Heinz Beck's La Pergola on Monte Mario holds three Michelin stars and the only rooftop terrace overlooking St Peter's at this level in Rome.
Tip: Book exactly 60 days ahead via the hotel; jacket required. The €290 nine-course menu runs 3.5 hours.
Address: Via Alberto Cadlolo 101, 00136 Roma, Rome
Anthony Genovese's Il Pagliaccio in Rome's Centro Storico holds two Michelin stars for a cross-cultural tasting menu rooted in Italian and Southeast Asian technique since 2003.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The €120 lunch tasting is the value entry to the kitchen.
Cristina Bowerman's Glass Hostaria in Rome's Trastevere holds one Michelin star for the modern Roman tasting menu with the city's strongest representation of female pastry chefs.
Tip: Closed Monday all day. The €95 vegetarian tasting runs the same length as the omnivore carte.
Giuseppe Di Iorio's Aroma at the Palazzo Manfredi in Rome holds one Michelin star and the rooftop view directly onto the Colosseum from every table.
Tip: The €120 lunch tasting is the value entry; dinner runs €175 for seven courses with the same view at sunset.
The Troiani brothers' Il Convivio in Rome's Centro Storico holds one Michelin star for the modern Italian carte they have cooked since 1988, with a deep Lazio wine cellar.
Tip: Closed Sunday all day. The €95 weekday lunch tasting is the easier entry; cellar tour by request.
Domenico Stile's Enoteca La Torre in Rome's Villa Laetitia holds one Michelin star for a Mediterranean tasting menu rooted in Campanian seafood and Lazio mountain produce.
Tip: The Lungotevere terrace seats book a fortnight ahead in summer. The €125 lunch tasting is the entry.
Andrea Pasqualucci's Moma in Rome's Via Veneto holds one Michelin star and runs the city's most reasonable starred tasting menu at €110 across seven courses.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The €55 weekday lunch set is the steal; dinner books a fortnight ahead.
