Michele and I are back from Rome where we spent about a month. Here are some photos of my favorite experiences.
At Caffe Ruschena where we went often for breakfast.
Cornetto filled with pastry cream and a cappuccino.
At Gran Caffe La Caffettiera, good for coffee break, drinks, light lunch
Toasted focaccia with zucchini flowers, mozzarella and anchovies.
Piazza del Popolo from the Borghese Gardens
Water Buffalo chops, sauteed chicory and roast potatoes in a restaurant in Anagni a town a short distance from Rome
Castello Sanit’Angelo
Ciampini is a caffe where you can enjoy a meal or a drink or a gelato with great people-watching.
Stracciatella and chocolate gelato at Ciampini
Hotel Raphael
The view from the roof of the Raphael Hotel where we met a friend for drinks before lunch
Casa Bleve
Anchovies with bread and butter
A view of the Vatican
Restaurant Cavaliere Gino al Parlamento
Chicken and peppers Roman style
Castel Sant’Angelo at night
Enoteca L’Angolo di Vino
Cheese and salumi
Crostini with broccoli rabe and sun dried tomatoes
Restaurant Roscioli
Serrano Ham at Roscioli
Roman Forum
Ditirambo Restaurant
Roast suckling pig with potatoes
Trattoria Checchino del 1887
Assaggio di Fagioli e Cotiche- pig skin with borlotti beans cooked with tomato.
Susan and Michele in the Piazza Novona
Trattoria Il Matriciano
Fried zucchini flowers stuffed with mozzarella and anchovies
Fried artichokes alla giudia
Bucatini all’Amatriciana
Due Ladroni
Roasted turbot with artichokes and potatoes
View from the Spanish Steps
A side trip to Naples
Trattoria San Ferdinando
Fried Seafood
Taverna Santa Chiara
Grilled Pork Sausages with Friarielli
Mimi alla Ferrovia
Fried calamari
It was a wonderful trip and we are looking forward to going back soon!!
Good work, Charles!
Ciao Steve
Thank you. I gave a bottle of the grappa to Tom Maresca and he could not stop thanking me. We had a good time with Susan, Ernie and the rest. We all missed you andJudy and hope to see you soon.
WOW…nothing more to say! so glad to see you went to visit Massimo at “L’Angolo Divino”…grazie for sharing all of these wonderful photos! gives me more reasons to get back to Roma this year!
Ciao Steven- always great with Massimo and new he has tables in the piazza a few feet away
Charles thank you for the little virtual vacation! We will be going back to Rome just as soon as my husband recovers from his hip replacement in June. Some of our favourites in your post and some new places to add to our ever-expanding list. Funny how it happens…things are struck off the list on one visit but yet the list just seems to keep growing! Cheers to both you and Michele.
Ciao Phyllis-Rome is aways wonderful. Sometimes something old and sometimes something new