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Top 5: Pizza

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Ai Marmi Strolling down Viale Trastevere, it’s hard to miss the blinding white “PIZZERIA” sign on this bustling locale, particularly with the hordes of hungry customers spilling out onto the sidewalk and taking over an outdoor dining area roughly twice … Continue reading →

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Top 5: Aperitivo

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Gusto This trifurcated food complex up by the Ara Pacis features all level of Italian-dining – from a takeaway cheese counter to pizza to casual bar to osteria to ristorante.  But if you swing by before dinner the osteria/enoteca location … Continue reading →

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Top 5: Museums

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

Capitoline Museums - Set around the stately Piazza Campidoglio, designed to drawings by Michelangelo, the Capitoline Museums are the oldest public collection in the world, started in 1471 with a group of ancient bronzes.  Perhaps the main attraction, at least since … Continue reading →

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Top 5: Gelato

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Ciampini - For the most part bars (coffee shops) don’t have particularly good gelato, but Ciampini is the exception that proves the rule.  Their marron glace (candied chestnuts) is one of the best flavors in town.  And if you can make … Continue reading →

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