Salumeria Roscioli

A delicatessen with tables

Roscioli is both a grocery shop and a restaurant, at Via dei Giubbonari, 21, between Campo de' Fiori and the Ghetto. On the counter there are more than 350 cheeses, more than 150 cured meats aged in the family's cellars and about 300 other products: preserves, sauces, oils, pastas. At the back and in the basement are the tables, among the bottle racks. The Roscioli family also has, just round the corner, the bakery Antico Forno Roscioli.

What to order

The house boasts of having studied in depth the emblematic recipes of Rome: carbonara, gricia, cacio e pepe, amatriciana and the pasta with butter and anchovies. The most sensible thing is to share a board of cheeses and cured meats from the counter, order one of those pastas and take advice on the wine, which is one of the house's strengths. It is dearer than a neighbourhood trattoria.

Hours and booking

The restaurant is open every day, at lunchtime from 12:30 to 15:30 and in the evening from 19:00 to 23:30; the shop, from 9:00 to 23:30. Book on its website: without a booking, it is hard to get a table at dinner time. As one of the few classics in the centre open on Sunday, it is a good option for that day.