Hello,

Can you please recommend the top three restaurants in Rome (including the location) based upon food? I'm a real foodie.

Can you recommend the top three restaurants (including the location) based upon overall value for the price?

Thanks in advance,
Natalie

Don't know if this is exactly what you had in mind, but can you get your hands on this week's NEW YORK MAGAZINE? It featured an article on European cities that included Rome-- places to eat, where to go, etc. I found it very enjoyable!

Also, THE NYT recently featured an article on Rome that listed places to stay and eat as well.

One place that we like very much is DA BOLOGNESE on Piazza Popolo ( spelling?). Excellent but pricey food,very interesting crowd, everybody from families to politicians and models.

La Pergola. Astounding. View is over Rome. Get a seat near the window.

Thank you for the recommendations

My top three for food:
Checchino dal 1887 in Testaccio
Ditirambo near Campo di Fiore
Tram Tram near San Lorenzo Fuori la Mura

Top three for overall value:
Dar Pallaro, Campo di Fiore
Hosteria Ulderico, near the Colosseum
Augusto, in Trastevere

Thank you for your recommendations.

First place, without question, La Pergola at Cavalieri Hilton.
Second place, El Toula in via della lupa.

Here is a story by a well-respected food writer from the NY Times. If you are a "foodie," as you say, don't miss Volpetti for salumi and cheeses. There are so many great places to eat in Rome that without more guidance I doubt anyone can offer a valid Top Three. What price range? What type of food?

http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/03/2...el/26rome.html

Okay, you didn't specify the level of the restaurant.
La Pergola is lightyears away from middle-class restaurants like Da Bolognese.

The OP also didn't specify whether she wanted local or "creative" cuisine.

If she's like the foodies I know, she will want to eat at La Pergola. As long as she realizes that La Pergola could be anywhere in the world...

Well, I'm still partial to Camponeschi, at Piazza Farnese. I like the attitude, the great food, and the clientele.

Pierluigi, Piazza De'Ricci, 144; Tel06) 686-8717. Steps from Campo de Fiori.

http://www.pierluigi.it/EN/home_en/index_en.php

Yum.

If you want Bolognese food, here is a place that always gets mentioned as among the most reliable in Rome; it is not far from Fontana di Trevi:

Colline Emiliane, via degli Avignonesi, 22.

Really you need to be more speific in your tastes to get any kind of precise reponse. Does price need to be considered? I am asking because places like La Pergola are not inexpensive. La Pergola is not in central Rome in case you are not aware of this.

Our personal top 3 or based on some rating?

I would like local food/top three recommendations. Lets say money is no object because being a new yorker, $300+ dinners are common. Not to mention its my honeymoon =)

Then, La Pergola will be your first choice. Take a taxi to the Cavalieri Hilton (10 minutes from downtown). The taxi fare will be a fraction of the price of the dinner and you will be rewarded by the very best food in town (if not in Italy!) and a fantastic view over the city. You will get a six-course menu with wines for about 200 Euros there.

If you stay in a downtown hotel, you may walk to El Toula which is right in the center of Rome. Here, you will pay for a five-course-menu with wines and digestifs about 120 to 150 Euros.

For professional reviews, see the Guide Michelin Italia (I think, La Pergola is one the only two Italian restaurants with three stars) or www.frommers.com.

When I think "local food" in Rome, La Pergola certainly doesn't come to mind. As a New Yorker, the OP could find a similar dining experience at fine hotel dining rooms like Lespinasse, Daniel etc. If the OP wants a five star Roman dining experience, Checchino, Camponeschi and Agata e Romeo would be better choices.

Thank you very much. If you think of anything else please let me konw.

Why dont you tell us your favorite places in Manhattan and we can try to match you up..tell us more about the food you are looking for..do you want "fancy" ambience or just great local cuisine? Or another cuisine...such as the Bolognese place I recommended in an earlier post? Are you willing to eat "unusual" local dishes such as those served in many Testaccio restaurants? Do you have a list of food dislikes or are you up for any and all great eating?

Ekscrunchy,

Some of my favorite NY restaurants are Bouley, Asia de Cuba, China Grill, Cafe Des Artist, Nobu... Il Mulino as well.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.