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pizza al taglio
(pizza by the slice) takeaway hits the spot with its tasty, low-cal,
organic pizza. It also does home delivery from 4pm to 10pm.
CASA COPPELLE$$
MODERN ITALIAN
( 06 6889 1707;
www.casacoppelle.it
; Piazza delle Coppelle 49; meals €35; lunch and dinner daily; Corso
del Rinascimento)
Exposed brick walls, books, flowers and subdued lighting set the stage for
wonderful French-inspired food at this intimate, romantic restaurant. There's a full range
of starters and pastas but the real tour de force is the steak served with crunchy, thinly
sliced potato crisps. Service is quick and attentive. Book ahead.
ARMANDO AL PANTHEON$$
TRATTORIA
( 06 6880 3034;
www.armandoalpantheon.it
; Salita dei Crescenzi 31; meals €40; closed Sat dinner & Sun &
Aug; Largo di Torre Argentina, Largo di Torre Argentina)
An institution in these parts, wood-pan-
elled Armando is a rare find - a genuine family-run trattoria in the touristy Pantheon area.
It's been on the go for more than 50 years and has served its fair share of celebs - philo-
sopher Jean-Paul Sartre and Brazilian footballer Pelè have both eaten here - but the focus
remains traditional, earthy Roman food. Reservationss recommended.
OSTERIA SOSTEGNO$$
TRATTORIA
( 06 679 38 42;
www.ilsostegno.it
; Via delle Colonnelle 5; meals €35-40; Tue-Sun; Largo di Torre Argen-
tina)
Follow the green neon arrow to the end of a narrow alley and you'll find this well-
kept secret. It's an intimate place, a favourite of journalists and politicians who sneak off
here to dine on old-school staples such as
pasta e ceci
( pasta with chickpeas) and
saltim-
bocca
(sliced veal cooked with wine, ham and sage).
IL BACARO$$
RISTORANTE
( 06 687 25 54;
www.ilbacaroroma.com
; Via degli Spagnoli 27; lunch €25, dinner €45; Corso del Rinasci-
mento)
Not an easy one to get to, this romantic restaurant is tucked away in the warren of
streets north of the Pantheon. Run by an enthusiastic couple, it offers separate lunch and
dinner menus with the onus on creative, forward-looking Italian cooking. Summer seating
spills out under a vine-covered pergola.
LA ROSETTA$$$
SEAFOOD
