{"id":3441,"date":"2016-11-17T17:06:08","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T16:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=3441"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:15:12","slug":"a-good-pizza-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=3441","title":{"rendered":"A good pizza in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trattoria-vecchia-roma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3448 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trattoria-vecchia-roma-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"trattoria-vecchia-roma\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trattoria-vecchia-roma-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trattoria-vecchia-roma-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trattoria-vecchia-roma.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><em>[revised March 2026] <\/em>When in Rome&#8230;.. eat at least one pizza a week!<\/p>\n<p>And if you want to keep up with the locals, remember to order<em> fritti<\/em> as a starter \u2013 from <em>suppl\u00ec<\/em> (the roman rice ball) to fillets of <em>baccal\u00e0<\/em> (salt cod) or <em>fiori di zucca<\/em> (zucchini flowers stuffed with an anchovy and mozzarella). Here is a non-exhaustive list of my favorite pizza places:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.larchetto.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L&#8217;Archetto:<\/a> in <strong>Prati,<\/strong> 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)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AlleCarrette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alle Carrette<\/a>: when I&#8217;m next to the <strong>Colosseum<\/strong> I go there, a little alley, few tables outside and a lot of space inside, but still you&#8217;ll have to wait. Cheap and good!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pizzerialelementare.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L&#8217;Elementare<\/a>: three different locations for the roman style pizza. The most central is in <strong>Trastevere.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmapizzeria.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emma<\/a>: near <strong>Campo dei Fiori<\/strong>. Great ingredients, polite service (which is not always the case for <em>pizzeria)<\/em> and not-to-be-missed desserts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farinelapizza.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farin\u00e9<\/a>: in <strong>San Lorenzo<\/strong>, a bit off-the-beaten-path, but you&#8217;ll feel like a local in this &#8220;no frills&#8221; pizzeria, easy and cheap!<\/li>\n<li>La <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lamontecarlo.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montecarlo<\/a>: informal, noisy, genuine, cheap <em>pizzeria<\/em> near <strong>Piazza Navona<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/PizzeriaNuovoMondo\/about\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nuovo Mondo<\/a>: this is how a <em>pizzeria<\/em> 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\u00a0 with that noisy &#8220;true Roman&#8221; atmosphere just next to your elbow! Located in <strong>Testaccio,<\/strong> a district to explore if you wish to feel like a local&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepporistorante.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peppo al Cosimato<\/a>: non only for pizza (fish cuisine too), but pizza is very good and this is not always the case in &#8220;trendy <strong>Trastevere&#8221;!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Dar <a href=\"http:\/\/darpoeta.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Poeta<\/a>: we will never state one as \u201cthe best <em>pizzeria<\/em> in Rome\u201d, but this is a damn good one! There\u2019s usually a bit to wait before being seated, but it\u2019s worth the wait. Try the delicious <em>calzone<\/em> with ricotta cheese and nutella to end dinner! And afterwards, a walk in <strong>Trastevere,<\/strong> of course!<\/li>\n<li>Li <a href=\"http:\/\/lirioni.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rioni<\/a>: traditional warm atmosphere not far from the <strong>Colosseum.<\/strong> Only for dinner.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/menuprati.pizzaebolle.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sant&#8217;Isidoro pizza e bolle<\/a>: in Prati, near the <strong>Vatican<\/strong> area, this pizzeria offers Neapolitan style pizza associated to a list of sparkling wines (&#8220;bolle&#8221; refers to the <em>perlage<\/em> of these wines)<\/li>\n<li>Al <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.it\/Restaurant_Review-g187791-d1727978-Reviews-Trattoria_il_Tettarello-Rome_Lazio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tettarello<\/a>: in <strong>Monti,<\/strong> a good trattoria, but also remarkable for pizza.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VB1SWGTlllk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this video<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>To go back to the eating options, click <a href=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=2955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[revised March 2026] When in Rome&#8230;.. eat at least one pizza a week! And if you want to keep up with the locals, remember to order fritti as a starter \u2013 from suppl\u00ec (the roman rice ball) to fillets of baccal\u00e0 (salt cod) or fiori di zucca (zucchini flowers stuffed with an anchovy and mozzarella). 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