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.
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.
Signature: Roman pizza, Suppli, Fiori di zucca
Order: Pizza alla romana, fiori di zucca and a suppli al telefono.
Tip: Closed Tuesday all day. The terrace tables on Via dei Santi Quattro book a week ahead.
Court at Palazzo Manfredi in Rome is the rooftop cocktail bar with a direct view of the Colosseum from every seat, the signature classic-cocktail carte.
Signature drink: Negroni, signature cocktails
Food: Aperitivo plates, full dinner carte
Tip: Open daily 18:00-24:00. Book the rooftop terrace four weeks ahead; sunset slots sell out first.
Il Bocconcino in Rome's Celio district near the Colosseum is the porchetta and fritti counter with the Ariccian-pork sandwich, plus suppli and Roman fritti.
Try: Porchetta sandwich, Roman fritti
Tip: Open daily 12:00-24:00. The lunch porchetta sandwich is 6 euros; book back-room tables for groups.