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40; 7am-1am; Via del Corso) Rome's most famous gelateria keeps the hordes happy with suc-
culent sorbets and creamy chocolates.
Michelangelo 5; cones from €1.50;
9am-2am;
Piazza del Risorgimento,
Piazza del Risor-
gimento) Makes for a refreshing pitstop after visiting the Vatican Museums.
As an alternative to ice cream, Romans like to cool down with a
grattachecca
(crushed ice drowned in
fruit syrup) by the river. There are several riverside stands around Rome's central bridges.
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Ancient Rome
Enoteca Provincia
REGIONAL CUISINE
€€
Romana
( 06 6994 0273; Via Foro Traiano 82-4; meals €35, aperitifs from €5; 11am-11pm Mon-Sat; Via
dei Fori Imperiali)
The best option in the touristy Forum area, this stylish wine bar-cum-res-
taurant showcases food from the surrounding Lazio region. There's a full daily menu of
pastas and mains, as well as finger foods, wine by the glass and evening aperitifs. Lunch-
time is busy but it quietens down in the evening.
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Centro Storico
I Dolci di Nonna
Vincenza
PASTRIES & CAKES
€
(
www.dolcinonnavincenza.it
;
Via Arco del Monte 98a; pastries from €2.50; 9am-9pm; Via Arenula)
Although a pastry shop - and a delightful one with traditional Sicilian cakes and all man-
ner of tempting gift ideas - it's difficult to resist eating here. Next to the shop is a bar area
showcasing a heavenly selection of creamy, flaky, puffy pastries, all just lying there wait-
ing to be gobbled down.
