Restaurants Rome near Trevi Fountain or Piazza Navonna

Easy enough to keep to a budget. We lived there for years and did not always have big, fancy dinners. It is perfectly fine to have only one or two courses or even to split a course (i.e., one past for two people).

You may have to wait a bit, but Alfredo e Ada is a fun experience with good food, very much a "home cooking" place. Closed Sun and Mon. Last we were there (2 years ago), pastas and mains were 10 Euro each and splitting was fine. There are side dishes (vegetables) as well, but you have to ask. House wine. We ate there for about 36 Euros for two.

Antica Taverna is down a side street off of Via del Governo Vecchio, just west of Piazza Navona. It used to be one of our favorites, but I think it may be sliding. Their website is gone so I suspect new management/ownership. You might walk by and see.

Cul de Sac is very close to P.za Navona. It has a great reputation but be aware it is a wine bar with food, not a restaurant with wine. We liked it, but found the strength in salume and cheese, salads, and other cold items. I suspect the pastas and secondi are microwaved. At that, the food is better than most so-called Italian restaurants in my part of the world and it is not very expensive unless you get carried away with wine. There will be a wait at night. We went for lunch more often than dinner.

Near the Trevi, we had a couple of good office group meals at Sacro e Profano. It is in a cool building.

If you are adventurous, make your way to Testaccio and have a true Roman pizza at Pizzeria da Remo. You won't forget it. Easy bus ride.

Hi Maryellen,

I ate most nights at a quaint, family-style restaurant (recommended) and very convenient to my hotel. They were not expensive at all including wine. Simple, good food. The pizzas were really good and only 6€. The pizza dough was not heavy like we get in the States. And, it's equivalent to a smallish/medium-sized pizza in the US. You can ask for another dish to share if it's too much for you to eat.

You don't have to order every single course in restaurants - save room for dessert :) Look at the menu and choose one or two items. In Italy, many eat later in the evening. You don't want that "heavy feeling" to linger.

Also, if you don't drink wine or beer, order acqua minerale (mineral water) or acqua frizzante (sparkling, fizzy water) . If you're inclined, most restaurants have "coke" on hand, but it can be more expensive than a glass of wine. Minerale or Frizzante usually come in a bottle for the table to share. If you drink lots of water, you can order one each.

There is InCoop at Termini for sandwiches and stuff. One night, I went to a different Coop in Rome. I got a Panino and salad. I already had a bottled water from my hotel. I wandered to Piazza Navona, sat on a bench, people watched and ate. I also caught an audible treat - my "fav" street musicians were playing further up the Piazza. Their music and voices just echoed all around. Very nice. Piazza Navona has many cafes/restaurants. Take a walk and glance around. Check out their menus if you can. Don't feel obligated if you don't like it.

You'll hear lots of advice not to eat at any of the restaurants right on Piazza Navonna. They are very touristy. When we were in Rome last year we stayed near Piazza Navona as well. A local resident who is a friend of a friend met up with us on our last afternoon/evening to give us a private walking tour of some of the places we hadn't seen yet. He took us to a restaurant on a pedestrian alley a block off of Piazza Navona, a place where the locals eat. The name is Trattoria Fiammetta. We ate at the outdoor tables, under the shade of a tree. The food and service were excellent. I can't remember what we paid, but it doesn't stand out in my memory as one of the pricey meals of that trip.

Thanks to all of the suggestions