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(Via Cassia 8; tiramisu €3.50; 7am-midnight Mon, Wed-Thu & Sun, 7.30am-1am Fri & Sat, 4pm-midnight Tue;
Ponte Milvio)
Just behind happening Piazzale Ponte Milvio on the northern side of the
Tiber, this small bar is worth searching out for its sensational tiramisu. Alongside the clas-
sic coffee, liqueur and cocoa flavour, it comes in three other forms - strawberry, pistachio,
and banana and nutella - all of which merit your full attention.
IL GIANFORNAIO€
(Largo Maresciallo Diaz 16; pizza slice €3.50; 7.30am-9pm Mon-Sat; Ponte Milvio)
A popular local
bakery that does a fantastic range of sweet and savoury snacks - think strudels,
cornettos
(Italian croissants) and excellent crispy pizza slices - as well as pasta and meat dishes.
BAKERY
PALLOTTA€
( 06 333 42 45; Piazzale Ponte Milvio 23; meals €15-20, pizzas €6; Thu-Tue; Ponte Milvio)
Run by
the Pallotta family for generations, this is an archetypal old-school pizzeria. It serves great
pizzas, plus the usual fried starters and barbecued meats in an atmospheric leafy garden. A
bastion of unpretentious quality, it gets very busy, so it's always best to book.
PIZZERIA
ENSÔ€€
JAPANESE
( 06 3322 1175; Piazzale Ponte Milvio 33; lunch menus €8-15, sushi/sashimi from €5/8; Tues-Sun; Ponte
Milvio)
If the daily diet of pasta and pizza is beginning to wear thin, this relaxed Japanese
restaurant is a welcome change. There's sushi and sashimi, as well as a selection of cur-
ries, all served promptly and with a smile. The lunchtime menus are particularly good
value.
RED€€€
MODERN ITALIAN
( 06 8069 1630;
www.redrestaurant.roma.it
; Viale Pietro de Coubertin 30; lunch menu €18 Mon-Sat, €20 Sun, din-
ner €45-50; 9am-2am daily; Viale Tiziano, shuttle bus M from Stazione Termini after 5pm)
The fashion-
able restaurant-bar of the Auditorium Parco della Musica is a glamorous, loungey place.
Open from breakfast to late, it dishes up an abundant lunch spread as well as a popular
aperitivo
and a formal evening menu of creative Italian fare.
