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( www.meridionaletrastevere.com ; Via dei Fienaroli; meals €35, Sunday buffet €15; dinner Tue-Sun,
lunch Sat & Sun; Viale di Trastevere, Viale di Trastevere) This hidden-away, arch-ceilinged
restaurant specialises in southern Italian cooking, with dishes such as spaghetti with squid
and cherry tomatoes. The appealing interior has a shabby-chic vibe, with its faded news-
paper wallpaper, and glass domes over the desserts. There's a buffet lunch on Sunday.
Glass Hostaria
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( 06 5833 5903; Vicolo del Cinque 58; meals €80; from 8pm Tue-Sun; Piazza Trilussa) Tras-
tevere's foremost foodie address, the Glass is a modernist-styled, sophisticated restaurant
with cooking to match. Chef Cristina Bowerman creates inventive, delicate dishes that
combine fresh ingredients and traditional elements to delight and surprise the palate.
There are tasting menus at €70 and €90.
MODERN ITALIAN €€€
Paris
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RISTORANTE €€€
( 06 581 53 78; www.ristoranteparis.it ; Piazza San Calisto 7a; meals €55; Tue-Sat, lunch only Sun;
Viale di Trastevere, Viale di Trastevere) An old-school Roman restaurant set in a 17th-
century building, with seating out on the piazza, Paris (named for its founder, not the
French capital) is the best place outside the Ghetto to sample Roman-Jewish cuisine, such
as delicate fritto misto con baccalà (deep-fried vegetables with salt cod) and carciofi alla
giudia (deep-fried artichokes). There's a sun-shaded terrace.
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5 Vatican City, Borgo
& Prati
Pizzarium
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PIZZA BY SLICE
(Via della Meloria 43; pizza slices from €3; 11am-9pm Mon-Sat; Cipro-Musei Vaticani) A gour-
met revelation masquerading as an unassuming takeaway, hard-to-find Pizzarium dishes
up some of Rome's best sliced pizza. Served on a wooden chopping board, its fluffy
dough and perfect crust are topped with original, intensely flavoured ingredients. There's
also a daily selection of supplì , juices and chilled beers.
 
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