Real Rome is thoughtful, stylish, and delicious. From seafood gems to vintage boutiques and wellness havens, here’s your curated guide—addresses, websites, and all verified as of mid‑2025.

Rome: eat, love and shop?  Here some of my best restaurants, shops and walking paths.

It’s not easy to give you our top list of Rome: eat, love and shop,  but we’ll try!!  Please do not  hesitate to write me at: countryslowliving@gmail.com 

Where to Eat in Roma

Best Wine list: 

• CASA BLEVE – Via del Teatro Valle 48/49, 00186 Rome · +39 06 686‑5970 · casableve.com Elegant historic setting inside Palazzo Lante, exceptional wine list, and innovative Italian‑style dishes. A must for connoisseurs.     Ask of Gino from us!

Best for fresh Fish

• Osteria Le Gensola, Piazza della Gensola 15, 00153 Rome · +39 06 581‑6312 · osterialagensola.it Roman and Sicilian seafood specialities—think carciofi alla giudia, spaghetti alle vongole—in a Trastevere piazzetta. Open daily 12:30–15:00 & 19:30–23:00.

Best Gourmant shop and restaurant 

•  Roscioli – Via dei Giubbonari – One of the best Wine Bar in Rome (and they use our Fontanaro extra-vergin olive oil). It’s near Campo dei Fiori and you can go there even only for a slide of one of the best pizza with ham and mozzarella cheese in the city! The restaurant is inside, after the delicatessen area.

🐌 Slow Food Picks in Rome & Fiumicino – Osterie d’Italia 2025

If you’re looking to eat where locals and food experts do, here are Rome and Fiumicino’s best Slow Food “Chiocciola” spots from the 2025 guide. These restaurants offer honest, regional food with excellent quality, warm hospitality, and a strong link to tradition.

• Da Armando al Pantheon Address: Salita de’ Crescenzi 31, 00186 Rome (RM) Website: armandoalpantheon.it A historic trattoria just steps from the Pantheon, known for traditional Roman dishes made with seasonal ingredients and excellent wine selection.
• Da Cesare al Casaletto –  Address: Via del Casaletto 45, 00151 Rome (RM) Website: trattoriadacesare.it A beloved neighborhood trattoria famous for its fried starters and expertly prepared Roman classics.
• Da Cesare al Pellegrino Via del Pellegrino 117, 00186 Rome (RM) Website: trattoriadacesare.it  A newer location in the heart of Rome, offering the same quality and warmth of the original.
• Grappolo d’Oro – Piazza della Cancelleria 80, 00186 Rome (RM) hosteriagrappolodoro.it Traditional Roman cuisine in a charming setting near Campo de’ Fiori, using high-quality local ingredients.

• Menabò Vino e Cucina Via delle Palme 44 d/e. A modern take on osteria dining in the Centocelle area, paired with a natural wine list.

  • Pennestri Via Giovanni da Empoli 5. Refined Roman recipes with a contemporary touch, located in the Ostiense district.

More: 

• Da Francesco (Piazza del Fico 29) – Roman-style pizza near Piazza Navona. Easy Going style.

• Felice a Testaccio (Via Mastro Giorgio 29) – legendary Testaccio institution with classic tonnarelli and abbacchio

• Trattoria Monti at via di San Vito.

If you are at Rome Fiumicino Airport area,  do not miss to:

Go at Osteria dell’orologio. In Via Torre Clementina, 114, Fimucino, (RM)
Tel before going at: + 39  06. 6505251  Tell them (Gerardo or wife or in general) that you are from Alessio at the osteria di Monteverde

or Sancho dal 1969 at  Via della Torre Clementina 142, 00054 Fiumicino (RM) – A legendary pizzeria and street food spot near the Fiumicino waterfront, known for suppli, pizza al taglio, and local vibes.

ROME, SHOP

Dress shopping, Alina Style at via del Governo Vecchio):

• Via del governo vecchio! (between Piazza Navona and closed to piazza del Fico, where is nice to have aperitivo).   Lots of hand made and vintage shops for woman.
• One of my  best is Fata Morgana – via del Governo Vecchio 27.
• Than I Love Josephine de Huertas also in via del Governo Vecchio.

Dress shopping, Alina Style at VIA DEI GIUBBONARI:

• Pandemonium  – http://www.pandemonium.it/   via dei Giubbonari 104 (better when it is on sale)!
• Gente http://www.genteroma.com/
• Empresa – in via dei Giubbonari 25, http://www.empresa.it/

For Shoes:

•  Michele di Loco – via del Leone, 7 (very close by Piazza in Lucina where to stop also for a great coffee or gelato at Ciampini) – It is open from 10 AM to 7.30 PM
• Alexandra, Via Paolo Emilio, 21-23  Tel: 063243311 (Area of Cola di Rienzo). It ha salso l’aurte chose shoes

PIAZZA DI SPAGNA AREA

• Ballerette, via del Gambero
• Re(f)use – Best Recycle Accessories – High hand – via Fontanella Borghese
• Cambio Sempre – via de Coronari
• Mondelliani Eyeglasses – via Bergaaschi Roma

Shops are opened usually:

Monday – 15:30 to 19:30 (some shops may be open in the morning)

And Tuesday to Saturday – 09:30 / 10:00 to 13:00 and 15:30 to 19:00 / 19:30 (some shops do not close for the afternoon break)

Rome nice Markets:

–        Friday morning, up to 2.00 PM at Stadio Olimpico (This is not a touristic place!!!)

–        Every day, but not Sunday: Mercato rionale di via Testaccio (piazza Testaccio – piazza dell’Emporio)

Aperitivo:

• Salotto 42 in Piazza di Pietra 42. Stylish cocktail bar beside ancient ruins, perfect after 19:30 for aperitivo with locals and an elegant vibe.

 More: 

• The best coffe in Rome: Caffè Sant’Eustachio at Piazza S. Eustachio (just around the corner of Via Teatro Valle). Since 1938: espresso, granita, and original interiors steps from the Pantheon—coffee institution in Rome. 

Where to stay:

• 🏨 Stay & Wellness Six Senses Rome – Piazza di San Marcello, 00187 Rome · +39 06 86814000 · sixsenses.com/rome Upscale luxury meets sustainability in a restored 15ᵗʰ-century palazzo just off Via del Corso. Dining at Bivium Restaurant-Café-Bar (modern Roman fare, plant-based options) and Notos Rooftop (sunset cocktails, Mediterranean bites, rooftop views and DJs). Spa includes Roman‑style bathing circuit, holistic treatments, and herb house. Highly rated by Vogue & The Times. 

•  Or you can ask of Ginevra Villa, owner of Domus Ripetta (she is the sister of my best friend Isotta) Via di Ripetta n°41  Roma 00186   Tel/Fax 0632609755 –   Ginevra Villa   cell. 3342612388 email domusripetta@gmail.com  http://www.domusripetta.it/

Night life:

• Live Music International concerts – http://www.auditorium.com/   In Viale Pietro de Coubertin 30.  Renzo Piano’s definition of the Auditorium as a “cultural factory” is becoming ever more apt as time goes by.

Rome tour: 

• with Camilla Verdacchi, She is a professional tour guide since 2000. She works with  tourists of many nationalities: Italian, American, English, Canadian, Australian, French, Indonesian, Thai, German. She speaks Italian, English, French and German. She offers: Vatican tour,  Colosseum, Forum and Palatin hill, Rome in a day (Seven hours tour), Food tours and custom tours. Contact her in advance!

Rome LOVE AT:

• After shopping and eating…a nice walk at Passeggiata Marcello, at the old Roman fish market it is the jewish area of Portico D’Ottavia. This area was created by the Emperor Augusto for his Sister Ottavia and  it was erected in 146 B.C. !! The Portico of Ottavia is one of the most charming passageways in Rome.  Where: Via del Portico d’Ottavia