Roman Osterias

Roman Osterias

A Roma, around 1830, the consumption of wine in Osterias was prohibited unless the customer also consumed a meal there. At that time, the custom arose to prepare lunch or dinner at home and bring it to the Osteria. The Roman people, endowed with biting irony, called "i Fagottari" the neighbors who adopted this practice. This custom disappeared around the 1980s with the closure of the most traditional Osterias. Here are some Osterias still open:

- ARMANDO AL PANTHEON (Salita dé Crescenzi, 31): just steps from the Pantheon, Armando’s Osteria was initially a bottiglieria (wine shop) but over time became a place to gather and socialize, enjoying typical slaughterhouse cuisine: pajata, coratella, animelle with wines from the Castelli, briscola card games, and Roman dialect expressions.
- OSTERIA ALFREDO E ADA (Via dei Banchi Nuovi, 14): an old Roman Osteria just a few steps from Piazza Navona. The atmosphere in this small place, since 1946, is that of a welcoming and familiar environment, with marble tables and walls decorated with photos and drawings by artists.
- DA TONINO (Via del Governo Vecchio, 18): typical Roman Osteria a few steps from Piazza Navona, Campo de’ Fiori and the Pantheon, better known as "er Pallucca", featuring a Spartan style and no sign. Tables are set with paper tablecloths, and on the walls are photos recalling recent Roman history.

- DA FRANCESCO (Piazza del Fico, 29): near Piazza Navona, for over 60 years, a reference point to savor authentic Roman recipes passed down from generation to generation.
- DAR FILETTARO A SANTA BARBARA (Largo dei Librari, 88): iin a side street of Via dei Giubbonari at Campo dé Fiori, next to the little church, there is a small glass door with the sign "Filetti di Baccalà". For 40 years, this place has offered the best cod fillet in all of Rome.

- DA AUGUSTO (Vicolo de' Renzi, 15): historic Trastevere Osteria that since 1954 has served all the Roman tradition. Located between Piazza Trilussa and the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere. An old-style Osteria with chipboard tables and an iron barrel fridge with wines from the Castelli.
- DA LUCIA (Vicolo del Mattonato, 2): in the heart of Trastevere, close to the Basilica of Santa Maria, since 1938 this historic shop breathes the Trastevere air and authentic Roman culinary tradition, offering few but excellent dishes. Copper pots, baskets, and old photographs hang on the walls.
- OTELLO ALLA CONCORDIA (Via Mario dei Fiori, 40/A - Via della Croce, 81): near Piazza di Spagna, this centuries-old Roman Osteria, born in the mid-1700s and called "La Concordia", was a reference point for travelers, pilgrims, and Northern European artists. In 1948 it was taken over by Giuseppe Caporicci, called "Otello", hence "Otello alla Concordia". Over time it became a very popular place especially among artists, actors, and filmmakers. Even today one can breathe the air of old Rome.