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EATING
CRISTALLI DI ZUCCHERO€
( Via di San Teodoro 88; pastries from €3.50; 7am-8.30pm; Via dei Cerchi)
Pastry cooking becomes
high art at this sophisticated
pasticceria
(pastry shop) near the Bocca della Verità. Leave
the crowds behind and sneak off to indulge in pastries so perfectly crafted that they'd make
fine kitchen decor if they weren't so delicious. Coffee and ice cream are also available.
PASTRIES & CAKES
ENOTECA PROVINCIA ROMANA €€
REGIONAL CUISINE
( 06 6994 0273; Foro Traiano 82-4; meals €35, aperitifs from €5; 11am-11pm Mon-Sat; Via dei Fori Imperi-
ali)
The best option in the touristy Forum area, this stylish wine- bar-cum-restaurant show-
cases 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. Service is friendly
and the location overlooking the Colonna di Traiano is wonderfully atmospheric. Lunch-
time is busy but it quietens down in the evening.
HOSTARIA DA NERONE€€
( 06 481 79 52; Via delle Terme di Tito; meals €35; lunch & dinner Mon-Sat; Colosseo)
This old-
school, family-run trattoria near the Colosseum is not the place for a romantic dinner or a
special-occasion splurge, but if you're after a good earthy meal after a day's sightseeing, it
does the job nicely. Tourists tuck into classic Roman pastas and salads outside, while in the
yellowing, woody interior visiting businessmen cut deals over osso buco and tiramisu.
TRATTORIA
SAN TEODORO€€€
MODERN ITALIAN
( 06 678 09 33;
www.st-teodoro.it
;
Via dei Fienili 49-50; meals €80; lunch & dinner daily, closed Sun winter;
Via Petroselli)
Hidden away on a picturesque corner behind the Palatino, San Teodoro is a
refined restaurant specialising in modern Roman cuisine and top-end seafood. Sit in the
cool, minimalist interior or outside on the covered terrace and enjoy sophisticated creations
like pasta with mussels, chicory and orange zest, or lobster with potatoes and baby onions.
