Piatto Romano is an italian restaurant in Testaccio, Rome.
Piatto Romano in Rome: Small-room Testaccio trattoria where the Cocco family cooks the four Roman pastas to the rulebook with zero menu twists.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Small-room Testaccio trattoria where the Cocco family cooks the four Roman pastas to the rulebook with zero menu twists.
Tip: Closed Wednesday all day. Book a week ahead; the dining room holds 30 covers.
Address: Via Giovanni Battista Bodoni 62, 00153 Roma, Rome
180g Pizzeria Romana is a italian room in Centocelle. Closed Monday. Book a week ahead. Metro C to Pigneto then 10 min walk; or 12 euros cab from centre.
Why locals love it: Jacopo Mercuro's modern Roman pizzeria sits in Centocelle, the eastern fringe of the city, away from the Centro Storico tourist trails.
Tip: Closed Monday. Book a week ahead. Metro C to Pigneto then 10 min walk; or 12 euros cab from centre.
Trecca is off the tor pignattara axis, trecca's small-room trattoria has run the lazio mountain cucina canon since 2020 under most tourists' notice.
Why locals love it: Off the Tor Pignattara axis, Trecca's small-room trattoria has run the Lazio mountain cucina canon since 2020 under most tourists' notice.
Tip: Closed Tuesday; dinner only Mon, Wed-Sun. Book a week ahead; small front room.
Sarah Cicolini's San Giovanni trattoria from 2017, Abruzzese cooking forequarters and offal; trippa alla romana, NYT-praised; moved to bigger room in 2025.
Why locals love it: Off the Re di Roma metro stop in the Esquiline edge, Sarah Cicolini's modern Roman kitchen runs trippa and pasta under most tourist itineraries.
Tip: Closed Sunday all day, Monday dinner. Book three weeks ahead for the 35-cover room.
Enoteca Corsi is a french bistro room in Centro Storico. Cash only. Open lunch only; closed Sunday. The 12:30 seating runs busiest; arrive 12:15 for a table.
Why locals love it: Lunch-only and cash-only since 1937, this working-day trattoria runs the city's most traditional bistro lunch in the Centro Storico but stops at 15:00.
Tip: Cash only. Open lunch only; closed Sunday. The 12:30 seating runs busiest; arrive 12:15 for a table.
Trattoria Monti is off the termini-edge san vito axis, the camerano family cooks le marche regional dishes alongside the roman pasta canon for 30 covers only.
Why locals love it: Off the Termini-edge San Vito axis, the Camerano family cooks Le Marche regional dishes alongside the Roman pasta canon for 30 covers only.
Tip: Closed Sunday dinner and Monday all day. Book three weeks ahead.
Pinsere is hidden in the castro pretorio working-quarter on via flavia, this pinsa romana counter feeds offices and few visitors at lunchtime.
Why locals love it: Hidden in the Castro Pretorio working-quarter on Via Flavia, this pinsa Romana counter feeds offices and few visitors at lunchtime.
Tip: Closed Sat and Sun. Lunch crowd peaks 13:00-14:00; arrive before then for the freshest pinsa.
