If we had a couple of hundred euros to blow on a knockout meal for two with a decent bottle of wine, we'd be very tempted to blow it here. 'Agata' is Agata...
Via Carlo Alberto 45This born-again family restaurant under the towering walls of the Quirinal palace is one of the few really reliable addresses in the menu turistico...
Via in Arcione 94-95The reputation of this restaurant is stuck in the same 1960s time warp as the decor. But Alberto Ciarla is still one of Rome's best fish restaurants - and a...
Piazza San Cosimato 40This Adam Tihany-designed flight of fancy has a theme - heaven and hell - with its common areas in various intensities of devil-red, and bright, 'heavenly'...
Via di San Basilio 15
A January 2007 refit has given the Antico Arco a smart new interior, minimalist but warm, and the cuisine has perked up, too, after a period of stasis. On a...
Piazzale Aurelio 7Don Alfonso (in Sant'Agata dei due Golfi, on the Amalfi Coast), with its two Michelin stars, is one of Italy's great gourmet stopovers, and this is its...
Via Ulisse Aldrovandi 15Nestling among the trendy bars and clubs opposite Testaccio's former slaughterhouse (Il Mattatoio), the Mariani family's historic restaurant is Rome's...
Via di Monte Testaccio 30The De Russie's modern, pared-down elegance - a million miles from the ostentatious glitz of via Veneto - makes it a hit with the international jet set....
Via del Babuino 9Defining itself as an 'art, books & sushi' gallery, this newcomer (the name means 'welcome') - on a quiet street parallel to the shopping and transport...
Via Palermo 51Elegant and understated, the historic Eden retains its air of exclusivity thanks in part to its location, a street away from the often aggressive luxury of...
Via Ludovisi 49From its splendid porticoed exterior to its opulent lobby and its stylish rooms, the Exedra is endlessly glamorous. The rooms run from plush and utterly...
Piazza della Repubblica 47Looking down imperiously from the top of the Spanish Steps, the Hassler remains the grande dame of the city's deluxe hotels. With acres of polished marble...
Piazza Trinità dei Monti 6Opened in 2002 on via Margutta, a street famed for its arty, crafty studios, the Hotel Art sticks to its theme throughout. The lobby area - with white pods...
Via Margutta 56The three Troiani brothers run a high-class act in this temple of foodie excellence just north of piazza Navona, and seem entirely unfazed by the proximity...
Vicolo dei Soldati 31
Though prices have climbed recently - prompted, perhaps, by Pagliaccio's first Michelin star, in the 2007 edition of the guide - Anthony Genovese's centro...
Via dei Banchi Vecchi 129