Category: Rome Food & Drink

There are many ways to get into the Christmas spirit if you’re visiting Italy during the holidays. For the whole month of December you’ll find food shops stocked with seasonal goodies. Trying these special Italian foods is one of the best ways to celebrate like an Italian, and they make...

Everyone knows that one of the highlights of coming to Italy is enjoying its spectacular food! While the Colosseum, Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain are all main attractions, so are the pasta, pizza and, of course, gelato. If you think that you can only get your gelato fix while in...

This was written with contributions by Dalila Ercolani. During village festivals, fairs, markets, concerts or sporting events, the modern streets of Rome are often filled often with food trucks that include the famous porchettari (or porchetta men). These vans house a functional kitchen to display and distribute the heavenly delicacy...

If you speak to any Italian and ask them what the best pizza in Italy looks like, you are likely to get varied responses. For centuries there has been an ongoing battle between the Romans and the Neapolitans as to whose pizza really is the best! Paper thin and crispy...

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...