Casa Coppelle, a restaurant in Rome’s divine piazza delle Coppelle, has quickly become one of the city’s most sought-after dining options thanks to a heady collision of French interiors and tastes with Italian seasonality and invention. Interiors created a few years ago by French designer Jacques Garcia tease a chateau-boudoir vibe, with slick Napoleon III…
Ristorante 1978 in Rome might be the biggest favour you can do yourself this year when visiting the Eternal City if you’re looking for a truly exciting – and rewarding – dining experience. All great restaurants understand the importance of the theatrical, but an empty show is much worse than simple surroundings complemented by satisfying…
Review of Valentyne Restaurant Rome at Hotel Valadier You know you’re onto something special when a downtown hotel boasts one of the best cocktail bars in the centre of Rome and perhaps its most sensational rooftop restaurant. Hotel Valadier in Rome is one of those iconic properties which has left an indelible mark on the…
Tivoli, a stunning hilltop town around 25 km from Rome, is a great destination year round. But while a trip in high season might see you dedicate more time to visiting its outdoor delights of Villa D’Este and Villa Adriano, low season is the perfect opportunity to focus on a leisurely lunch in a cosy…
The most beautiful street in Rome, via Giulia, guards many enigmas behind its imposing doors and palaces. But one of its best kept secrets is a relatively new restaurant, simply called Giulia Restaurant Coffee Drink, which unites impeccable interiors and views across this lovely street with one of the most exciting kitchen line-ups in Rome….
You never know quite what to expect in the district of Pigneto, Rome’s hippest quarter, an an improbable cluster of low-density villas and social housing beyond the concrete flyover and traffic-ravaged boulevard of the Prenestina carriageway. Did you know that the the area was established in 1870? I only found this out thanks to Pigneto…
Via Francesco Carletti in the Ostiense district is the new home for cult music venue Elegance Cafe Jazz Club, after making the big move from its former residence in via Veneto in November. In a sumptuous new cellar bar with impressive acoustics, expect live music now accompanied with original cocktails and gourmet food. The move…
UPDATE: Perpetual Ristorazione Differente is now permanently closed. For another great take on modern gourmet cuisine in Rome, with a sensational rooftop cocktail bar to boot, try Jacopa. Perpetual Ristorazione Differente is an incredible new gourmet experience in Rome, located in the enchanting piazza Iside, just a few minutes from the Colosseum in one of the…
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