Rome restaurants
 If
you love Italian food then be sure to sample some of the regional
specialities available in Rome restaurants.
Italy is well known for its food
and there is perhaps nowhere better to try the variety of the country
than in its capital.
There are several types of restaurant,
all of which you will encounter while in Rome. It can be helpful to know
what to expect before deciding on where you are going to eat:
- Trattoria - serves home-style cooking and
is often family run
- Ristorante - a wider selection of dishes
and more formal
- Osteria - an inn, often with a few local
dishes
- Pizzeria - as well as pizza they can serve
pasta and other dishes
As
well as being the home of pasta and pizza - naturally the majority of
Rome restaurants offer these - each area in Italy has its own distinct
cuisine and the cosmopolitan nature of Rome means that
each area is represented.
In addition to food, Italy
is a major producer of wine and liqueurs such as grappa and is home to
the short, dark shots of espresso coffee.
Many dishes that are considered quintessential
Italian have their origins in the provinces - well-known dessert tiramisu,
for example comes from Turin, the old Italian capital, as do the variety
of breadsticks
baked help cure a sick child-prince, later the first King of Piedmont
- or so legend tells us.
Rome
Rome is one of the best loved and most visited
cities in the world.
Flights
to Rome
All Europe's major airlines operate
daily flights to Rome which gives Americans the choice of flying
direct.
Accommodation
in Rome
When most visitors come to book accommodation
the first place they look is hotels, but there are othe options.
Restaurants
Italy is well known for its food - there
is nowhere better to try the variety of the country than in Rome.
Sightseeing
The Coliseum is surrounded by the usual
touts and men dressed in Roman costume, inauthentically smoking.
Getting
around
While much of Rome can be seen on foot,
public transport is ideal to travel between different locations.
Snacks
Coffee
Minerva
restaurant
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