Maccheroni
This restaurant came highly recommended (Michelle Obama ate there on a Rome trip) so on a recent visit we tracked it down. It is quite close to the fabulous Pantheon – one of my favourite sites in Rome. It is partly under scaffolding just now, which spoils the effect somewhat, but I’m sure it will be back to its beautiful Pantheon self soon.
The restaurant was busy and we didn’t have a reservation, but they cheerfully found us a table downstairs.
the open kitchen
Amber was made welcome
I chose chicken cacciatora, which was delicious. I have only had this dish with a tomato based sauce, but this was better, with a spicy white wine sauce. My grilled vegetables were also excellent.
my delicious chicken
grilled vegetables
Amber had pasta with saffron and zucchini flowers. Yum!
upside down pasta
Maccheroni is in the tiny Piazza delle Coppelle 44. Don’t worry too much about the number, just find Via Coppelle, walk along until you come to the Piazza and you will see the restaurant on the corner. We didn’t order dessert even though they looked delicious. We were saving ouselves for a San Crispino gelato from the nearby gelateria. The biggest problem is deciding which fabulous flavour to try. Being greedy, I want them all.
PS. We went again recently when we were in Rome and I ordered artichoke – it was not good. The restaurant was being painted which is a pity, I like the old peeling walls.