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Rome then Tuscany- places to eat
Posted on 6/10/14 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 6/10/14 at 12:15 pm
We'll be in Rome then Tuscany (Pisa, but driving around and touring as much as we can in the region) for two weeks this summer. I'm looking for places to eat that can't be missed, more specifically places that are very low key.
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Posted on 6/10/14 at 12:16 pm to TexasTiger05
Olive Garden
Posted on 6/10/14 at 12:19 pm to tduecen
sounds super!
Do we need reservations, or is walk in service provided?
Do we need reservations, or is walk in service provided?
This post was edited on 6/10/14 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 6/10/14 at 12:21 pm to TexasTiger05
Posted on 6/10/14 at 12:25 pm to urinetrouble
thank ya mam, thread bookmarked
Posted on 6/10/14 at 12:35 pm to TexasTiger05
If you're going to Cinque Terre I can tell you the best thing I ate my entire time in Italy was the pizza at La Gata Flora in Corniglia.
Also in Tuscany check out Montepeloso. The guy makes some killer wines.
Also in Tuscany check out Montepeloso. The guy makes some killer wines.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 12:47 pm to Rohan2Reed
Mario's in Rome was fantastic and where a lot of locals eat. A short walk from the Coliseum.
Also if in Cinque Terre, in Vernazza, the seafood risotto at Ristorante Incadase da Piva might be the best thing I ate in all of Italy.
Make a note to eat where the locals eat. There are a lot of restaurants that are tourist traps very similar to The French Quarter in that they're not authentic Italian dishes. Chances are that a restaurant in or on a piazza are tourist traps.
BTW, I hate you. Rome is where I should live.
Also if in Cinque Terre, in Vernazza, the seafood risotto at Ristorante Incadase da Piva might be the best thing I ate in all of Italy.
Make a note to eat where the locals eat. There are a lot of restaurants that are tourist traps very similar to The French Quarter in that they're not authentic Italian dishes. Chances are that a restaurant in or on a piazza are tourist traps.
BTW, I hate you. Rome is where I should live.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 1:09 pm to Tubedog13
quote:don't hate too much. My 14 month and 4 year old will be in tow- hence the low key requests
BTW, I hate you
Posted on 6/10/14 at 1:15 pm to TexasTiger05
Best meal I had in Rome was Trattoria der Pallero.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 1:20 pm to TexasTiger05
Best place to get really current eating recs in Italy: Katie Parla's blog LINK
She also has an app.
My favorite thing to eat in Rome is pizza bianca or pizza rossa. Not pizza as Americans think of it, but rather an only in Rome flatbread. The bianca is very simple, topped w/olive oil and a few flecks of herbs. It's a cousin to focaccia. If I had a couple of kids in tow, I'd hit up the Antico Forno on the Campo di Fiore for pizza bianca & rosso. The Campo hosts an outdoor market, so lots for kids to see and space to move in, and the Antico Forno cranks out fresh p.B all day long. Around lunchtime, Antico has a side shop (across the vicolo/alley) selling simple sandwiches. 10 euro will buy a picnic feast. You can perch at the base of the Bruni statue nearby to eat, or walk the short distance to the Tiber embankment.
Not too far from the Campo is the Roscioli bakery: https://www.salumeriaroscioli.com/bakery/
You can get a porchetta sandwich (and you should), as well as cookies, bread, simple sweets.
A good traveler's tip for Roman bathroom access: practically every block has a coffee bar, and you can suck down an espresso standing at the bar (1.50 euro) while the rest of your party uses the facilities.
Where in Rome are you staying?
She also has an app.
My favorite thing to eat in Rome is pizza bianca or pizza rossa. Not pizza as Americans think of it, but rather an only in Rome flatbread. The bianca is very simple, topped w/olive oil and a few flecks of herbs. It's a cousin to focaccia. If I had a couple of kids in tow, I'd hit up the Antico Forno on the Campo di Fiore for pizza bianca & rosso. The Campo hosts an outdoor market, so lots for kids to see and space to move in, and the Antico Forno cranks out fresh p.B all day long. Around lunchtime, Antico has a side shop (across the vicolo/alley) selling simple sandwiches. 10 euro will buy a picnic feast. You can perch at the base of the Bruni statue nearby to eat, or walk the short distance to the Tiber embankment.
Not too far from the Campo is the Roscioli bakery: https://www.salumeriaroscioli.com/bakery/
You can get a porchetta sandwich (and you should), as well as cookies, bread, simple sweets.
A good traveler's tip for Roman bathroom access: practically every block has a coffee bar, and you can suck down an espresso standing at the bar (1.50 euro) while the rest of your party uses the facilities.
Where in Rome are you staying?
Posted on 6/10/14 at 1:30 pm to hungryone
quote:on Via Nazionale
Where in Rome are you staying?
staying in Rivalto the week after that in Tuscany in a 400 year old villa. I'm more excited about that end of the trip tbh
Posted on 6/10/14 at 1:53 pm to TexasTiger05
Rome is wonderful...Tuscany is fun, but it's rural and spread out. I'd take Rome over the countryside any day....so many wonderful things close together.
A branch of the famed food purveyor Castroni is at Via Nazionale, 71. It's a good place to buy food souvenirs--chocolate bars, hard candies, jellies, jams, tea, etc. Plus it has a small cafe where you can sit and rest while enjoying a spremuta (fresh squeezed OJ). Here's the Castroni website (though for a different location): LINK
You also will be in the general area of gelateria Fatamorgana, one of Rome's absolute best: https://www.gelateriafatamorgana.com/web/
If your travel plans include the Vatican/St Peter's, then I'd put Pizzarium on a must-eat list. Innovative, seasonally topped pizzas: LINK
A branch of the famed food purveyor Castroni is at Via Nazionale, 71. It's a good place to buy food souvenirs--chocolate bars, hard candies, jellies, jams, tea, etc. Plus it has a small cafe where you can sit and rest while enjoying a spremuta (fresh squeezed OJ). Here's the Castroni website (though for a different location): LINK
You also will be in the general area of gelateria Fatamorgana, one of Rome's absolute best: https://www.gelateriafatamorgana.com/web/
If your travel plans include the Vatican/St Peter's, then I'd put Pizzarium on a must-eat list. Innovative, seasonally topped pizzas: LINK
Posted on 6/10/14 at 1:59 pm to TexasTiger05
quote:
Rome
great city but the amount of beggars and street people are outrageous.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:19 pm to trident
Gypsies are annoying
To the OP, I was going to suggest walking through Trastevere which is southern Rome, on the opposite side of the river Tibre from you, but that may be quite the trek with kids in tow. That was my favorite part of Rome, it's an area where locals live and I believe there is a university there. Anyway, there's an awesome restaurant called Antico Arco in that area. It was my favorite from my trip to Rome.
You may have to get reservations, as it's pretty small.
To the OP, I was going to suggest walking through Trastevere which is southern Rome, on the opposite side of the river Tibre from you, but that may be quite the trek with kids in tow. That was my favorite part of Rome, it's an area where locals live and I believe there is a university there. Anyway, there's an awesome restaurant called Antico Arco in that area. It was my favorite from my trip to Rome.
You may have to get reservations, as it's pretty small.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:40 pm to TexasTiger05
Just got back from Italy last Friday.
Best places we ate in Rome:
1) La Penna D'oca - food was excellent, pistachio soufflé will blow your mind. We had actually stumbled upon this place walking around, turns out it's ranked in the top 2 or 3% of restaurants in Rome. It's was very good.
2) Trattoria Cecio - good food, friendly service
3) Osteria Antica Brunetti - don't get the pork bc it's tiny, everything else is good. Really nice atmosphere as well.
Best we ate at in Florence (both recommended to us by our driver who is a local):
1) Trattoria Acquacotta - this place was incredible. Seriously, don't pass it up if you're in Florence. Meatball stuffed rabbit was amazing.
2) Trattoria Gargani - We were some of the only foreigners in the place. Owners personally knew everyone who walked through the door...great local dining experience. Great food as well.
Best places we ate in Rome:
1) La Penna D'oca - food was excellent, pistachio soufflé will blow your mind. We had actually stumbled upon this place walking around, turns out it's ranked in the top 2 or 3% of restaurants in Rome. It's was very good.
2) Trattoria Cecio - good food, friendly service
3) Osteria Antica Brunetti - don't get the pork bc it's tiny, everything else is good. Really nice atmosphere as well.
Best we ate at in Florence (both recommended to us by our driver who is a local):
1) Trattoria Acquacotta - this place was incredible. Seriously, don't pass it up if you're in Florence. Meatball stuffed rabbit was amazing.
2) Trattoria Gargani - We were some of the only foreigners in the place. Owners personally knew everyone who walked through the door...great local dining experience. Great food as well.
This post was edited on 6/10/14 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:54 pm to jordan21210
I love Il Guscio, on via del Orto, #49, in Florence. It's across the river, in the nontouristy Oltr'Arno neighborhood. LINK
Also, Rivalto is not too far from Bagni di Casciana, a historic spa town since Roman times. Bagni has thermal pools, including outdoor, naturally heated ones. https://www.termedicasciana.com/tuscany_spa/spa_pools_tuscany.htm
Also, Rivalto is not too far from Bagni di Casciana, a historic spa town since Roman times. Bagni has thermal pools, including outdoor, naturally heated ones. https://www.termedicasciana.com/tuscany_spa/spa_pools_tuscany.htm
Posted on 6/11/14 at 1:19 am to trident
quote:it'll be green and full of vegetation. Sounds like heaven
.Tuscany is fun, but it's rural and spread out.
quote:dealt with that for three years. Sunglasses are your best friend.
great city but the amount of beggars and street people are outrageous.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 6:26 am to TexasTiger05
I honestly didn't find the beggars and homeless people to be an issue in Rome. I see more homeless people at the corner of I-10 and College.
The street vendors are pretty bad right now. They aren't very aggressive though, so it was never an issue...they don't follow you around and bug you like they did when I went to Paris a few years ago.
The street vendors are pretty bad right now. They aren't very aggressive though, so it was never an issue...they don't follow you around and bug you like they did when I went to Paris a few years ago.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 8:24 am to jordan21210
In Rome, Roscioli. Across the river in Trastevere, Trattoria da Teo for seafood.
While in Tuscany, set aside a day in the medieval walled city of Lucca. It's fantastic. Eat at Osteria Baralla.
While in Tuscany, set aside a day in the medieval walled city of Lucca. It's fantastic. Eat at Osteria Baralla.
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