FOOD IN ROME: 18 Things To Know Before You Eat in Rome, Italy | Italian Food

Eat like a local in Rome by enjoying the BEST Italian food! Here’s what you need to know before you eat in Rome!

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00:00 Eat like a local in ROME!
00:48 Tip 1 | Italian Breakfast
01:08 Tip 2 | Italian Coffee
01:32 Tip 3 | Italian Coffee Names
02:11 Tip 4 | Ordering Coffee
02:53 Tip 5 | Avoiding Tourist Traps
03:22 Tip 6 | What is Italian Food?
04:09 Tip 7 | Eating Lunch
04:35 Tip 8 | Types of Italian Eateries
05:01 Tip 9 | Coffee in the Afternoon
05:31 Tip 10 | Market & Grocery Store Etiquette
06:41 Tip 11 | Finding Good Gelato
08:02 Tip 12 | Aperitivo
08:43 Tip 13 | Dinnertime
09:04 Tip 14 | Dinner Reservations
09:31 Tip 15 | Italian Meal Structure
11:02 Tip 16 | Italian Wine
11:32 Tip 17 | Restaurant Service
11:58 Tip 18 | The "Coperto"

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Hey there traveler, we’re Jana and Brett, a travel couple exploring Europe as dual Italian citizens and digital nomads.

We lived in Rome for 6 months in 2017, and learned A LOT about Italian cuisine, especially the dos and don’ts of eating in Rome, Italy.

So here’s what we have teed up for you in today’s video:
—What is Rome known for? Food, of course! 🍽️Learn why one of the best things to do in Rome is EAT!
—Know the difference between Italian food and Roman food. Hint: It’s NOT pepperoni pizza🍕, chicken parmesan🍗, or Italian salad dressing🥗.
—Understand the meal structure of restaurants in Rome. And come hungry🤤, because it’s a feast worth lingering over!
—Find out the Italian names for the best places to eat in Rome, like a Roman trattoria🍝, a bar for coffee☕, and a gelateria for gelato (ice cream)🍦.
—Discover some of the best food in Rome that you won’t want to miss! (Think 🍝🍕☕🍦)
—Do you need dinner reservations in Rome? 🍽️Here’s the inside scoop.

⏩ After watching today’s video, you’ll be prepared to eat where the locals eat in Rome!

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[dietacicciottella]

I really like your video but I NEED to add some information (with my poor english, I'm sorry)... little things that sometimes even romans (like me) don't understand 🤣 1- We do have coffee sit at a table but just for a date with friends, for work, ecc. in the morning or in the evening, before the "aperitivo" time. In these cases we can spend hours sit inside or outside the bar. 2- the menu written with chalk is mostly for old "trattorie". But actually most of the restaurants write the "menu/dishes of the day" on a board. 3- a pizza very close to the "pepperoni" is the "Diavola". It's a classic pizza for us: a margherita with spicy salame on top (diavola=devil). Pizza with regular salame it's not a thing. 3- not all the best gelato is covered. Probably it should but most of the best gelaterie in Rome show all the flavours. But it's right, if you see a very big mountain of fluo pistacchio... think twice before to enter. 4- dinner time with friends start at 20.30/22.00 and end when you are wasted of food. 5- house wine in a jug it's not always better choose a good italian wine in a bottle from the wine list. Just ask the waiter for help.

[vitcas]

Born and raised in Rome, need to say that everything pretty much checks out. Keep up the good work!

[Tolbiny]

Trastevere is a great area to go to in the evening. Over the river, it’s away from the main tourist area and the restaurants are often very traditional and surprisingly cheap. It’s a lovely area of old cobbled streets, great atmosphere, highly recommended.

[shawnaw]

My father and I are about to travel to Italy for the first time, and I'm so excited to go to Rome. Thank you so much for the helpful video! I cannot wait to try all of the authentic Italian food when we are there! ❤🇮🇹

[douglasburch]

Being a 13 year resident of Rome, married to an Italian, I enjoyed your video. However, what you neglected to tell viewers is that if they see an asterisk symbol next to a menu item, or like minded menu items (pizzas) that it means that food has been previously frozen.

[Searchingtheworld]

This is what I need for Rome and Italy cuisine.

[pongo]

As Italian living abroad, I want to thank you this couple for giving a very correct and educational information about Italian food and tradition. However, just mind that Rome is Rome and it is on its own "path" being a capital city and having every year hundred thousands of tourists. You should also try the experience of other towns in Italy to see the difference, and if your time is not enough, just try to visit some some satellite town around Rome, for example Tivoli, Castel Madama, Frascati, Bracciano, etc. etc.
And, last but not least, mind to have a diet before you go to Italy because falling into the many temptations you will surely go back home in US or elsewhere in the world at least with 0, 5 kg/day more.... :-D :-D so it is advisable to be moderate with pizzas, pastas and gelato....

[mathieud]

I've just moved to Rome, and all this is what I'm just learning now, it perfectly matches my experience here. Great video!

[sudhashreedas]

This is exactly what I was looking for prior to our trip to Italy. Thank you so much !

[NichezKranios]

Good advices! I'm from Rome and everything said in this video is true and on point.

[silchio]

Il video che dovrebbero vedere tutti i turisti dall'estero. Bel lavoro 😉👍

[gail]

I loved this reminder of all of the idiosyncrasies of Rome…the first time I was there, I hated it…so different than Paris, Switzerland, etc…but it grows on You…the second and third time I was in love…aah the gelato 🥰…the third time I went with my friend who was loud and so American! When she ordered two coffee Americanos, I told her I didn’t come to Rome for American coffees 😅😅 thanks for the memories!

[lifewithbecky]

Heading to Rome tomorrow and this was a great refresher. Now I’m hungry and ready! 😊

[erikodeen]

Love this video! So much pertinent information for newbies going to Rome! Thank you!

[kathyhanson]

I wish I’d seen this before going to Rome! Yep I learned the hard way. The locals were very patient and helped us out!!

[luzipaz]

WE LIVE IN ITALY AND CAN ATTEST TO ALL THESE TIPS! BRAVISSIMI!

[richardurena]

I spent my snr yr of high school in Roma. We would walk down to the corner store and get a couple liters or red and white wine for pennies, then pick up munchies and head of to Villa Borguesi for the day. What a way to spend a Saturday at 18 :)

[MauriceBerry-uw]

Rome, like a theme park. Been once done that .. This is what I need for Rome and Italy cuisine..

[dismr]

Ahhhh gelato and relaxing walk after dinner is a typical Italian summer evening! I’m a Roman living abroad and I miss this so much!

[josephcirillo]

You both do a great job giving us insight to our next upcoming trip to Rome....we absolutely love the food and your content covered a lot in a short amount of time....looking forward to checking out your posted videos soon