What are you favorite restaurants near the Pantheon?
Apr 11th, 2007, 07:35 PM
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What are you favorite restaurants near the Pantheon?
My parents will be staying at the Albergo del Senato, and i'd like to recommend some good restaurants within walking distance to their hotel. It's their first trip to Rome.
thanks!
dina
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Apr 11th, 2007, 08:45 PM
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Sorry I don't have a specific name for you, but we enjoyed lunch at one of the many outdoor cafe's lining the Pantheon. Hopefully others can supply you with specific restaurant info. But, for cafe's, your parents will be able to wander around the Pantheon and the Piazza Navona among other places and stumble into lots of good options. 
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Apr 12th, 2007, 01:43 AM
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dina, my husband and I just stayed at the Senato over Christmas and there are a huge number of restaurants within 10 minutes' walk, so they will have no trouble finding great places close by. The Senato staff can tell your parents which restaurant on Piazza della Rotunda is the best one - we didn't go there, but others on this board have given good reviews.
For a more casual meal we really enjoyed Vecchia Locanda at Vicolo Sinibaldi 2.
For a more expensive, fancier meal we went to Sangallo, at Vicolo della Vaccarella 11A, which specializes in seafood and buffalo products. We had an incredible 8-course tasting menu here on Christmas Eve!
http://www.ristorantesangallo.com/
We also really liked the looks of Il Bacaro but couldn't get in because we didn't have a reservation.
http://ilbacaro.com/
For a more casual meal we really enjoyed Vecchia Locanda at Vicolo Sinibaldi 2.
For a more expensive, fancier meal we went to Sangallo, at Vicolo della Vaccarella 11A, which specializes in seafood and buffalo products. We had an incredible 8-course tasting menu here on Christmas Eve!
http://www.ristorantesangallo.com/
We also really liked the looks of Il Bacaro but couldn't get in because we didn't have a reservation.
http://ilbacaro.com/
Apr 12th, 2007, 02:21 AM
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I can highly recommend La Sangrista. Fabulous pizza. Go early, (7:30), it fills up very quickly. We were the only english-speaking family there, a good sign, IMO.If you are facing the Pantheon, go left on via Seminaria (SP?) They will enjoy the del Senato and the location.
Apr 12th, 2007, 07:46 AM
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Perhaps they might like to try a little place "La Pigna"-good,simple food and reasonablly priced, on Piazza Della Pigna, behind Church Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, a very short walk from Pantheon.
Apr 12th, 2007, 08:04 AM
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dina4:
I ate at a solid place last May near the Pantheon — Osteria del Sostegno on the via delle Colonnelle. You go down a little alley, and there it is. It was excellent, straightforward fare. I had taglioni with porcini mushrooms, chicken in white wine sauce with potatoes, a sturdy Barolo, and a grappa. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. The waiter came by with a small, complementary plate of ravioli, which was a charming touch. It has a website: www.ilsostegno.it
Another restaurant, actually closer to Campo de Fiori, but also a lot of fun was La Tartaruga (The Turtle) on via del Monte della Farina. I had some really good veal there. I asked the sweet woman who waited on me about the various types of veal on the menu. Her exuberant father, the owner, came by with an enormous book on veal and tried to answer my questions though he spoke almost no English and I don’t speak any Italian — but, again, it was another winning touch.
I’ll always remember these gestures of friendship.
I ate at a solid place last May near the Pantheon — Osteria del Sostegno on the via delle Colonnelle. You go down a little alley, and there it is. It was excellent, straightforward fare. I had taglioni with porcini mushrooms, chicken in white wine sauce with potatoes, a sturdy Barolo, and a grappa. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. The waiter came by with a small, complementary plate of ravioli, which was a charming touch. It has a website: www.ilsostegno.it
Another restaurant, actually closer to Campo de Fiori, but also a lot of fun was La Tartaruga (The Turtle) on via del Monte della Farina. I had some really good veal there. I asked the sweet woman who waited on me about the various types of veal on the menu. Her exuberant father, the owner, came by with an enormous book on veal and tried to answer my questions though he spoke almost no English and I don’t speak any Italian — but, again, it was another winning touch.
I’ll always remember these gestures of friendship.
Apr 12th, 2007, 09:07 AM
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Apr 12th, 2007, 09:18 AM
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La Sangrista! Loved it, loved it, loved it!
You're the only other person I've seen mention it on these boards. We had lunch there several times: margarita pizza with a side of baby artichokes in balsamic. Hands down, best pizza of our trip. We also had dinner there one night...we were the only Americans, too.
Wonderful menu, seriously good food.
La Sangrista! Loved it, loved it, loved it!
You're the only other person I've seen mention it on these boards. We had lunch there several times: margarita pizza with a side of baby artichokes in balsamic. Hands down, best pizza of our trip. We also had dinner there one night...we were the only Americans, too.
Wonderful menu, seriously good food.
Apr 12th, 2007, 09:32 AM
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Armando al Pantheon. I think that's the name. Look for ekscrunchy's trip report; she's been there also and can describe the food much better than I ever could.
I've had a number of excellent meals at different restaurants in that general area after doing minimal research but that was before I got hooked on Fodor's, so I never wrote anything down. Once the staff at Del Senato recommended a place and I was (typically) skeptical but it turned out to be great.
I hope your parents enjoy their trip.
I've had a number of excellent meals at different restaurants in that general area after doing minimal research but that was before I got hooked on Fodor's, so I never wrote anything down. Once the staff at Del Senato recommended a place and I was (typically) skeptical but it turned out to be great.
I hope your parents enjoy their trip.
Apr 12th, 2007, 09:02 PM
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We have eaten at Il Bacaro twice and loved it both times. Also recommend Obika a mozzerella bar. (www.obika.it)
Apr 12th, 2007, 10:17 PM
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Spent a week for business in the Pantheon area and had two dinners (organized by locals) at Trattoria Tosca on Largo dei Chiavari. Informal, delicious, reasonable, very Roman. Was tempted to go back a third time.
