A good pizza in Rome

[revised March 2026] When in Rome….. eat at least one pizza a week!

And if you want to keep up with the locals, remember to order fritti as a starter – from supplì (the roman rice ball) to fillets of baccalà (salt cod) or fiori di zucca (zucchini flowers stuffed with an anchovy and mozzarella). Here is a non-exhaustive list of my favorite pizza places:

• L’Archetto: in Prati, not far from the Vatican, this pizzeria still enjoys the wood oven pizza and offer other dishes of the roman tradition (but I always go for pizza)
• Alle Carrette: when I’m next to the Colosseum I go there, a little alley, few tables outside and a lot of space inside, but still you’ll have to wait. Cheap and good!
• L’Elementare: three different locations for the roman style pizza. The most central is in Trastevere.
• Emma: near Campo dei Fiori. Great ingredients, polite service (which is not always the case for pizzeria) and not-to-be-missed desserts.
• Fariné: in San Lorenzo, a bit off-the-beaten-path, but you’ll feel like a local in this “no frills” pizzeria, easy and cheap!
• La Montecarlo: informal, noisy, genuine, cheap pizzeria near Piazza Navona.
• Nuovo Mondo: this is how a pizzeria looked like in Rome when I was a kid, with paper-thin pizza, simple fast services, few good items in the menu that the waiter can tell by heart, cheap and  with that noisy “true Roman” atmosphere just next to your elbow! Located in Testaccio, a district to explore if you wish to feel like a local…
• Peppo al Cosimato: non only for pizza (fish cuisine too), but pizza is very good and this is not always the case in “trendy Trastevere”!
• Dar Poeta: we will never state one as “the best pizzeria in Rome”, but this is a damn good one! There’s usually a bit to wait before being seated, but it’s worth the wait. Try the delicious calzone with ricotta cheese and nutella to end dinner! And afterwards, a walk in Trastevere, of course!
• Li Rioni: traditional warm atmosphere not far from the Colosseum. Only for dinner.
• Sant’Isidoro pizza e bolle: in Prati, near the Vatican area, this pizzeria offers Neapolitan style pizza associated to a list of sparkling wines (“bolle” refers to the perlage of these wines)
• Al Tettarello: in Monti, a good trattoria, but also remarkable for pizza.

Any great discovery you wish to add? Let us know by mail to info@afriendinrome.it . And if you wish to learn the difference between Roman pizza and Neapolitan pizza, watch this video!

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