http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rome Rome local tips Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:19:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is renown for the patate al cartoccio, its speciality: crusty and crispy potatoes baked in a carton roll. I come to eat to this restaurant especially for this delicious side dish. The rest of the food is extremely good, including the pizza. This restaurant is a little difficult to find because it is hidden behind [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rome/cassamortaro I have been coming here since I was 13 years old. I’ll never forget Marcello who used to make me the biggest and most delicious ice-cream cones, adding a cherry on top and an extra flavor, yet he never ever charged me more money for it. We used to laugh, he used to call me [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rome/bar-gelateria-duse EnglishYellowPages staff regularly organizes seasonal events for its members and friends. A network of English-speaking professionals are invited to gather at a venue to spend and enjoy time together, talk about business, exchange views, eat and drink, like it occured on December 2 2008 at Galleria, a new hitech design restaurant located in the renowned [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rome/galleria-luca-trazzi The best carciofi alla giudia in town. You must try this very special plate of artichokes, fried and pressed. They look flat and crispy. They are a typical Roman-Jewish plate. The meat is good too. Everything on the menu, depending on your personal taste, is extremely of high quality. After all, it is very difficult to [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rome/giggetto When there are good musical events in town the best program is at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, where acoustics mean something, whether classical or pop. It’s relatively a new construction, designed by famous Italian architect Renzo Piano. It looks like three enormous cockroaches. Next to it, under a portico, lies this elegant restaurant. I like it [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rome/red It’s one of my favorite places, because I know I’ll always eat well. An elegant family-run restaurant since 1959. A classic Italian place in an upper class neighborhood where you can have excellent food at a very good price. I dine here since I was a teenager and I have always eaten very well. The other [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rome/il-caminetto It’s in the trendy jet set drinking triangle, where the Vip like going. Maybe a little too posh at nighttime, off limits on a Saturday night, too crowded. The personnel is not one of the most courteous, but I like the croissants they prepare for breakfast. It’s like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide: during the day it’s simply [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rome/caffe-della-pace Fabiola runs it. She is one of the most adorable people in this old Roman neighborhood. Why not buy an Italian book to take back home as a cultural souvenir? At the bar counter, the list of wines by the glass is not much of a great variety I must admit, but they are good at least. [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rome/bar-a-book Le Coppelle 52 is one of the most popular meeting place to meet the Romans, who come here every night, especially in summer, to have a drink and relax on the charming square. The strength of Le Coppelle 52 is definitely the scenic square on which it is located and which gives it the name. When the [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rome/le-coppelle-52 The Olympic Stadium of Rome is the place where AS Roma and SS Lazio play their home matches of Serie A and UEFA European Cups. If you go to watch a match, you have the opportunity to see some of the best players in the world: wonderful players like Francesco Totti, who won World Cup 2006, [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/rome/stadio-olimpico