Annie Replogle
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Annie works in the luxury travel, food, and wine sector in Rome. She has her dreams set on a Puglian masseria or Sicilian villa someday.
RMEReview
Walking into Dal Toscano, you're immediately greeted by a refrigerator displaying colossal cuts of Florentine steak. But the phrase “looks can be deceiving” can apply to restaurants, too, because Dal Toscano's pasta is just as much a highlight as the meat. Go to town on their silky fettuccine bathed in an earthy white ragù and parmesan, as well as their thick and chewy pici noodles coated in a red sauce packed with aglione, palm-of-your-hand sized garlic that’s milder despite its size. Then, as any normal person would do, opt for the kilo bistecca alla fiorentina (and some house Chianti, of course).
You should have your last meal in Rome at Trattoria da Enzo, a simple lively restaurant in Trastevere.
Caravaggios and Baroque fountains are great, but admit it, you’re in Rome for the pasta.
Sit on the patio and eat some gnocchi alle vongole at Roma Sparita, a great lunch spot in Trastevere.
Classic trattorias, fantastic pasta, and where to carb-load in the capital.