my backpack while we walked about, then stop somewhere with a fantastic view, maybe grab a bottle of wine, and enjoy.

Have fun!

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My favorite place in Florence was Trattoria Za Za. Very reasonable, good food, good atmosphere

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I second this. Lobster ravioli was incredible.

Almost all meals in Florence were very good, but by far, the best meal I have had in my life was at this restaurant: LINK

It is off of the tourist path and hard to find because they have no sign and it doesn't look like a restaurant. Did not see many tourists in there at all and our waiter did not speak English like they did at most other restaurants, so we just let him choose for us. We had Bistecca at a few restaurants in Florence, but this one was the best.