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The Best Restaurants in Rome for under 40€

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Good food at a good price: It’s a promise we take seriously. We’ve rounded up a selection of some of the top tables in Rome where dining well doesn’t come with a hefty bill. If you’re looking for traditional Roman cuisine served in a trattoria-style ambience, discover our selection of the capital’s best spots.

Updated on 20 January 2025

53 Untitled

via del Monte della Farina 53, 00186 Rome

€€ · Italian Contemporary

An informal, modern bistro with a variety of options, including small plates to share, main courses, and a tasting menu. The cuisine is trendy and ranges from local specialties to international dishes.

Green T.

via del Piè di Marmo 28, 00186 Rome

€€ · Chinese

This attractive gourmet Chinese restaurant, also home to a tea house and a shop, is just a stone’s throw from the Pantheon. The menu features Imperial-style cuisine as well as simpler specialties, all plated beautifully and prepared with a meticulous attention to detail. Business lunch served at midday is a popular choice.

Moi

via Antonio Serra 15, 00191 Rome

€€ · Seasonal Cuisine

Moi is a lively and welcoming restaurant in northwest Rome. The chef prepares seasonal ingredients (meat, fish, vegetables, and aromatic herbs) using modern techniques, and the prices are as attractive as the plates.

CiPASSO

via Metastasio 21, 00186 Rome

€€ · Roman

Just a stone’s throw from the Pantheon, this contemporary bistro focuses on Roman specialties as well as traditional Italian dishes that have been reinvented with a modern twist and a focus on seasonal ingredients.

Colline Emiliane

via degli Avignonesi 22, 00187 Rome

€€ · Emilian

This restaurant opened in the 1930s and run by the Latini family for over five decades spotlights traditional cuisine from the Emilia-Romagna region. Fresh hand-rolled pasta, made daily, is a particular highlight. The family’s experience is evident in their house specialties, such as the delicious primi and the giambonetto (veal cooked in milk).

Trattoria del Pesce

via Folco Portinari 27, 00151 Rome

€€ · Seafood

If you’d like to enjoy superb fish in a colorful and lively spot, make a note of this address. Top-quality ingredients inform classically prepared dishes with the occasional imaginative twist, such as in the amberjack millefeuille with herbs and sultanas, and the stuffed squid with twice-cooked chicory.

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