Who doesn’t love a drink with a view? Rome is astonishingly beautiful. Pretty much everywhere you look. There are no skyscrapers here so when you do get above street level the view is almost always expansive. On clear days you can see as far as the distant mountain ranges. Here are our favorite 5 rooftop […]
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The Complete Vegan Guide to Rome
Our guide to vegan restaurants in Rome shows you that eating vegan doesn’t mean eating second best. It’s quite difficult to eat traditional Italian food as a vegan. Traditional dishes which are vegan are few and far between and are spread out amongst regional cuisines making them difficult to find everywhere. Neapolitan spaghetti with tomato […]
Our Favorite Rome Restaurants by Neighborhood: The Jewish Quarter
The Jewish Quarter in Rome and its restaurants are extremely popular with locals and tourists alike. The area of Rome known as the Jewish Quarter has a long, fascinating and sometimes tragic history. Set up in 1555 by Pope Paul IV, for the next three-hundred and thirty-eight years, all Rome’s Jews were forced to live […]
Our Favorite Rome Restaurants by Neighborhood: Monti
Monti is Rome’s first neighborhood and you will find it right next to the Colosseum. Technically it stretches from the Quirinale to the Cealian hills, but when people talk about Monti they usually mean the part in-between via Nazionale and via Cavour. It was a swampy slum filled with bordellos and taverns called the Suburra […]
The Best Pizza in Rome: Our 7 Top Picks
Not that it’s a competition, but Roman pizza is just as interesting as Neapolitan (and just as good). In Rome, pizza is everywhere. It’s rare to go more than two blocks without the smell of yeast and mozzarella wafting from some storefront. Romans eat pizza for lunch, as an afternoon snack, cut into little pieces […]
The Complete Vegetarian Guide to Rome
Whether eating in one of the specialist vegetarian restaurants in Rome or a mainstream one, you’ll be sure to eat well. Only a few years ago, it was hard to find vegetarian food in Italy. However, with 7–10% of the population estimated to live meat-free lifestyles, vegetarians are a demographic that Italian restaurants can no […]
5 Flea Markets in Rome for That Souvenir You Didn’t Know You Needed
If the swanky boutiques on the via Condotti and via del Corso are not for you, flea markets in Rome are the perfect place for some one-of-a-kind souvenir hunting. Many of the open-air markets are held on weekends and only accept cash. The best selection of items is first thing in the morning so make […]
The 5 Desserts You Have to Try in Rome, No Matter How Much Pizza You Ate
It is said that the Roman goddess of food and feasting was named Edesia. Your standard Ancient Roman goddess, Edesia was essentially in charge of ensuring a feast went well. Hosts of the time knew you’d do best to keep her happy, so they would offer some of the most delicious morsels from any feast […]
6 Parks and Green Spaces in Rome You Have to See to Believe
Part of what makes Rome such a beautiful and distinctive city are the marble monuments and pastel-colored palazzos but there are plenty of green spaces too. The cartoonish maritime pine trees are just as characteristically Roman as the Colosseum. Take a break from pounding the cobblestones and chill in one of these six parks & […]
Our Favorite Rome Restaurants by Neighborhood: Where to Eat in Centocelle
Centocelle is a neighborhood of contrasts, culture, and above all, good eating Located far from the center of town (but now connected to it via Metro C), Centocelle is quickly becoming one of Rome’s most popular neighborhoods. The former periphery of Rome, Centocelle is now inhabited by a mixture of working-class families, left-wing students and […]