Housing Italy: Rome - Restaurants

Restaurants

Off Via Veneto

Sans Souci
Address: Via Sicilia 20
Price: Over 120,000 lire - CURRENCY CONVERTER
Credit cards accepted: AE, DC, MC, V.
Phone: 06-482-1814
All the glitz and glamour of the dolce vita days of Rome in the 1950s lives on in this overdecorated but superb downstairs sanctuary of gourmet delights. Service is literally fit for a king--and the Sans Souci has had a few among its customers, along with Hollywood biggies and business magnates. It is the only restaurant in Rome with a doorman, but don't let that intimidate you, for the staff is courteous and attentive. The menu presents both French and Italian dishes, among them truffled terrine de foie gras and agnello al timo (roast lamb with thyme). Reservations essential. Jacket and tie.

Colline Emiliane
Address: Via degli Avignonesi 22
Price: 40,000-70,000 lire - CURRENCY CONVERTER
Credit cards accepted: No credit cards.
Phone: 06-481-7538
Not far from Piazza Barberini, this unassuming trattoria offers exceptionally good food. Behind an opaque glass facade are a couple of plain dining rooms, where you are served light homemade pastas, a special chicken broth, and meats ranging from boiled beef to giambonetto di vitella (roast veal) and cotoletta alla bolognese (veal cutlet with cheese and tomato sauce). Family-run, it's quiet and soothing--a good place to rest after a sightseeing stint. Service is cordial and discreet.

Mariano
Address: Via Piemonte 79
Price: 40,000-70,000 lire - CURRENCY CONVERTER
Credit cards accepted: AE, DE, MC, V.
Phone: 06-474-5256
Near Via Veneto, Mariano (who is actually Tonino, Mariano's son-in-law and successor) is an exponent of quality and tradition. Since he leaves flights of culinary fancy to others, you can be sure of finding authentic Roman and central-Italian cuisine here, including delicate egg pastas, game, and abbacchio in season.

Tullio
Address: Via San Nicolò da Tolentino 26
Price: 40,000-70,000 lire - CURRENCY CONVERTER
Credit cards accepted: AE, DC, MC, V.
Phone: 06-481-8564
This Tuscan trattoria off Via Veneto and Piazza Barberini opened in the dolce vita days of the 1950s, when this area was the center of Roman chic and bohemian life. It soon acquired a faithful clientele of politicians, journalists, and artists, and it has changed little over the years. Decor and menu are simple. The latter offers typically Tuscan pasta e fagioli (with beans), grilled steaks and chops, and fagioli all'uccelletto (with tomato and sage). Reservations essential.

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