eat & drink in rome
Giolitti, Photo By Miguel Flores-Vianna, May 2008
- Rome Restaurants
- Bar Doria
- Via del Corso
305
39-06-6797-7323 This easy-to-miss café is attached to the Galleria Doria Pamphilj, which has a remarkable collection of Renaissance and 17th-century Italian paintings. When I bring people and they venture upstairs to the restroom, they are stunned—as if they've stumbled upon a forgotten palazzo.
- Giolitti
- Via Uffici del Vicario
40
39-06-699-1243 Of the many gelaterias in Rome, there's an ongoing battle for number one between Gelato San Crispino, which gets a lot of attention, and Giolitti. I love Giolitti's nocciola (hazelnut), but being South American, my absolute favorite is its coconut.
- Ristorante Piperno
- Via Monte dè Cenci
9
39-06-6919-0908 The best restaurant in the Ghetto, the old Jewish quarter. I always get the sogliola alla brace (charred sole) or dentice al forno (baked sea bream). Romans often dine at home because cooking is such a tradition, but whenever I want fish, I walk to Ristorante Piperno.
