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Florence for two nights with mom,husband and two adventurous teens. Comments on the restaurant choices please.
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We will be in Florence for just two nights, and have friends that recommended restaurants that they loved. Acqua al 2 (tel. 055-284-170) and Antico Ristorante Paoli (tel 055 216215, Via dei Tavolini 12/r. I have heard a lot about Aqua al 2 but haven't heard about Antico Ristorante Paoli much. I hope our experience will be as good as theirs.
Any comments?
Florence - Please Help with Lunch and Dinner
Has anyone been to Antico Ristorante Paoli in Florence?
Florence - Please Help with Lunch and Dinner
We will be in Florence for just two nights, and have friends that recommended restaurants that they loved. Acqua al 2 (tel. 055-284-170) and Antico Ristorante Paoli (tel 055 216215, Via dei Tavolini 12/r. I have heard a lot about Aqua al 2 but haven't heard about Antico Ristorante Paoli much. I hope they will be as good as they remeber.
Rome restaurants,comments please!!
mbfant,
I've looked over many of your reviews and I'm ready to take the plunge and stop obsessing over the restaurants we will dine in while in Rome.
It will be my husband,mother in law,my two girls(12 & 13 & quite adventurous eaters ) and me. We are only in Rome for three nights.
I thought we would try either La Piazzetta or Armando al Pantheon the first night (Monday), Trattoria Monti the next and Sora Margherita after our tour of the ghetto. For lunch I thought we would figure it out as we go along. Too many great places, so little time.
Thank you again!
Rome restaurants,comments please!!
mbfant,
I've looked over many of your reviews and I'm ready to take the plunge and stop obsessing over the restaurants we will dine in while in Rome.
It will be my husband,mother in law,my two girls(12 & 13 & quite adventurous eaters ) and me. We are only in Rome for three nights.
I thought we would try either La Piazzetta or Armando al Pantheon the first night (Monday), Trattoria Monti the next and Sora Margherita after our tour of the ghetto. For lunch I thought we would figure it out as we go along. Too many great places, so little time.
Thank you again!
Rome restaurants,comments please!!
RomeAddict,
You seem to be pretty knowledgable about the restaurant circut in Rome... did you enjoy Santo Padre? Ristorante Fiammetta, sounds like a must!
What do you know about restaurants in the Jewish Ghetto? Moderate.
Rome restaurants,comments please!!
marqiehubbard,
Thank you for your suggestions. I have heard good things from many about Armando Pantheon and Ditirambo. I will certainly look for your book suggestion,it sounds helpful. I have a huge list of restaurants from chowhound and from a few other sites and it is all becoming so confusing because they all sound so good.We only have a few nights and I want them to be memorable.
Thank you again.
Rome restaurants,comments please!!
mbfant,
the concierge told us we should go to Giggetto, our guide for the ghetto suggested la taverna del ghetto. do you know of it? the concierge thought giggetto to be better.we want a moderatly price restaurant being we have our two teenage girls along. i would love to hear your response. thanks.
Rome with teens/tweens
This is our very long list of restaurants in Rome.
I believe we are going to eat at Santo Padre the first night,Pierluigi the second and Da Giggetto the third. We have two girls,12 and 13 years old. For lunch we thought we would just wing it. I have combed a few blogs and come up with these restaurants. Our concierge actually suggested the first two that we will be trying while we are there. I hope this is helpful.
Antica Taverna Via Monte Giordano,12 Tel 06 688 010 53(near Piazza Navona)
• **Enoteca Corsi Via del Gesu 87/88Rome, 00186ItalyTel: 39 06-679-0821
• Le Lanterne Via dela Pilotta, 21a Tel 06 699 244 58
• Lingua Lunga – (near Vatican museum) Tel. 06.32.60.0166
• **Da Giggetto via del Portico d'Ottavia. 06 686 1105 (Jewish Ghetto)
• La Taverna del Ghetto (Micaela recommended)
• Il Portico on via del Portico d’ Ottavia, 1e.(jewish ghetto)
• Piperno at Via Monte de Cenci. 06 686 1113. (jewish ghetto)
• Café dello Studente (near Colosseum)
• Miscellania
• Volpetti Piu (
• Da Baffetto (pizza) (Via del Governo Vecchio,114)( nearCampo dei Fiori/Pantheon/Piazza Navona)
• Ai Marmi (great pizza)
• Pizzaria Minerva
• Pizzaria Remo (middle of Testaccio)
• Al Fontanone Piazza Trilussa (46 near Ponte Sisto)
• Vincenzo alla Lungaretta
• *Il Sorriso in Rome (Via Flavia 63-65)
• **Hostaria Farnese (Via Ballauri ( Campo di Fiori)
• **Gino in Vicolo Rosini (a little side street near Parliament)
• Da Vito e Dina, 50 Via degli Scipioni.
• Ristorante il Gabriello(near the Spanish steps)
• *** Cavour 313(near the Colosseum)
• Pierluigi - near Piazza Navona - dinner - spaghetti w/zucchini flowers and ravioli w/swordfish & eggplant.
• ***Cul-de-Sac - near Piazza Navona - fabulous caprese, fussili w/brocolli & pecorino and bombolotti al'amatraciana
• ***Ditirambo –Piazza della Cancelleria 74-75. www.ristoranteditirambo.it-
• ***Armando al Pantheon http://www.armandoalpantheon.it/home.php
• Tavernetta 48" located on Via degli Spagnioli
• Taverna Romana - in Monti - rigatoni cacio e pepe and penna all'arrabbiata - fabulous! I wish we could have spent more time in Monti - it is a very intersting neighborhood.
• Matricianella - near the Spanish Steps - perfect frito misto, bacalla (salt cod) and rigatoni al carbonara
• Polese - near Corso Vittoria Emanuele II - pizza - margharita and quatro formaggio
• Taverna da Giovanni - across bridge from Castel Sant'Angelo - plate of 3 different bruchettas - tuna, tomatoes and and eggplant - pizza w/mushrooms
• Gusto - next to Mausoleo Augusto - fabulous lunch buffet with lots of veggies, fish and pasta
• Ditirambo: Our favorite at the moment, everything is so fresh & made in house, great wine list
• Ristorante Marcello (Via Aurora 37; tel. 06 481.94.67)(set menu)
• Tavernetta 48: Cheap little trattoria where we ate more tasty food (5 courses!) than any human should and washed it down with Brunello & the tab only comes to around 85 euros for 2
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• Il Gelato di San Crispino Via della Paneterria 42 Rome, Italy Tel: 39 06-6793924
• Antico Caffe Della Pace – (near Piazza Navona )
• Osteria dell'Angelo, via G. Bettolo, 24
• Vini e Olii (Via del Governo Vecchio) (near Piazza Navona )(snack/lunch)
• Santo Padre Via Collina 18 (06 4745405) (
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Florence - Please Help with Lunch and Dinner
We are also going to Florence in March. This is our list so far.
I have friends that were there last March and they ate at Aqua 2 , twice, in the three days that they were in town and some other friends ate at Antico Ristorante Paoli (tel 055 216215, Via dei Tavolini 12/r) twice in their short stay.
I have recently read a great review about La Giostra (055-241-341) (Borgo pinti 10r) sounds great.
I would love to hear of other great place that you know about.
FLORENCE RESTAURANTS
• Il Latini (tel. 055-241-171) (Eileen)(communal table/loud)
• **Trattoria I’ Cche’ c’e c’e (tel. 055-216-589)
• ***Acqua al 2 (tel. 055-284-170) (Eileen and bloggers)
• Trattoria Antellesi (Via Faenza 9R, tel. 055 216990).
• Il Cantastorie (on Via della Condotta)
• Il Sasso di Dante (near the Duomo)
• Da Ganino (in the centro storico)
• Vivoli's (gelato)
• Vivaldi (gelato) (Eileen)
• Grom Gelato (near Duomo) (best gelato/culinary student)
Trattoria Nell
• Via Guicciardini 48r. (authentic, cheap, delicious, recommended by locals)
• Ristorante Ottorino, (via delle Oche, 12-16r.) (close-up view of the Duomo)
• Cafe Za Za
• Ristorante Antico Paoli (on Via Tivoli)
• * *La Giostra (055-241-341) (Borgo pinti 10r, Off Piazza Salvemini, Near Santa Croce )ww.ristorantelagiostra.com (mom’s friends, granddaughter)
Rome restaurants,comments please!!
I have spoken to the concierge at our hotel in Rome about what restaurants we should try for our three nights in Rome.He suggested that we try Santo Padre,Pierluigi and Da Giggetto. From what I've read, they have all gotten pretty good reviews. Any comments?
Rome with teenagers over spring break,any restaurant suggestions??
CJT,
Thank you for your recommendation, it sounds delicious and a great value!
Rome with teenagers over spring break,any restaurant suggestions??
zerlina, thank you for your reply. Margutta is a vegitarian restaurant near the Spanish Steps recommended by our guide for the Jewish ghetto. She also recommended Dar Pallaro. Do you have other suggestions near the Spanish steps/ Trevi Fountain and Piazza Novana /Piazza della Rotunda? I would love some other suggestions.
Teri
Rome with teenagers over spring break,any restaurant suggestions??
I will be traveling to Florence and Rome with my two teenage daughters,my husband and my mother over spring break (March and April). I have been researching many restaurants and can't decide which ones to go to. I think we have Florence figured out but these are the Rome restaurant that we are trying to choose between for dinner;
• Tavernetta 48" located on Via degli Spagnioli
• Antica Taverna Via Monte Giordano,12 Tel 06 688 010 53(near Piazza Navona)
• Enoteca Corsi Via del Gesu 87/88Rome, 00186ItalyTel: 39 06-679-0821
• Cavour 313(near the Colosseum)
DAR PALLARO - Largo del Pallaro
MARGUTTA
• *Il Sorriso in Rome (Via Flavia 63-65)
• *Hostaria Farnese (Via Ballauri ( Campo di Fiori)
• Gino in Vicolo Rosini (a little side street near Parliament)
• Da Vito e Dina, 50 Via degli Scipioni.
• Armando al Pantheon http://www.armandoalpantheon.it/home.php
• Matricianella - near the Spanish Steps
• Ditirambo:
I would love to hear from someone that has tried these restaurants.
Thanks for your help.
Teri
