9 cheap eats rooms in Rome, editor-picked. the best low-budget rooms in Rome — the places editors actually return to. All Rome food.
Bonci Pizzarium ★ 4.5
prati · Via della Meloria 43, 00136 Roma
Gabriele Bonci's Pizzarium near the Vatican in Rome is the pizza al taglio counter that re-wrote how the city does slices, with toppings that rotate every two hours.
Tip: Open from 11:00 daily; line moves fast. Slices are sold by weight. Eat standing or take to nearby park.
Antico Forno Roscioli ★ 4.5
centro-storico · Via dei Chiavari 34, 00186 Roma
The Roscioli family's Antico Forno in Rome's Centro Storico is the 200-year-old neighbourhood bakery counter, with pizza bianca, pizza rossa, and the city's best maritozzo to order.
Tip: Open Mon to Sat 07:00 to 19:30; closed Sunday. The maritozzo sells out by 11:00.
Volpetti ★ 4.5
testaccio · Via Marmorata 47, 00153 Roma
Volpetti in Rome's Testaccio is the 1973-founded salumeria counter with 300 Italian cheeses, a salumi case stocked from every region and a takeaway pasta lunch for €8.
Tip: Open Mon to Sat 08:00 to 14:00 and 16:30 to 20:15. Closed Sunday. Cheese tour by request.
Supplizio ★ 4.4
centro-storico · Via dei Banchi Vecchi 143, 00186 Roma
Arcangelo Dandini's Supplizio in Rome's Centro Storico is the suppli specialist counter, with 12 daily versions including cacio e pepe and mortadella, fried to order.
Tip: Cash and card. Open 12:00 to 22:00 Tue to Sun; closed Monday. Small standing counter only.
Pizzeria Da Remo ★ 4.3
testaccio · Piazza Santa Maria Liberatrice 44, 00153 Roma
Pizzeria Da Remo in Rome's Testaccio is the classic Roman pizza room with paper-thin crusts, the city's busiest suppli counter and a queue that wraps the piazza nightly.
Tip: Cash only. No bookings; arrive 19:00 or after 22:00 to skip the queue. Closed Sunday.
Trapizzino ★ 4.3
trastevere · Piazza Trilussa 46, 00153 Roma
Stefano Callegari's Trapizzino in Rome's Trastevere invented the namesake triangle of pizza bianca stuffed with Roman braises since 2008. Now a small Rome chain with five locations.
Tip: Open 12:00 to 24:00 daily; the Piazza Trilussa location is the original of the brand.
Li Rioni ★ 4.2
celio · Via dei Santi Quattro 24, 00184 Roma
Li Rioni in Rome's Celio district near the Colosseum runs the canonical wood-fire Roman pizza with paper-thin crusts and the city's best fiori di zucca fritters since 1988.
Tip: Closed Tuesday all day. The terrace tables on Via dei Santi Quattro book a week ahead.
Pizzeria Ai Marmi ★ 4.1
trastevere · Viale Trastevere 53, 00153 Roma
Pizzeria Ai Marmi in Rome's Trastevere is the Sunday-evening institution with marble-table tops, paper-thin Roman pizzas and queues that wrap onto Viale Trastevere by 20:00.
Tip: Closed Wednesday. No bookings; queue starts 19:30. Cash and card; the room turns fast.
I Suppli ★ 4.0
trastevere · Via di San Francesco a Ripa 137, 00153 Roma
I Suppli in Rome's Trastevere is the no-frills friggitoria counter selling suppli, fiori di zucca and potato croquettes by weight, the standing-up cousin to Supplizio.
Tip: Cash only. Open 11:00 to 22:00; standing only. The 19:00 fryer batch is the freshest.