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YOUR GUIDE TO ROME at RIPE 61 Welcome Message Welcome to RIPE 61! We hope you enjoy your week at the meeting, and this beautiful and historic city. Please refer to this booklet to make the most of your spare time in Rome. Contents Welcome Message 2 Eating Out 3 Bars & Clubs 5 Taxis & Public Transportation 7 Helpful Italian Words & Phrases 9 Surviving the Streets of Rome 15 Want to Know More? Read on... 15 Important Contact Information 16 Map of Central Rome 16 2 Eating Out Italian meals are the stuff the best wine the region has of legend, and Rome has a to offer. Experience the origi- deserved reputation as one nal “Fiorentina” T-bone steak. of the food capitals of the world. That doesn’t mean Ristorante Vladimiro you’re guaranteed to eat well Via Aurora 37 (Via Veneto) everywhere you go though. +39 6 481 9467 2 It’s easy to spend a lot of www.ristorantevladimiro.com 3 money on a mediocre meal, 3 courses w. wine – apx. EUR 5 especially in the tourist areas 40 pp 7 in the centre of Rome. In this 9 booklet you’ll find a list of well-reviewed Serene atmosphere with an Italian singer 15 restaurants that we’ve researched with crooning in the background. Delicate 15 some help from our Italian colleagues. antipasti, pastas like tagliatelle a lemone, 16 Prices listed are an average estimate of and veal with razor thin artichokes... 16 three courses – some including wine, some excluding wine. Restaurants listed Filippo La Mantia (Hotel Majestic) are within walking distance from the Via Vittorio Veneto, 50 RIPE 61 meeting venue. +39 6 4214 4705 www.hotelmajestic.com Please note that the best places are often 3 courses w. wine – apx. EUR 100 pp popular with the locals, so you should always reserve in advance to avoid dis- A lavishly decorated restaurant with a appointment. warm and familial atmosphere. Chef Filippo specialises in Sicilian fare with a Ristorante Piccolo Abruzzo modern twist: pasta with citrus pesto, Via Sicilia, 237 escalope with a sweet and sour carrot +39 6 42820176 purée. A bit pricier, but well worth a visit if www.piccoloabruzzo.it you can afford it. 3 courses w. wine – apx. EUR 50 pp Ristorante Tuna Piccolo Abruzzo is a small family-style Via Vittorio Veneto, 11 restaurant serving big portions of Italian +39 6 42016531 comfort food from the Abruzzo region. www.tunaroma.it/xhtml/en/ 3 courses w. wine – apx. EUR 80 pp Girarrosto Fiorentino Via Sicilia, 46 Featured in design magazines for its +39 6 42880660 striking all-white décor, Tuna is a hit with www.girarrostofiorentino.it both locals and tourists. The restau- 3 courses w. wine – apx. EUR 50 pp rant’s all-seafood menu has everything from oysters to lobster to sea urchins. It This is a Roman institution of 40 years received a rave review in the New York serving excellent Tuscan cuisine. Their Times. wine cellar contains over 400 bottles of 3 Ristorante Tullio Coppelle’s menu boasts memorable and Via San Nicola da Tolentino, 26 unpretentious food at reasonable prices. 00187 Roma, Italia +39 6 474 5560 www.tullioristorante.it For the Pizza Lovers 3 courses w. wine – apx. EUR 40 pp Classic no-frills dining offering mama- style meals made from the season’s finest ingredients. Back in the day, Tullio was a favourite among Hollywood celeb- rities (Clark Gable was a frequent visitor). Word of warning: If there’s an antipasti and main course of the same name, be sure to make it clear to the waiter which one you want. Colline Emiliane Baffeto Via degli Avignonesi, 22 Piazza del Teatro di Pompeo, 18 +39 6 4817538 +39 06.68210807 3 courses w. wine – apx. EUR 40 pp www.pizzeriabaffetto.it/default.asp One of Fellini’s favourite haunts featuring Baffeto 2 unpretentious Bolognese food. The pasta Via del Governo Vecchio, 114, is made fresh daily (the pumpkin ravioli +39 06.6861617 is their speciality), and the owner’s wife www.pizzeriabaffetto.it/default.asp bakes the chocolate cake. What more could you want? Pizzeria Remo Libero Piazza di Santa Maria Liberatrice, 44 Palatium +39 6 5746270 Via Frattina, 94 +39 66 9202132 Dar Poeta www.enotecapalatium.it Vicolo del Bologna, 45, 3 courses w. wine – apx. EUR 35 pp +39 06 588 0516 www.darpoeta.com Mouth-watering regional Lazzio cuisine/ wine bar at very reasonable prices makes La Montecarlo this a popular place with locals. Vicolo Savelli, 13 +39 06 686 1877 Ristorante CasaCoppelle www.lamontecarlo.it Piazza delle Coppelle, 49 +39 6 6889 1707 www.casacoppelle.it 3 courses w. wine – apx. EUR 50 pp Lots of reviews for this place feature the phrase “we ate here 3/4/5 times”. Casa- 4 Links on Dining Out in Rome Bars & Clubs Google Map for Rome Bars & Clubs: You won’t find it hard to find a bar or club http://bit.ly/b8okfg in Rome, but you may be overwhelmed by choice. Luckily, we’ve listed some of Google Map for Nearby Recommended the more notable places in Rome. Some Restaurants: require a bit of a walk, but you’ll get to http://bit.ly/4dca6u soak in the sites along the way. And just in case you didn’t know, “aperitivo” is “Eat like a Local in Rome” – Guardian a buffet of Italian snacks usually served http://bit.ly/9gh5ZO between the hours of 18:30-21:00. Buy a drink, and the food is yours for the taking. “Critic-choice restaurants” – Time Out http://bit.ly/9A1qDZ Alexanderplatz Via Ostia 9 “You can get a bad meal in Rome” – +39 6 39742171 Chowhound www.alexanderplatz.it http://bit.ly/cUzIE1 Branded as one of the best jazz bars in Rome, Alexanderplatz has a reputa- For a Memorable Coffee tion for great live music, chilled out and friendly atmosphere. It hosts Italian, foreign and a wide range of American jazz musicians who come here to perform nightly. Radio Londra Via di Monte Testaccio, 67 +39 6 575 0041 www.radiolondradiscobar.com Popular nightclub playing electro and house. Entrance is EUR 15, including a drink. Open Wednesday to Sunday (21:00 -03:00). The Drunken Ship Campo dei Fiori, 20 +39 6 68300535 www.drunkenship.com Many think of this place as the best club/ Sant Eustachio bar in Rome, with modern designs that Order a “caffé por favore” at this famous distinguish it from other venues that café near the Pantheon. The recipes they are more classical. It is popular with use are still kept secret (they even keep the trendiest locals but tourists are also the coffee machine hidden). welcome. 5 Caruso Café de Orient Al Vino al Vino Via di Monte Testaccio, 36 Via dei Serpenti, 19 +39 6 5745019 +39 6 485 803 www.carusocafe.com This hostelry on lively via dei Serpenti A place for those Roman salsa fanatics to has a range of more than 500 wines, with come to listen to Latin American music, more than 25 available by the glass. But dance the night away or just hang out. its real specialty is distillati: dozens of Live Latin American music serenades the fine grappas, whiskies and other strong crowd on a nightly basis, topping off with spirits. In the back room are pretty cast- a similar DJ set to end the night. Open iron tables, topped with volcanic stone from 22:00 – 04:00 (closed on Mondays). and ceramics. The menu here is strong on Sicilian specialties such as caponata Freni e Frizioni (Sicilian ratatouille) and eggplant parmi- giana. Artu Largo MD Fumasoni Biondi, 5 +39 6 588 0398 This friendly place, located in a little square off piazza Sant’Egidio, is a cross between an Italian bar and English pub. They’ve got a good selection of beer and a decent wine list...and did we mention the aperitivo buffet from 18:30-21:00? There’s also a full menu of “pub” fare, with sandwiches, pasta and meat courses. Bar San Calisto Via del Politeama, 4-6 +39 6 5833 4210 www.freniefrizioni.com Rome’s hippest early evening spot, frequented by arty types and a creative, student crowd. A grand buffet of food (19:00-22:00) is laid out on a snowy white tablecloth decorated with armfuls of long-stemmed roses and candles. There are baskets of focaccia, ceramic bowls of couscous and pasta, guacamole and raw vegetables: help yourself while Piazza San Calisto you sip a cocktail, a beer, or a glass of (no phone) well-priced wine. Unwitting tourists get their coffee or beer on piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere. 6 Locals who know better go to this bar. Its harsh lighting would make Sophia Loren look wan, and the dingy space – inside and out – is no picture postcard. But it’s dirt-cheap and as such it has always been the haunt of arty and fringe types (plus many questionable characters after sundown). They’re here downing beers or an affogato (ice-cream swamped with liqueur), or savouring some of the best chocolate in Rome: hot and thick with fresh whipped cream in winter, and in the form of creamy gelato in warmer months. focus here, with a satisfying range by the glass from EUR 2.50, but if you’re hungry, Circolo degli Artisti there’s a choice of cheeses, salamis and salads too. La Vineria Campo de’ Fiori, 15 +39 6 6880 3268 The oldest wine bar on the campo, La Vineria is the real thing, where Romans go to chat and plan their evenings over good wines by the glass starting at a remarkably cheap €1.50 (albeit in tiny glasses).