On a picturesque Trastevere backstreet, Arco del Lauro has four rooms, all with private bathroom, decorated in modern, fresh neutrals. Budget residenze are few and far between...

On a tranquil side street where Santa Francesca Romana worked many of her miracles and died in 1440, this ex-convent is now a hotel with a predictably churchy feel. It's...

Owned by dynamic Italo-American couple Elyssa and Alessandro, Daphne Inn sets the standard for inexpensive but stylish accommodation in Rome. The hotel - in two central...

Owned by dynamic Italo-American couple Elyssa and Alessandro, Daphne Inn) sets the standard for inexpensive but stylish accommodation in Rome. The hotel - in two central...

Dar Poeta does a better-quality pizza, based on an innovative slow-rise dough. Creative assemblages include the house pizza (with courgettes, sausage and spicy pepper) and the...

This little bakery does the best takeaway sliced pizza in the campo de' Fiori area by far. Their plain pizza bianca base, dressed with extra-virgin olive oil, is delicious in...

Right-on and alternative, this lively daytime snack bar and evening pre-club stop is always packed with students and teachers from the Scuola Popolare di Musica across the...

Rome's only Indian takeaway is just off piazza Vittorio. You can eat in too - at least as well as in the capital's more upmarket Indian restaurants - accompanied by gloriously...

Rome's best pizzeria? We certainly think so. The 'greedy she-cat' steers a middle course between puffy-rimmed Neapolitan and flat and crunchy Roman, using a special...

Around the corner from campo de' Fiori, Le Piramidi makes for a welcome change from takeaway pizza. The range of Middle Eastern takeaway fare is small, but it's all fresh,...

Now in new, more spacious premises with (gasp!) outside tables (or at least chairs), the 'dirty old man' (an affectionate Roman nickname that became official with the move)...

This hole-in-the-wall in pedestrianised Borgo Pio is one of the best places to grab a quick daytime snack in the Vatican area. Guido does filled rolls, made up while you wait...

In the same family for 40 years, this pensione takes its name from its most famous resident (Elizabeth Barrett Browning stayed here in 1848). A bewildering number of antiques...

Panda's excellent location, just west of piazza di Spagna, is its main selling point. Rooms are very basic but clean; ask for one of the newly renovated rooms, which have...