If during the tour of
Rome I'm asked to stop for lunch, these are the restaurants I
suggest. They're all pretty good and not too expensive (a good meal
is between 15 and 25 Euros including drinks) and located in
different parts of the city so there's always one at hand when
people get hungry!
Sora Rosa
- This is the restaurant on the
Old Appian Way
where you eat out in the garden and they're famous for their
chicken.
Closed on Mondays.
Bucci
- This is in Castelgandolfo. I don't get to go there as often as I
would like to since it's not in the city, but it's really a great
place. Outstanding foods and wines. Unforgettable panorama and
desserts!
Closed on
Wednesdays.
Da Franca
- None of
the restaurants I like are what you would call "tourist
restaurants", but this place is really something else, they don't
even have a name or a sign outside. We call it "Franca's" by the
name of the cook. Right on the Appian Way, housed in a building
brought up from the ruins of a Roman tomb, it operates as a
restaurant since the 16th Century! Not much of a menu, but really
good food and really inexpensive. Phone +39-06-5136792 address: Via
Appia Antica, 28. Website? Credit cards? Are you kidding?
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
Sor'Eva
- This is a simple, good and traditional Roman restaurant at a very
short walking distance from the Vatican. Ideal for lunch before or
after visiting St. Peter's and/or the Sistine Chapel. No website.
Address: Piazza della Rovere 108 00165 Roma Tel. 066875797.
Closed on
Mondays.
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