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Travel Hacks: Espresso and Go
First of all, an important tip for breakfast in Rome: it is very rare to have a large breakfast in Italy. Mostly you only get a "cornetto", i.e. a croissant, and an espresso - here it is important that you don't order an espresso, but simply a caffè. A "normal" coffee is called Caffè Americano. Check out our coffee guide in Trieste.
Attention: coffee at the bar. In Italy, it is common to drink your coffee standing up in the bar. In this case, the espresso costs about one euro. This is common for Italians: have a quick espresso at the bar and then go to work.
As a tourist, you tend to make the mistake of sitting down comfortably in a café, as you know it in Germany. But then it can happen - especially in Rome - that you have to pay a lot more. A breakfast consisting of panini and espresso can cost almost 10 euros per person.
Tip: To explore Rome and the many great sights of the city, we recommend the Go City Pass Rome. The pass gives you more money and time to eat ????.
1. camillo B
Camillo B has a great offer for aperitivo between 6pm and 9pm: when you order a drink, you get a bunch of little bowls of food for free - very Spanish tapas style but with a "Roman touch"!
Address: Piazza Cavour 19/21(Google Maps)
Website: www.camillob.com
You can get these tasty snacks at Camillo B 2 La Casetta a Monti
Near the Colosseum is this tiny, cute bar in an ivy-covered house. They serve great cakes and desserts, for example. We can definitely recommend La Casetta a Monti. Above it, by the way, is a lovely holiday flat called La Casetta al Colosseo.
Address: Via della Madonna dei Monti 62(Google Maps).
The cute restaurant is located in this great house 3rd Brassai
Brassai serves everything from breakfast to pizza. They also have a great selection of great cocktails! It's a 5-minute walk to Castel Sant'Angelo.
Address: Via di Panico 28: Via di Panico 28(Google Maps)
The cocktails at Brassai are delicious - and so is the bruschetta.
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4 L' Antica Pizzeria da Michele Trevi
The pizzeria, L' Antica Pizzeria da Michele Trevi, is located in a small side street right next to the Trevi Fountain and was recommended to us by Laura, our city guide in Rome.
And she was right - although the selection is quite small, the pizza tastes excellent. It's not necessarily cosy there either, but super authentic - there were only Italians sitting around us.
Address: Via dei Lucchesi 28(Google Maps)
Website: www.damicheleroma.it
In this restaurant you get excellent pizza 5 Raddicchio e Pommodoro
Another great place for pizza is the small shop Raddicchio e Pommodoro. Here you get the slices in your hand and you can also try Supplì - which are deep-fried rice croquettes typical of Rome.
My tip, however, is the pizza with potatoes. It may sound weird, but it's really delicious!
Address: Via S. Martino della Battaglia 33(Google Maps)
Website: www.radicchioepommodoro.it
The pizza with potatoes actually tastes really delicious
Our hotel tips for Rome
6. la Romana
Besides pizza, there is one thing you can't do without in Rome - ice cream. Great gelato in traditional and unusual flavours is available at the La Romana chain, which has several branches in Rome and around the world.
The ice cream parlour also has a pastry shop with all kinds of delicious treats.
Website: www.gelateriaromana.com
Great ice creams await you at La Romana 7 Mercato di Testaccio
A final dream destination for foodies is the gourmet district of Testaccio with its centrepiece, the Mercato di Testaccio food market.
Address: Via Aldo Manuzio 66b(Google Maps)
Website: www.mercatoditestaccio.it
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
8. make your own pizza - "Fabiolous Cooking Day
Want to make the perfect pizza yourself? Learn how at the "Fabiolous Cooking Day" at Ristorante That's Amore. This tip comes from our fellow blogger Daniel from the Fernwehblog - here you can find his experience report on the pizza cooking course in Rome.
Address: Contrada Gregaria, 97(Google Maps)
9 Pompi - best tiramisu
At Pompi Tiramisù you will find what is said to be the best tiramisu in town. Of course we didn't let ourselves miss it and had to test it.
From the Tiramisu Classico for 4 euros, there are countless variations of tiramisu that you can't even imagine. From variations with fruit to layered with delicate puff pastry, there's everything here.
And once you've tried your way through the countless varieties of tiramisu, you can also try the delicious filled canolli while you're at it.
Address: Via della Croce, 88(Google Maps)
10 Trapizzino
If you want to try some typical Roman food, this is the place for you. Trapizzino is the typical triangular sandwich, but with a new twist with a pizza filling. Hence the name Trapizzino.
The pizza dough triangles are cut open, filled with whatever your heart desires and then put in a bag. Enjoy.
Address: Piazza Trilussa, 46(Google Maps)
11 Giolitti
If you want to try typical Italian desserts and pastries, Giolitti is the place to go. From filled cannoli to cornetti stuffed with pistachio cream, this shop has everything your heart desires.
Of course, Giolitti also has excellent ice cream. However, you're more likely to go here to stuff the delicious little pastries into your mouth with relish.
Address: Via degli Uffici del Vicario, 40(Google Maps)
12 All'Antico Vinaio
Now comes heaven for baguette fans. All'Antico Vinaio offers one of the largest sandwich selections in Rome. The bread is homemade, and you decide on the richly topped contents yourself.
In Italy, it is common for baguettes to be topped with ham or thinly sliced meat. However, you can also find very tasty vegetarian versions for your sandwich here.
Address: Piazza della Maddalena, 3(Google Maps)
13 Bonci Pizzarium
This small shop, Bonci Pizzarium, has been in Rome for a very long time, since 2003. Here you will find a huge selection of pizza slices that you can assemble however you like. This is a snack bar where you can just pick up the slices.
They all have one thing in common: they have the typical thick and crispy dough of Roman pizza. The pizzeria is so popular that there is always a long queue. Everyone wants to get a slice of Bonci Pizza. The place is closed on Mondays.
Address: Via della Meloria, 43(Google Maps)
14 Appetito
The small shop Appetito is a snack bar where you can get the best delicacies in your hand. They have a huge variety of pizza slices that you can choose from.
You can also find Suppli alla Romana. This type of fast food is Roman rice croquettes. The deep-fried rice balls are usually filled with mozzarella or ragu (minced meat) and are very tasty. Of course, you can also get arancina here - another deep-fried treat.
Address: Via dei Pastini, 116(Google Maps)
15 Venchi Cioccolato e Gelato ice cream parlour
Finally, I have the weirdest ice cream parlour in Rome for you. At the Venchi Cioccolato e Gelato ice cream parlour, a chocolate waterfall simply falls from the sky. The wall of bubbling chocolate is in the background of the equally grandiose display of different types of ice cream.
In addition to very tasty ice cream, you'll also find other treats here.
Address: Via del Corso, 335(Google Maps)
We hope we've made your mouth water for the best pizza, the most delicious ice cream and the best tiramisu. To be honest, we're quite hungry for pizza in Rome now too.
Pauline
I'm Pauline, permanent translator and co-blogger at Phototravellers. I'm studying criminology and love to travel. Some of my favourite places so far are Tuscany, Iceland, Chicago and Madrid - I even lived here for two years. When I travel, I find it especially exciting to learn new languages and cultures and to try the typical food.
