Category Archives: Browsing Rome

Good Restaurant in Rome: Porto Corallo

Good Restaurant in Rome: Porto Corallo

I have always considered this a good restaurant in Rome and often bring visiting guests here for dinner. Even though they mainly serve seafood, they have a nice variety. The restaurant is located near San Giovanni in Laterano and is close to San Giovanni Metro A stop so quite easy to access by public transportation. ... Read More »

Indian Restaurant in Rome

Indian Restaurant in Rome

Last week, I was craving Indian food and we decided to try out an Indian restaurant in Rome which was listed in the SmartBox gift that we received.   While we get a wide choice of different Italian food here in Rome, I have found it difficult to find good ethnic restaurants. A year ago, ... Read More »

Top 5 Things To Do In Rome

Top 5 Things To Do In Rome

A friend is coming over to Rome and asked if they would have enough time to see Rome in 3 days.  I told them that you would need a week to really see Rome!  This isn’t the first time I have had  friends visiting Rome for a short trip and then heading to other cities ... Read More »

Authentic Japanese Restaurants in Rome

Authentic Japanese Restaurants in Rome

Yes! I have found good authentic Japanese restaurants in Rome. I love Japanese food but when I first moved to Rome and craved for Japanese food, I found there were mainly Chinese restaurants masquerading as Japanese restaurants. How do I know?  Well, my knowledge of Mandarin is limited but when I step into a ‘Japanese’ restaurant ... Read More »

Settembrini

Settembrini

I was not kidding when I said my next few posts will be about food.  Next up for us was Settembrini in the Prati area of Rome.  We have read many reviews about this place and since it’s my sister’s last week in Rome, we decided that it was worth a visit. It was already ... Read More »

Urbana 47

Urbana 47

That’s the name of this restaurant as well as their address.  If you are a visitor in Rome and you are not residing in the Monti area, the easiest way to get here is to take Metro B and get off Cavour stop. My sister has been saying she wants to stop by this cafe ... Read More »

The other Roscioli in Rome

Ok, my next couple of posts will be about food as my sister will be leaving Rome next week. While many are familiar with the Roscioli in the center of Rome, there’s another one in Piazza Vittorio which is as good. A few days ago, we were looking for a place to have a very ... Read More »

Via dei Coronari, Rome

Last weekend, we headed to the center of Rome to look for a piece of furniture for the new house. My sister-in-law mentioned that she saw a antique Chinese shop on Via dei Coronari. As we went with the car, it took forever for us to find parking along Lungotevere and fortunately, when we did, ... Read More »

Cake and The City

This is the name of a new bakery in Rome which features American desserts. My sister is in Rome and she was craving for carrot cake. As we were in the Prati area, I remember a friend telling me that there’s a new American bakery around there. The last time I stopped by there were ... Read More »

Leonardo Express

A few days ago,  my sister was taking the Leonardo Express from Termini to the airport in Fiumicino.  As my husband was at work and I prefer not to drive in Rome, this was the best option for her. Termini is undergoing some renovations at this time and there are many diversions so just follow ... Read More »