where to eat in rome

In this section I list some of my favorite places to enjoy good food in Rome, divided by the topic on which they focus. For example, are you looking for gluten-free meals? Best breakfast bets in the Eternal City? All of Roma's produce markets? The 10 best picnic baskets and locations? Vegetarian restaurants? Look no further.

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Some of the best pizzas in Rome are made according to the century-old Neapolitan recipe. Here's where.

Wine-lovers, if you're on the hunt for a good wine list first and food to boot, check this article on some of my favorite wine bars and enoteche in Rome.

If you love pasta, pizza, focaccia and cannoli, but think a trip to Italy as a celiac will be unforgiving... you'll have to think again, for there is wide choice in gluten-free Rome

Looking for great Japanese food in Rome? In this list you'll know where the おいしい食べ物 in Rome is!

Are you a vegetarian/vegan and wish to dine out in Roma? Here's an article in which I list vegetarian restaurants and health food stores.

Hungry after Michelangelo or the MAXXI? You can linger after a nice exhibition, or relax tableside, taking in art and beauty at the best museum restaurants in Rome.

If you're traveling to Rome on a shoestring, make sure you take note of my list of places for true value dining in Rome.

Love fish? Listed here are some of Rome's best seafood restaurants.

Should you be visiting the Eternal City with kids, these are some of the best child-friendly restaurants in Rome.

Absolutely can't do without air-conditioning? Rome can get quite hot in summer, but not in these climate-controlled restaurants.

If the first meal of the day is your favorite, here's a complete guide to Rome's best breakfast best; or a list of places where you can find raw milk in Rome, or tips on where you can scout covert croissant and cornetti dealers in the middle of the night.

In this complete list, I provide a full index of Rome's neighborhood and farmer's markets.

Sightseeing in Rome? Make sure you know where the best wine, gelato and pizza near the monuments are first!

If you're planning to cook a meal in Rome, you can shop for all the right ingredients in some of Rome's best specialty stores and local foodie shrines, and in the best fishmongers, bakeries and delis in town.

Visiting Roma in the springtime makes you want to live the lush outdoors, here's a list of where you can pack the best picnic hampers in Rome.

Love dolce? Peruse my list of Rome's best sweet tooth landmarks, divided into accessible categories, between pastry shops, cafes, bakeries, chocolate shrines and more...

It is possible to stay away from the tourist crowds and noisy hordes visiting the centro storico, and still enjoy a good meal. Some of the best food can be had in the outskirts of Rome. This is a selective index of Rome's outlying gems.

If you like to take your time at a cafe, while updating your journal, check out my shortlist of favorite spots for writing and snacking in Rome.

A list of options should you be feeling homesick for a decent burger in Rome, or for some passable Mexican fare.

Traveling to Rome on your honeymoon, or eloping with your beloved? Check out my favorites among Rome's most romantic restaurants.

For more inspiration, in my restaurant blog Forchettine, I share some of my favorite food experiences (in Italian).