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( 06 4788 4006; Via Urbana 47; meals €45; Cavour)
Opened by the owners of a vintage fur-
niture store, this urbane, informal restaurant is filled with retro furnishings that are all for
sale. Chef Alessandro Miotto operates the '0km' rule (as much as possible), meaning that
most things you eat here will be sourced from Lazio. Attracts a chic crowd.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
WINE-TASTING & COOKING COURSES
There are two very special gastronomic and oenophilic addresses in Monti. The first is
Tricolore
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.tricoloremonti.it
; Via Urbana 126) , with a specially designed cookery-teaching kitchen,
where you can take classes in Italian or English. It runs pizza-making courses (€45/80 1½/3 hours) in English on
www.vinoroma.com
; Via in Selci 84/G; €50 for 2 hour tastings per person) , whose knowledgeable sommelier
Hande Leimer guides novices and experts in wine tasting in beautifully appointed 1000-year-old cellars and a
chic tasting studio. Tastings are in English, but German, Japanese, Italian and Turkish sessions are available on
request. It also runs three-hour food tours (€80). Book online.
Esquilino
PANELLA L'ARTE DEL PANE€
BAKERY, CAFE
( 06 487 24 35; Via Merulana 54; pizza slices around €3; noon-midnight Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm Sun Mar-Oct;
Vittorio Emanuele)
With a sumptuous array of pizza
al taglio, supplì
(fried rice balls), fo-
caccia and fried croquettes, this is a sublime quick lunch stop, where you can sip a glass
of chilled
prosecco
while eying up gastronomic souvenirs from the deli.
ROSCIOLI€
( Via Buonarroti 48; pizza €3; 7.30am-8pm Mon-Thu, to 9pm Fri & Sat; Vittorio Emanuele)
Off-the-track
branch of this splendid deli-bakery-pizzeria, with delish pizza
al taglio
, pasta dishes and
other goodies that make it ideal for a swift lunch or picnic stock-up. It's on a road leading
off Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II.
PIZZERIA
GAINN€
KOREAN
