A Foodie’s Guide to Rome Restaurants and Bars, Rome, Italy

I once wrote down a quote (I can’t remember who it was by) that went something along the lines of: “Sex is like Shakespeare: even when it’s bad, it’s still a damn sight better than the alternative.” The same is probably true of food in Rome: even if you’re in an over-priced pizza joint that’s equidistant from the Vatican, Colosseum and Spanish Steps, it’s still not going to be that bad. And yet, like everything, there are degrees: there are thinner, crispier pizzas and fatter, flabbier pizzas; there is better value for money and worse; and not all carbonaras are created equal.

And while it may be easy to sort the guanciale from the bog-standard bacon outside the tourist centre (the Romans will undoubtedly see to that), in the tourist traps it’s not so simple… Hence why I devised my guide to where to eat near Rome’s top tourist attractions. As always, thanks to Maria from HeartRome for all her wonderful tips and insights into being a foodie in the Eternal City! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).