Restaurant Help in Rome
 

We will be in Rome soon for 4 days. We have our list of sites and target days to go to them, but haven't thought about food! There are so many threads listing so many good restaurants its very overwhelming. However, I cannot seem to find a thread that lists restaurants by tourist attraction (if there is one, I apologize for a multiple post).

Can anyone recommend good restaurants by specific tourist attractions for breakfast, lunch (and maybe dinner), along with any other information you may have (eg. price, reservations required, etc)? I want to create a "cheat sheet" of recommended restaurants, so ideally - if we are near the Pantheon and decide we're hungry, I can look at the cheat sheet and know what is highly recommend nearby and void tourist traps. (FYI - we will probably plan on a few very nice dinners, but other meals, would like to keep is casual and inexpensive or moderately priced)

A few more related questions:
1. For dinner, do you usually need reservations?
2. We will likely be staying near the River and near the Mouth of Truth, so any restaurant recommendations around there would also be helpful
3. and finally - a sillier question - I love iced coffee in the morning - will I be able to find it in Rome/Italy or is a big f aux pas to order Ice coffee?

L'Arcano.
(via dei Pastini/via delle Paste 102)
http://www.larcano.it

My sister and I have tried to remember the name of this place and recently found the shopkeepers card that recommended this wonderful place. I just got an email back from Rome with the info.

We LOVED this place. She said ask for Luigi or Oscar.
We did and they smiled and greeted us.
There were tables sat up in a little alley. It was so perfect. the food was flavorful,and a good value.

Order this bottle of wine for a evening of giggles and fun.
Pinot Oltrepò Pavese 15 euros

Hi, restaurants by their proximity to tourist attractions would be really useful. jetsetj, where is the restaurant above located?
Could anyone else help out by listing a couple of their favorite restaurants near the Vatican, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Villa Borghese or by area - Trastavere, Campo de Fiori, etc. I am looking for inexpensive to mid-priced places, Dand S75, would that work for you?
Thanks, I was planning to gather this information at some point too.

You may find what you are looking for at

Map: Rome's Best Restaurants and Caffes Centro Storico Rome

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en...13bb5cda4&z=14

The restaurant is right by the Pantheon.

I am going to Rome next month and have put together a list based on reviews on this board and other online sites. I have not been to any of these restaurants. We need to stay in the low to moderate price range as two of us have lost our jobs. This might be of some help to you, and hopefully others will comment on their experiences.

Campo Di Fiori
Al Forno (pizzeria/bakery)
Hostaria Farnese,Via Dei Baullari, 109
Dar Pallaro, Largo del Pallaro, 15

Piazza Navona
Anima Sapori
Antico Caffe della Pace, Via della Pace, 3
Cul de Sac, Piazza di Pasquino, 73
Da Francesco, Piazza del Fico, 29
Ditirambo, Piazza della Cancelleria, 74-75
Fratellini Osteria Pizzeria
Osteria del Pegno, Vicola di Montevecchio, 8
Osteria dell'Anima,Via Saint Maria dell'Anima
Ristorante Tre Archi Loneta, Via dei Coronari
Il Bacaro, Via degli Spagnoli, 27

Trevi Fountain
Ristorante Schramburg, near the Pasta Museum
Buca di Ripetta, Via di Ripetta, 36

Pantheon
Antonio's, Via dei Pastini, 12
La Sagrestia
Trattoria da Armando Al Pantheon, Salita de' Crescenzi, 31

Spanish Steps
Hostaria Al, Via delle Carrozze, 31
Nino's, Via Borgognona

Ghetto
Da Giggetto, Via Portico d'Ottavia, 21
Ristorante Al Pompiere, Via Santa Maria de' Calderani, 38
Piperno, Monte de Cenci, 9

Vatican
Da Vito e Dina

Forum
La Piazzetta, Vicolo del Buon Consiglio, 23a
Ristorante Cleto

Termini
Tudini, Via Cavour
Sa Tanca Crostaceria, Via Palermo, 57

Trastevere
Il Duca, Vicolo de' Cinque, 56
Hostaria del Moro, Vicolo del Cinque, 35-37
La Cisterna, Via Della Cisterna, 10
Pizzeria San Calisto, Piazza San Calisto, 9
Gattabuia, Via del Porto, 1
Pancotto, Viale Trastevere, 8-14
Da Augusto, Piazza de' Renzi, 15
Cassetta, Piazza de Renza, 15
Trattoria de Gliamici, Piazza Santi' Egidio, 8

Gelato
Blue Ice, Trevi Fountain
San Crispino, Trevi Fountain, Via Paneterria, 42
Gelateria della Palma, Pantheon, Via della Maddalena
Giolitti, Pantheon, Via Uffici del Vicario, 40
Fior de Luna, Trastevere, Via della Lungaretta, 96

Just a small note: Buca di Ripetta is not really near the Trevi fountain. It is northwest of the Spanish Steps near Piazza del Popolo.

Hi, can anyone suggest any moderately priced restaurants that would fit 8 people, for a Sunday night near the Borghese Gallery?
Even something non-Italian would be fine but not something tooo exotic! Thanks.

ttt

The SlowFood option in that area (near Villa Borghese):

TRATTORIA CADORNA Via Cadorna, 12

Traditional Roman food; moderate price; in business for more than 60 years.

I have it on my list for next time. Open Sunday dinner. Closed Sunday lunch.