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Colosseo: La Taverna degli Amici

Piazza Margana, 37 , Phone: 06 69920637
www.latavernadegliamici.com

Reviewed by: AndrewG from CA, review #3685

When: 2010

This, to me, represents the magic of Rome.

After we finished our tour of Ancient Rome at the Colosseum, we were walking towards “our neighborhood” (Campo dei Fiore, Piazza Farnese) and through an alleyway, then we entered a small, pretty piazza (Piazza Margana), found ourselves facing a nice looking restaurant with lots of well-dressed folks enjoying lunch outdoors. We looked at the menu and sat down. Mama mia, we were happy we did!

We started with salmon crudo and spigola (sea bass) carpaccio, a plate of sautéed porcini, a perfect plate of bombolotti all'amatriciana (that quintessential Roman sauce of tomato, chili pepper, guanciale, and pecorino cheese), followed by an absolutely scrumptious pear tart. We also had a fine Puiatti Pinot Grigio Collio “Ruttars.” (“Save a tree, drink no oak aged wine!”) We would definitely return and I’d love to try dinner there.

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