Marina's Guide
Le Guide ai Quartieri
Trastevere is certainly one of Rome's most characteristic neighbourhoods, where between tiny lively alleys, Roman trattorias, small markets, shops and artisan workshops, it's still possible to get lost to find the essence of the most authentic and genuine Rome.
From Santa Maria in Trastevere to Piazza Trilussa, through Vicolo del Cinque, Via della Scala, Vicolo del Moro or Vicolo del Bologna, you can still feel in the air the smells of typical products of old Rome. By sunset, young people gather here to have a chat or drink a beer in company in one of the many pubs and night bars of the area.
Whether you come by day or by night, this fascinating neighbourhood is always extremely heaving with tourists and locals. A walk through the streets of Trastevere is the best way to discover hidden treasures, glimpses of ancient Rome and flashes of real, authentic Roman life.
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Trastevere
Trastevere is certainly one of Rome's most characteristic neighbourhoods, where between tiny lively alleys, Roman trattorias, small markets, shops and artisan workshops, it's still possible to get lost to find the essence of the most authentic and genuine Rome.
From Santa Maria in Trastevere to Piazza Trilussa, through Vicolo del Cinque, Via della Scala, Vicolo del Moro or Vicolo del Bologna, you can still feel in the air the smells of typical products of old Rome. By sunset, young people gather here to have a chat or drink a beer in company in one of the many pubs and night bars of the area.
Whether you come by day or by night, this fascinating neighbourhood is always extremely heaving with tourists and locals. A walk through the streets of Trastevere is the best way to discover hidden treasures, glimpses of ancient Rome and flashes of real, authentic Roman life.
Offerta gastronomica
The best restaurants in Trastevere
Cajo & Gajo
10 Piazza di S. CalistoWonderful service, wonderful food and atmosphere.
his restaurant is incredibly authentic and absolutely delicious. There are no reservations and very long lines at this restaurant but it is well worth it. While waiting in about a 45 minute line you’ll hear mainly Italian being spoken while people wait for your table. When seated I highly recommend the warm focaccia bread because it was the best I’ve ever had in my life. The pasta was to die for and a bit firmer than what Americans are accustomed but tasted divine.
62 residents recomanen
Tonnarello
1/2/3 Via della Pagliahis restaurant is incredibly authentic and absolutely delicious. There are no reservations and very long lines at this restaurant but it is well worth it. While waiting in about a 45 minute line you’ll hear mainly Italian being spoken while people wait for your table. When seated I highly recommend the warm focaccia bread because it was the best I’ve ever had in my life. The pasta was to die for and a bit firmer than what Americans are accustomed but tasted divine.
Great little bar/street food place, with speciality “trapizzini” ... little pockets of light Italian bread, stuffed with a variety of wonderful fillings ... meatballs, greens & chilli, oxtail, squid etc.
Really great staff, amazing food, selection of beers,wines, spirits .... also fab sound track playing!
39 residents recomanen
Trapizzino | Trastevere
46 Piazza TrilussaGreat little bar/street food place, with speciality “trapizzini” ... little pockets of light Italian bread, stuffed with a variety of wonderful fillings ... meatballs, greens & chilli, oxtail, squid etc.
Really great staff, amazing food, selection of beers,wines, spirits .... also fab sound track playing!
Grazia & Graziella
7 Largo Fumasoni BiondiExcellent cuisine located in a charming area of the city.
Great food. Ambiance is great with a nice patio on a quiet square.
35 residents recomanen
Ristorante La Scala in Trastevere
58/61 Piazza della ScalaGreat food. Ambiance is great with a nice patio on a quiet square.
Fabulous restaurant because the quality and taste are great. There is a long line before it opened and a long line after. Be patient!
167 residents recomanen
Trattoria Da Enzo al 29
29 Via dei VascellariFabulous restaurant because the quality and taste are great. There is a long line before it opened and a long line after. Be patient!
Trattoria Otello Trastevere
47/53 Via della PellicciaVery nice Italian place, authentic food,
Great atmosphere, open and friendly family run restaurant. Fantastic home made pasta and authentic dishes. Prices very reasonable.
23 residents recomanen
Alle Fratte di Trastevere
49/50 Via delle Fratte di TrastevereGreat atmosphere, open and friendly family run restaurant. Fantastic home made pasta and authentic dishes. Prices very reasonable.
Very nice food and drinks, wines, beers! If you are in Trastevere you must visit. At night live jazz shows, amazing.
33 residents recomanen
Pimm's Good
8/9 Via di Santa DoroteaVery nice food and drinks, wines, beers! If you are in Trastevere you must visit. At night live jazz shows, amazing.
On a quiet backstreet, La Botticella offers pure Roman cooking, outside under the lines of flapping washing or inside in the picture-lined salon. Menu stalwarts include tripe and rigatoni alla paiata (pasta with calf’s intestines), but there are less hardcore dishes, such as an excellent spaghetti all’amatriciana (pasta with a spicy tomato sauce, pecorino and cured pork). Note vine-covered facade.
10 residents recomanen
La Botticella
39/a Vicolo del LeopardoOn a quiet backstreet, La Botticella offers pure Roman cooking, outside under the lines of flapping washing or inside in the picture-lined salon. Menu stalwarts include tripe and rigatoni alla paiata (pasta with calf’s intestines), but there are less hardcore dishes, such as an excellent spaghetti all’amatriciana (pasta with a spicy tomato sauce, pecorino and cured pork). Note vine-covered facade.
A small restaurant with contemporary-style decor. The walls are decorated with the names of the seven deadly sins (vizi capitali in Italian), while a glass case at the entrance displays the best fish of the day. The selection of cooked and raw antipasti is justifiably renowned.
6 residents recomanen
Vizi Capitali
94 Vicolo della RenellaA small restaurant with contemporary-style decor. The walls are decorated with the names of the seven deadly sins (vizi capitali in Italian), while a glass case at the entrance displays the best fish of the day. The selection of cooked and raw antipasti is justifiably renowned.
Great food, lovely ambiance, fabulous service and excellent collection of wines. A must go on everyone's list for the 'best restaurants in Rome'!
23 residents recomanen
Hosteria dei Numeri Primi
8 Via del PoliteamaGreat food, lovely ambiance, fabulous service and excellent collection of wines. A must go on everyone's list for the 'best restaurants in Rome'!
Fantastic pizza, at a very affordable price, and a cosy location. Absolutely worth the walk out from central Rome!
34 residents recomanen
Pizzeria La Boccaccia
2 Via di Santa DoroteaFantastic pizza, at a very affordable price, and a cosy location. Absolutely worth the walk out from central Rome!
ncredible cheese and meat boards, we had a few in Rome and this one was bar far the best, there’s a great selection to choose from and you pay for the board size you’d like.
The meats are amazing, in particular the porchetta, and come with hunks of bread. This is a really nice chilled out place with a friendly buzz, we had a huge meat and cheese board and lovely bottle of wine for around 40 Euros
31 residents recomanen
Prosciutteria Trastevere - Cantina dei Papi
71 Via della Scalancredible cheese and meat boards, we had a few in Rome and this one was bar far the best, there’s a great selection to choose from and you pay for the board size you’d like.
The meats are amazing, in particular the porchetta, and come with hunks of bread. This is a really nice chilled out place with a friendly buzz, we had a huge meat and cheese board and lovely bottle of wine for around 40 Euros
It is an amazing small restaurant hidden in a lovely and quiet place. THe food is great, and the people were very polite.
11 residents recomanen
Hostaria Luce
44 Via della LuceIt is an amazing small restaurant hidden in a lovely and quiet place. THe food is great, and the people were very polite.
Visite turistiche
Places to visit in Trastevere
This is a 17th-century baroque monument which belongs to the Discalced Carmelite order of nuns. The interior contains works by Caravaggio and his pupils. There's also a pharmacological oddity in the annexes associated with the building: They include a modern pharmacy as well as a room devoted to arcane jars and herbal remedies that haven't changed very much since the 18th century.
11 residents recomanen
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Pianto
23 Piazza della ScalaThis is a 17th-century baroque monument which belongs to the Discalced Carmelite order of nuns. The interior contains works by Caravaggio and his pupils. There's also a pharmacological oddity in the annexes associated with the building: They include a modern pharmacy as well as a room devoted to arcane jars and herbal remedies that haven't changed very much since the 18th century.
The church’s exterior is notable for the stunning golden mosaics on its facade and for its bell tower, which dates from the twelfth century. Once inside, the building is divided into three naves by a score of columns from the Baths of Caracalla.
Despite the beautiful altarpieces and other decorative elements that fill the church, visitors’ eyes fixate particularly on the golden mosaic located in the apse. To the left of the High Altar you can visit the Baroque-style Chapel of Altemps, which holds the Madonna della Clemenza, a life-size image of the Virgin.
384 residents recomanen
Basílica de Santa Maria a Trastevere
Piazza di Santa Maria in TrastevereThe church’s exterior is notable for the stunning golden mosaics on its facade and for its bell tower, which dates from the twelfth century. Once inside, the building is divided into three naves by a score of columns from the Baths of Caracalla.
Despite the beautiful altarpieces and other decorative elements that fill the church, visitors’ eyes fixate particularly on the golden mosaic located in the apse. To the left of the High Altar you can visit the Baroque-style Chapel of Altemps, which holds the Madonna della Clemenza, a life-size image of the Virgin.
The gardens is situated on the eastern side of the Janiculum hill. It has among other different sorts of bamboo and a large herbal garden.
278 residents recomanen
Jardí Botànic de Roma
23 A - 24 Largo Cristina di SveziaThe gardens is situated on the eastern side of the Janiculum hill. It has among other different sorts of bamboo and a large herbal garden.
La Chiesa di Santa Cecilian is a fifth-century church honouring the martyred patron saint of music, who lived on this site and whose body was exhumed in 1599 and sculpted in a strikingly naturalistic pose by Stefano Maderno in his marble masterwork Santa Cecilia (1600), kept here in a glass case. Pietro Cavallini’s Giudizio Universale (circa 1300) frescoes are not to be missed, with one surviving segment taking up the church’s west wall. The Cosmatesque-styled crypt contains St Cecilia’s remains.
72 residents recomanen
Santa Cecília a Trastevere
22 Piazza di Santa CeciliaLa Chiesa di Santa Cecilian is a fifth-century church honouring the martyred patron saint of music, who lived on this site and whose body was exhumed in 1599 and sculpted in a strikingly naturalistic pose by Stefano Maderno in his marble masterwork Santa Cecilia (1600), kept here in a glass case. Pietro Cavallini’s Giudizio Universale (circa 1300) frescoes are not to be missed, with one surviving segment taking up the church’s west wall. The Cosmatesque-styled crypt contains St Cecilia’s remains.
Beautiful baroque palace with an exquisite collection of antique art, including Caravaggio, Raffaello, Rubens, Reni, etc. It also contains The Christ Carrying The Cross by Giorgio Vasari, that was considered lost. The rooms are stunning with ceiling frescoes, antique furnitures and statues. The gallery takes only one floor of the palace and requires about 1-1,5h for a visit. The ticket is €12 and admits you also to Palazzo Barberini, that I highly recommend.
56 residents recomanen
Palazzo Corsini, Roma
10 Via della LungaraBeautiful baroque palace with an exquisite collection of antique art, including Caravaggio, Raffaello, Rubens, Reni, etc. It also contains The Christ Carrying The Cross by Giorgio Vasari, that was considered lost. The rooms are stunning with ceiling frescoes, antique furnitures and statues. The gallery takes only one floor of the palace and requires about 1-1,5h for a visit. The ticket is €12 and admits you also to Palazzo Barberini, that I highly recommend.
Villa Farnesina is a mansion built between 1505 and 1511 and is one of the most majestic buildings that remain from the Renaissance period in Rome. The building consists of a central block, two small wings, and two floors. The interior of the villa is surprisingly richly decorated with frescoes by major artists, such as Raphael, Sebastiano del Piombo and Peruzzi.
136 residents recomanen
Villa Farnesina
230 Via della LungaraVilla Farnesina is a mansion built between 1505 and 1511 and is one of the most majestic buildings that remain from the Renaissance period in Rome. The building consists of a central block, two small wings, and two floors. The interior of the villa is surprisingly richly decorated with frescoes by major artists, such as Raphael, Sebastiano del Piombo and Peruzzi.
Pharmacy
Farmacia S. Maria della Scala
23 Piazza della ScalaMini Market
Frutteria Er Cimotto
6 Piazza di S. Giovanni della MalvaWonderful and fresh fruit and vegetable
Pelliccia Mini Market
41 Via della PellicciaCooking classes
If you want to have an amazing experience in Trastevere!
Cooking Classes in Rome
5 Via dei FienaroliGrano & Farina - Cooking School In Trastevere
17 Vicolo della Penitenza