24 Hours of Eating in Rome

Now that I have left the (usually) wide boulevards of Rome for the (often) narrow alleys of Naples, I feel somewhat better qualified to give a list of places you MUST eat at in Rome. If you're anything like me, after all, you plan your trips around food—i.e., "Well, if we go to THIS museum, we're near THAT amazing gelateria, soooo..."

So here goes! I'm providing the food stops, you can fill in your own, less important "sights" itinerary.

Breakfast: any bar, really, will give you an awesome cappuccino (before 12! see my last post!). You can also fit in with everyone else and get a cornetto, an Italian version of a croissant, filled with anything from chocolate to honey to Nutella (I'd thumbpick that last one if this blog allowed me to).

Morning snack: Gelato from Gelateria del Teatro in the Centro Storico. I HIGHLY recommend the chocolate and orange peel for something both rich and refreshing.

Lunch: Cacio e Pepe near the Vatican—THE BEST PASTA I HAVE EVER EATEN IN MY LIFE.

Afternoon boost: Feet dragging? Eyes hurting? Your hostel bed calling? Fight them all off with a granita con panna from Sant'Eustachio Il Caffe (but, as I said in my last post, be prepared for a MAJOR sugar/caffeine crash).

Sweet, sweet regret....

Aperitivo: If you are in need of food before 9pm dinner, Freni e Frezioni in Trastevere has an awesome aperitivo bar, which basically means if you buy a drink you get free rein over an epic spread of finger foods and dips.

Dinner: Il Novecento in Testaccio. Do you like mozzarella sticks? Yes? Good! Now try fiori di zucca (zucchini flowers) stuffed with mozzarella and an anchovy and then deep, deep fried. Move on to amazing, homemade ravioli or some lovely veal scallopini. And then tiramisu!!

Drunktown hunger: It's probably like 1am now so you're probably hungry again (well, I am, anyway). Head to La Renella in Trastevere for a big fat piece of pizza with tons of fresh cheese and vegetables to help soak up those mojitos.

Oh, and also prosciutto. There's always prosciutto.

Well, I guess it's bedtime? Sleep well so you can digest properly and do it all again tomorrow...or, you know, swear to never eat again.

(N.B. Let's Go does not recommend that you actually do this all in one day because you will probably explode and while your death will be a blissful one, we will regret it immensely.)