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re: Italy (Rome/Florence/Venice) eating recommendations?
Posted on 2/11/13 at 10:54 pm to urinetrouble
Posted on 2/11/13 at 10:54 pm to urinetrouble
One of our best meals in Rome was Il Gabriello. I second the Tartufo in Piazza Navona.
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Posted on 2/11/13 at 11:10 pm to urinetrouble
Check out Perche No in Florence. Best gelato we had while visiting Italy. Best trip I've ever been on. Enjoy
Posted on 2/11/13 at 11:15 pm to bostongeorge32
I would save your money and go somewhere else. Place sucks.
Posted on 2/11/13 at 11:41 pm to urinetrouble
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I should have mentioned that I will be staying in the Trastevere in Rome. So any recommendations in that area are all the better.
A good pizza/pasta place in Trastavere we stumbled upon was Sisini on Via San Francesco a Ripa. We saw a ton of locals flooding into the place, we figured it was good. Was not disappointed.
Posted on 2/12/13 at 1:11 am to urinetrouble
Well I got this thread bookmarked. 
Got a Mediterranean vacation coming up as well. I'll be hitting these three cities, as well as Nice/Monte Carlo, Kotor (Montenegro), Valletta (Malta) and Barcelona
Any rec's for those cities would be greatly appreciated.
Got a Mediterranean vacation coming up as well. I'll be hitting these three cities, as well as Nice/Monte Carlo, Kotor (Montenegro), Valletta (Malta) and Barcelona
Any rec's for those cities would be greatly appreciated.
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:08 am to genro
Trastevere is a great neighborhood. I like Pizzeria Ai Marmi, on viale Trastevere. If you go early, right when it opens, you won't have to wait for a table. Super thin crust Roman pizza, braised artichokes, suppli (arancini, or fried rice balls stuffed with cheese), plus simple stuff like crostini topped with beans, etc. Outside of Trastevere, seek out the food shops Volpetti, Castroni, and the Roscioli bakery on via del Gubbionari for a porchetta sandwich.
If you are intrepid, you can take the train from FCO to the Trastevere station for less than 15 euro. It is an easy way to get into town without fighting traffic.
ETA in Florence, Fabiola Picchis celebrated ristorante Cibreo shares a kitchen with his trattoria Cibreo, so you can sample his Tuscan cuisine at a lower pricing point with no reservations.
If you are intrepid, you can take the train from FCO to the Trastevere station for less than 15 euro. It is an easy way to get into town without fighting traffic.
ETA in Florence, Fabiola Picchis celebrated ristorante Cibreo shares a kitchen with his trattoria Cibreo, so you can sample his Tuscan cuisine at a lower pricing point with no reservations.
This post was edited on 2/12/13 at 11:11 am
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:11 am to urinetrouble
quattro leoni in florence, don pedros in sorrento
Posted on 2/12/13 at 12:42 pm to Hermit Crab
quote:Seems a little out of the way.
sorrento
Posted on 5/27/13 at 4:56 pm to coolpapaboze
Bump.
Heading to Italy tomorrow evening. Rome 3 nights, 2 nights in Cinque Terre, and 4 more with a rental car in Tuscany between Florence and Sienna.
Any more recommendations?
Heading to Italy tomorrow evening. Rome 3 nights, 2 nights in Cinque Terre, and 4 more with a rental car in Tuscany between Florence and Sienna.
Any more recommendations?
Posted on 5/27/13 at 5:46 pm to Tiger at Law
L'Antico Arco in Trastevere was great.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 6:42 pm to hungryone
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Trastevere is a great neighborhood. I like Pizzeria Ai Marmi, on viale Trastevere. If you go early, right when it opens, you won't have to wait for a table. Super thin crust Roman pizza, braised artichokes, suppli (arancini, or fried rice balls stuffed with cheese), plus simple stuff like crostini topped with beans, etc.
I recommend this place as well. Great, authentic Roman pizza. Beware that the sausage comes medium rare on the pizza, but I enjoyed the hell out off it and didn't die. Apparently, it is common because my pizza in Florence came with medium rare sausage as well.
Trastevere is where we stayed and it is a great neighborhood.
This post was edited on 5/27/13 at 6:45 pm
Posted on 5/27/13 at 9:32 pm to urinetrouble
In Florence, there are couple places we ate at that I consider can't miss.
Osteria De Benci: Go here for dinner and get the drunken spaghetti. It is spaghetti cooked in red wine and it is fantastic. I loved it so much we had to find a recipe and make it as soon as we got back. My wife got the strawberry risotto and it was excellent.
All'Antico Vinaio: Neat little sandwich shop near the Uffizi. One of the best sandwiches I've ever had. Amazingly fresh, high-quality ingredients. I got the Porchetta and it was heaven.
Osteria De Benci: Go here for dinner and get the drunken spaghetti. It is spaghetti cooked in red wine and it is fantastic. I loved it so much we had to find a recipe and make it as soon as we got back. My wife got the strawberry risotto and it was excellent.
All'Antico Vinaio: Neat little sandwich shop near the Uffizi. One of the best sandwiches I've ever had. Amazingly fresh, high-quality ingredients. I got the Porchetta and it was heaven.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:33 am to urinetrouble
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:38 am to Tiger at Law
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In Florence, you have to go to Trattoria Za-za.
This.
And <3 Powerman.
Driving in Italy is easier than driving in France, but the toll booths are ridiculous. The drive from Paris to Venice, we spent about 100 euros in just tolls.
Have a lot of cash, or they write you a ticket, plus take FOREVER to make copies or your passport, license, registration, rental car stuff, etc. Also, if you're going with a female to Venice, tell her not to wear scented perfume or lotion. The bugs during the summer are AWFUL and will bite her up. Anddd, if you get sea sick, take some Dramamine for the boat ride from the mainland to Venice. It takes about 1.5 hours and is veryyy rocky with no AC.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:58 am to LSU lilly
Besides the adventure or novelty, why would anyone in their right mind drive from Paris to Venice?
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:03 am to LSU lilly
Cool, didn't know I had to be on the lookout for tolls in Italy
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:08 am to BlackenedOut
Both. I had never been overseas before, so I wanted to see everything. 
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:09 am to Tiger at Law
There is a little town called Panzano, out in the countryside near Florence. In that town is a famous butcher named Dario "Magnifico" Cecchini, he's known as the crazy butcher because he recites Dante's Inferno while cutting meat. Anyway, he has a butcher shop/restaurant in Panzano that is great.
This post was edited on 5/28/13 at 11:16 am
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:12 am to Tiger at Law
Oh, and eat at Bistrot de Venise in Venice. It is fantastic.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:37 am to LSU lilly
Yeah but they have an excellent train system which is a far superior way to travel.
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