Joie’s guidebook
Food scene
Some of the best food in Rome. So popular it's one of the few places with two seatings at dinner. Reserve in advance.
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Ristorante le Mani in Pasta
37 Via dei GenovesiSome of the best food in Rome. So popular it's one of the few places with two seatings at dinner. Reserve in advance.
A Trastevere landmark. One of the best traditional restaurants in Rome. Outdoor seating in warm weather.
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Da Lucia
2b Vicolo del MattonatoA Trastevere landmark. One of the best traditional restaurants in Rome. Outdoor seating in warm weather.
Great, authentic Roman pizza. Always mobbed with locals, so go early. Try to seat near the oven so you can watch the pizza being made.
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Ai Marmi
53-59 Viale di TrastevereGreat, authentic Roman pizza. Always mobbed with locals, so go early. Try to seat near the oven so you can watch the pizza being made.
This is a true gourmet experience with a master chef. Pricey but memorable . Unique take on Italian cuisine.
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Glass Hostaria
58 Vicolo del CinqueThis is a true gourmet experience with a master chef. Pricey but memorable . Unique take on Italian cuisine.
A local favorite. Great traditional Roman food, an easy walk from the apartment. Casual.
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Da Enzo
39-41 Via Ennio Quirino ViscontiA local favorite. Great traditional Roman food, an easy walk from the apartment. Casual.
t’s one of the very few eateries in the city to use exclusively Laziali ingredients that are meticulously sourced by owner Vincenzo Mancini, who is a pioneer of promoting and safeguarding artisan producers.
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Proloco Trastevere
23 Via Goffredo Mamelit’s one of the very few eateries in the city to use exclusively Laziali ingredients that are meticulously sourced by owner Vincenzo Mancini, who is a pioneer of promoting and safeguarding artisan producers.
Zia Restaurant (behind Piazza San Cosimato) crafts a menu that flirts with both Italian and French influences, like their catch-of-the-day perfectly drenched in beurre blanc, capers and liquorice and blue cheese plin in a clove broth. To best sample Ziantoni’s culinary prowess, go for one of the tasting menus, which is €55 (£47) for five courses, or €75 (£64) for seven.
Zia Restaurant
45 Via Goffredo MameliZia Restaurant (behind Piazza San Cosimato) crafts a menu that flirts with both Italian and French influences, like their catch-of-the-day perfectly drenched in beurre blanc, capers and liquorice and blue cheese plin in a clove broth. To best sample Ziantoni’s culinary prowess, go for one of the tasting menus, which is €55 (£47) for five courses, or €75 (£64) for seven.
Sightseeing
The oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with Byzantian mosaics, extaordinary stained glass windows and painted ceiling. Put a coin in the box near the apse to illluminate it.
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Basilikaen af Vores Frue i Trastevere
Piazza di Santa Maria in TrastevereThe oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with Byzantian mosaics, extaordinary stained glass windows and painted ceiling. Put a coin in the box near the apse to illluminate it.
The alleged burial place of the saint. Ask one of the nuns to take you underground, where you ca n see the original church built almost two thousand years ago. The baroque exterior gates were added later, but the bell tower dates to 200 AD
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Santa Cecilia i Trastevere
22 Piazza di Santa CeciliaThe alleged burial place of the saint. Ask one of the nuns to take you underground, where you ca n see the original church built almost two thousand years ago. The baroque exterior gates were added later, but the bell tower dates to 200 AD
Shopping
Specialising in a range of international and national brand accessories including Maki sunglasses, Marshall headphones, and even Crosley record players, this uber-cool haunt is the place to grab a roll of film for your vintage polaroid or an impossibly hip pair of shades.
Elvis Lives Trastevere
27 Via di S. Francesco a RipaSpecialising in a range of international and national brand accessories including Maki sunglasses, Marshall headphones, and even Crosley record players, this uber-cool haunt is the place to grab a roll of film for your vintage polaroid or an impossibly hip pair of shades.
Recently expanded from a smaller store nearby, this shop sells the full line of Birkenstocks as well as many other labels. The styles are not just comfortable, they are cute! And Birkesntocks sell for a respectable savings in Europe compared with USA prices.
Natural Shoes
94 Via della LungarettaRecently expanded from a smaller store nearby, this shop sells the full line of Birkenstocks as well as many other labels. The styles are not just comfortable, they are cute! And Birkesntocks sell for a respectable savings in Europe compared with USA prices.
One of the most beautiful shops in the area, the windows will beckon you inside. Stacks of beautiful shawls and scarves are side by side with Venetian glass jewelry by the Sent sisters, handbags, treasures.
Pandora Malva
3 Piazza di S. Giovanni della MalvaOne of the most beautiful shops in the area, the windows will beckon you inside. Stacks of beautiful shawls and scarves are side by side with Venetian glass jewelry by the Sent sisters, handbags, treasures.
Via San Francisco a Ripa 168
Most of the choices in this small Rome shop are a well-edited selection from the Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti and Alberto Biano lines, as well as a sampling of coordinating shoes and accessories. From casual looks for everyday, to party dresses.
Verso Sud
16 Piazza di Santa CeciliaVia San Francisco a Ripa 168
Most of the choices in this small Rome shop are a well-edited selection from the Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti and Alberto Biano lines, as well as a sampling of coordinating shoes and accessories. From casual looks for everyday, to party dresses.