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( 06 446 65 73; Via di San Vito 13a; meals €45; 12.45-2.45pm Tue-Sun, 7.45-11pm Tue-Sat, closed
Aug; Vittorio Emanuele)
This elegant brick-arched place offers top-notch traditional cook-
ing from the Marches region. There are wonderful
fritti
(fried things), delicate pastas and
ingredients such as
pecorino di fossa
(sheep's cheese aged in caves), goose, swordfish and
truffles. Try the egg-yolk
tortelli
pasta. Desserts are delectable, including apple pie with
zabaglione
. Book ahead.
TRATTORIA
€€
La Carbonara
( 06 482 51 76; Via Panisperna 214; meals €40; Mon-Sat; Cavour)
This busy restaurant
was favoured by the Ragazzi di Panisperna (named after the street), a group of young
physicists, including Enrico Fermi, whose discoveries led to the first atomic bomb. The
waiters are brusque, it crackles with energy and the interior is covered in graffiti - tradi-
tion dictates that diners leave their mark on the wall. The speciality is the eponymous car-
bonara.
Da Danilo
( 06 482 51 76; Via Petrarca 13; meals €45; Tue-Sat lunch, Mon-Sat dinner; Vittorio Emanuele)
This upmarket version of the classic neighbourhood trattoria offers icons of Roman cook-
ing in a rustic, eternal-Roman-trattoria atmosphere. It's renowned for its
cacio e pepe
(pasta with pecorino cheese and black pepper) and carbonara. Ideal if you're looking for a
fine robust meal.
TRATTORIA
€€
Tram Tram
OSTERIA
€€
( 06 49 04 16;
www.tramtram.it
; Via dei Reti 44; meals around €40; 12.30-3.30pm & 7.30-11.30pm
Tue-Sun; Via Tiburtina)
This trendy yet old-style lace-curtained trattoria takes its name
from the trams that rattle past outside. It's a family run concern whose menu is an unusual
mix of Roman and Pugliese (southern Italian) dishes, featuring taste sensations such as
ti-
ella di riso patate e cozze
(baked rice, potatoes and mussels). Book ahead.
Trimani
WINE BAR
€€
