loislane17

I found the other small restaurant in my travel journal. It's called Da Lucia and is on Vicolo Mattonato, 2B.
Mangia bene!

BATUFFOLINA

GLi Archi di Trstevere
Via dei Fienaroli 7
phone 06-5895609
If you use yahoo map finder you will see where is Via dei Fienaroli.
I would suggest to reserve because the restaurants in Trastevere especially on week ends tend to be more crowded than usual.

capo

beckonbecky, here's a website with the address & phone# of Buttero. Click on the small map on the right to see a larger version.

http://www.ristolandia.com/Lazio/Rom...ero/locale.htm

I found that particular link on the website below. Interestingly, it was the only place they had listed under the "Osterie - Trattorie" category for the city of Rome.

http://www.ristolandia.com/Ricerca/roma.htm

Also, for what it's worth, I found Buttero (along with Mario's) on this list of Roman dining places.

http://www.romatrastevere.com/ristoranti_ICirc.html

Linda0515

I was in Trastevere on business in late April (visiting the American University of Rome). I had only a few free hours on a Sunday, and I spent them walking around Trastevere. By 1 p.m., it was easy to pick out the "good" restaurants--they were the crowded ones. So if you're feeling adventurous, just walk around a bit and scope out menus (all posted, mostly in both English and Italian) and the crowds.

Restaurants on Piazza Santa Maria were crowded but significantly more expensive than those a block or two away. My hosts told me that the locals avoid them because of the prices. I ended up eating lunch (just a Neopolitan pizza & Coke--I was jet-lagged) at Alle Fratte, a "ristorante pizzeria" at 49 Via delle Fratte di Trastevere. The funny part is...that evening my hosts, who live in Trastevere, said they were taking me to their favorite restaurant in Trastevere...and it was the same place! Delicious food, very casual atmosphere, and amazingly low prices for one of Europe's biggest cities (my pizza was 5 Euros, including of course all taxes and service/tip).

One of the family members who owns it is married to an American, so the place has the added advantage of a bilingual (English-Italian) staff.

Via di Trastevere is the "main drag" in Trastevere, and it's easy to pick up a bus, tram, or taxi there. But, as others have pointed out, the Ghetto and Forum are right across the river, very walkable. The Vatican is also walkable, although depending on your route you may have to deal with Gianicolo Hill. Your reward is great views of Rome and St. Peter's from the summit.