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(
www.chiostrodelbramante.it
;
Vicolo dell'Arco della Pace 5; dishes €10-14; 10am-8pm; ; Corso del
Rinascimento)
This swish bistro-cafe is beautifully located on the first floor of Bramante's el-
egant Renaissance cloisters. It's open throughout the day, so you can drink, snack or lunch
on salads, baguettes or light pastas, all the while making use of the free wi-fi. Aperitifs are
served in the early evening.
ROSTICCERÍ$
FAST FOOD
(
www.rosticceri.com
; Corso del Rinascimento 83; snacks from €1.80, mains €5-10; 10am-9pm Mon-Sat, to 3pm
Sun; Corso del Rinascimento)
Fast food goes upmarket at this trendy takeaway opposite the
Senate. The brainchild of Roman superchef Massimo Riccioli, it offers a wide range of
snacks, including gooey, filling
arancini
(fried rice balls), as well as pastas, salads,
couscous and main courses. You can eat in, perched on a high stool in the narrow white
interior, or take away.
PIZZERIA DA BAFFETTO$
PIZZERIA
( 06 686 16 17;
www.pizzeriabaffetto.it
; Via del Governo Vecchio 114; pizzas €6-9; 6.30pm-1am; Corso
Vittorio Emanuele II)
For the full-on Roman pizza experience, get down to Baffetto. Not every-
one loves this historic pizzeria but if you're up for an experience to remember, meals are
raucous, chaotic and fast, and the thin-crust pizzas are spot on. To partake, join the queue
and wait to be squeezed in wherever there's room. No credit cards. There's a second Baf-
fetto,
Baffetto 2
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( Piazza del Teatro di Pompeo 18;
6.30pm-12.30am Mon & Wed-
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II)
, near Campo de' Fiori.
Fri, 12.30-3.30pm & 6.30pm-12.30am Sat & Sun;
GELATERIA DEL TEATRO$
( Via di San Simone 70; cones & tubs from €2; 11am-11.30pm daily; Corso del Rinascimento )
In a cute al-
leyway just off pedestrian Via dei Coronari, this lovely little gelateria offers around 40 fla-
vours made from thoughtfully sourced ingredients. There are any number of combos to go
for including a delicious Sicilian double of
mandorle
(almonds from the Sicilian town of
Avola) and
pistachio
(pistacchio nuts grown at Bronte near Mt Etna).
GELATO
DA TONINO$
( Via del Governo Vecchio 18; meals €20; Mon-Sat; Corso Vittorio Emanuele II)
You'll be hard-pressed
to find a cheaper place for a sit-down meal in this neck of central Rome. Unsigned
TRATTORIA
