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Restaurants in Rome

The restaurants of Rome are just as wonderful as the ancient historic sites of this great city. For some people, the food is even more important. In this program, we're going to experience three excellent places to eat: Cantina e Cucina near Piazza Navona, Maccheroni near the Pantheon and Restaurant 34 near Piazza de Spagna and the Spanish Steps. But each of them is not located right at those touristic landmarks, but instead on little side streets nearby, where you're more likely to get an authentic restaurant with some locals among the customers. Cantina e Cucina. The friendly staff really sets the fun and casual feeling of the restaurant, and they provide very efficient service The historic atmosphere of brick walls and vaulted ceilings was a perfect setting for our group meal, and the food began arriving quickly. So many foods to choose from. Homemade pastas, carbonara, ravioli, amatriciana, lasagna, and lots of different salads. Or you can get a pizza, and meats like saltimbocca, meatballs, beef entrecote, or sliced chicken. How about bruschetta or grilled vegetables? And then save a little room for dessert. Have fun with getting spoiled by so many choices that will satisfy your palate. And you can wash it all down with the excellent variety from the cellar wine collection, or cocktails prepared by the bartender. From the Cantina, we're walking a few blocks beyond the Pantheon to Restaurant Maccharoni, and then we'll finish up at Restaurant 34. This street leading to our restaurant has many touristic outdoor restaurants that you might want to avoid, even though a host will try and lure you in. Instead, keep walking a few minutes, then go around the corner and into this magical world of Piazza de la Copelle, a small, quiet space, off the beaten track with several excellent restaurants. The pasta is fresh, sometimes a little spicy. And so are the waiters. Hello. Hi, my name is Luciano. This is Maccheroni restaurant, the best in Rome. The restaurant is quite large with several rooms on the main floor, all of that outdoor seating, and there's a lower level with historic brick arches. With tables spread out enough, you don't feel crowded. Here's that fettuccine with black truffles, and they keep the sauce rather plain to bring out the flavor of the truffle. The restaurant has an open kitchen, so that it's easy to watch the chefs doing their magic inside. And you'll notice some interesting things about the way the pasta is prepared, perhaps a little different than the way you do things at home. So, let's observe and pick up a few professional cooking tips. Pour lots of olive oil. The main technique is to saute the pasta in the sauce in a skillet over the flame and keep it moving, stir it up and flip it around. When you're boiling the pasta, you do not want to completely cook it, because you'll be finishing it off in the skillet so that it comes out al dente, nice and firm. By sautéing the pasta together with the sauce over the heat, the elements combine with each other and enrich the flavor. And you're not just stirring. It's more of a two-fisted athletic operation where you're really shaking it up, beating those flavors together. Now, we've walked another kilometer over to the neighborhood known as Spagna, famous for the nearby Spanish Steps. And just around the corner on Villa Mario de 'Fiori, we reach Restaurant 34, a traditional, authentic ristorante. I've eaten here many times, going back decades, and it's always been a wonderful meal. “Welcome in the restaurant. This restaurant, Trenta Quatro, is one of the oldest restaurants in Rome. It's a very typical Italian food, very good food, traditional food. We use very good ingredients. Beautiful restaurant in the heart of Rome. We are here from 1968. I am third generation and it's my family, from my grandmother, my uncle, me and my brother. We serve many dish of the tradition of the city of Rome. So lamb, the tripe, the carbonara, amatriciana, many, many plates of our tradition, and we serve, too, many dish of Italian tradition. So from the north, from the south, we have many different choices. Fresh pasta. Fresh pasta, always. A lot of fresh pasta. Very good a list of wine, of course, all Italian wines from the north to the south. And the house wine is very good. House wine is good. Not expensive. It's not as much expensive, it is very good, to be house wine, of course. We are always here, from morning till night.” The staff takes a personal interest in how the dining room is functioning, spending time with the customers to get some feedback. We frequently upload new movies, so please subscribe to our channel and click that little alarm bell so you'll be notified. And if you enjoyed the movie, how about a thumbs up, and we always welcome comments down below, or if you have questions about the destination, make note and we'll answer them. Thanks for watching. http://tourvideos.com/