Category Archives: Places to Eat

Restaurant in Rome: Ristorante Giovanni ai Bozzi

Looking for a restaurant in Rome on Ferragosto (August 15th) is almost a mission impossible.  We got back from our trip to Marche that afternoon and as we didn’t have much in the fridge, we decided to go out for dinner. I was actually looking forward to having some meat and called up Bisteak but ... Read More »

Restaurant in Rome: L’Antico Porto

I have heard this restaurant in Rome mentioned several times but I never had the chance to check it out until last week when a friend was in town. We were going to visit Castel Sant’Angelo in the evening and before heading there, we decided to first have dinner.  L’Antico Porto is about 10-15 minutes ... Read More »

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 »

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 »