Rome, the eternal city, the city with the 7 hills ... The Italian capital is famous for its importance in antiquity, its artistic wealth and for the Vatican: the pontifical state. Whatever the season the city is stormed by the many tourists who try to visit the maximum of things in record time. Thus some neighborhoods are favored and others neglected while they are no less interesting. This is particularly the case of the district of Pigneto: a typical district, not so far from the center, where tourists are scarce and which nevertheless has becomes for some years more and more alive and festive!
Do not hesitate to watch the video about the neighborhood Pigneto directed by Fabien from Roma Secondo Me in collaboration with us.
The Roman Brooklyn :
Guaranteed change of scenery! Pigneto, is a former poor and residential area. The old working-class district, adored by the director Pier Paolo Pasolini, has become in recent years a lively area with new places and street art.
The entertainment is concentrated especially in the evening on the pedestrian part of Via del Pigneto. Bars, concert halls, restaurants, ice cream shops, markets, art gallery ... the area is not lacking in interest. Enjoy the day, quieter, to get lost in the small streets and to watch many works of street art, small workers’ house, trees in bloom ...
The restaurants:
Necci is a neighborhood institution. Founded in 1924, this bar-restaurant welcomes you in a quiet setting away from Via del Pigneto for a drink or a meal. The large illuminated garden with pretty little garlands is the ideal place for a summer evening where to enjoy the sweetness of the Italian nights. Inside comfortable vintage sofas hined in the last flea market are waiting for you. The wifi is also free.
Address: Via Fanfulla da Lodi, 68.
Opening hours: 8 am - 1 am (2 amFriday and Saturday)
Da Mario is the place to go for the apperitivo! Located on the pleasant pedestrian street Via del Pigneto, this restaurant offers a formula with a drink and a very rich unlimited buffet (mixed salads, bruschetta, pizza, hot dishes, fruits, croissants...) for only 8 € 50!
Address: Via del Pigneto
Opening hours: every day from 7 am to 2pm
Bottiglieria is a very nice restaurant where lunch. After the market Via del Pigneto, the restaurant offers a formula with an unlimited buffet + coffee or tea for 10€. It is also possible to have à la carte sandwiches or desserts including a selection of vegan products. In the evening, the place turns into a wine and cocktail bar. Decoration is industrial.
Address: Via del Pigneto, 106/A
Opening hours: every day from 8 am to 1.30pm
Kalapa is a Greek restaurant located near Via del Pigneto. This small restaurant will make you discover many Greek specialties such as moussaka, tyropitaka, gyros etc. at unbeatable prices!
Address :Via Ascoli Piceno, 17 a/b
Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday: from 1 pm to 3 pm and from 7 pm to 00:30 am - Fridays and Saturdays from 1 pm to 1 am
Da Simone is a pizzeria that offers both pizza " al taglio" and pizza rounds. They are all excellent and reasonably priced. If you choose round pizza, remember to reserve ;)
Address: Via Roberto Malatesta, 2
Opening hours: 10 am (5 pm Sunday) - 11 pm
Dalodi has one of the best brunch in the district! On Sundays, between 11:30 am and 3:30 pm, for 12€, you can enjoy a large salty and sweet buffet, juices and hot drinks. Summer you can brunch in a nice garden. The restaurant also offers every evening of the week an "apperitivo". In Rome, the apperitivo is usually a formula including alcoholic beverage and buffet at a very affordable price (usually around 10 €). In Dalodi, the apperitivo is served between 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm and consists of an unlimited pizza buffet, a dish of your choice (seasonal vegetables or cheese platter and charcuterie or dish of the day) and a beer, wine or another drink for 7 € or a cocktail for 10 €. Finally, the restaurant specialized in pizzeria and grill is open every evening and make own homemade ice-cream from the spring!
Address: Via Fanfulla da Lodi, 72/A
Opening hours: 4 pm (11:30 am Sunday) - Midnight (1 am friday and saturday)
Macinais a pizzeria where you can pick up your round pizza. The customers are mostly italians, the pizza is delicious, there is choice and prices are low! You can also choose the very interesting formula for two people: 2 pizza + 2 suppli + 2 drinks = 15€.
Address: Via Filipo Scolari, 42
Opening hours: daily from 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm
Ice cream shop :
Gelateria Fattori has the best ice-cream in the neighborhood! In addition to a wide choice of ice-cream flavor at a very acceptable price (2€50 for two scoops ice-cream), Fattori also offers pancakes, homemade juices, cakes, and even ice cream per kilo! All in a very pretty place decorated with green plants and old bags of coffee.
Adress: Via Alberto da Giussano, 76 or Viale Ippocrate, 144
Opening hours : from 7 am to 9 pm
Capriccio di Carla is another ice cream shop located on Via Prenestina, the choice is limited but it changes according to the seasons and the products are of quality! Favorites for salted butter caramel! ❤️
Address : Piazzale Prenestino, 30/31
Opening hours: from midday to 11 pm
Gelateria del Pigneto is a nicely decorated little shop. The owner is very nice and the flavors are original. Try mojito and jasmine ice cream !
Address :Via Pesaro, 11
To visit:
The modern art gallery Wunderkammern is specialized in urban art. Open from 4 pm to 7 pm from Tuesday to Saturday, the founders will show you a selection of in-door and out-door works.
Adress: Contact:
Via Gabrio Serbelloni, 124 Facebook
00176 Roma, Italy Instagram
Mercatino della domenica is an artisans' market organized by Civico Zero Pigneto Social Market. Some Sundays you will find in the small square Via Braccio da Montone sellers of clothes, antiques, vintage items ... Find all the dates on the Facebook page.
Adress: Contact:
Via Braccio da Montone 0 Facebook
00176 ROMA
10 am - 7 pm
Na Cosetta is a restaurant and pub that combines restoration and music: up to 6 concerts a week. The free wifi and table games (ping-pong, table football ...) make it a nice coworking space. The card is simple but the products are of quality. In the evening, their extensive wine list makes it a perfect place to have a drink. Sunday, Na Cosetta also offers a brunch, always in music. You can find all the concert programming on the Facebook page.
Adress: Contact:
Via Ettorio Giovenale, 54 Website
00176 ROMA Facebook
7 pm ( 12 am in the week end) - 2 al
Tuba Bazar is a concept store : library, bar and sex shop, all dedicated to women. The Tuba also offers a very good aperitivo with a cheese platter and charcuterie for 8 €.
Adress: Contact:
Via del Pigneto, 39/A Website
00176 ROMA Facebook
8 am - 00:30 am
How to get there?
Pigneto is located at the east of the center of Rome. The works on the metro line C arrive are soon finished and allow access to the neighborhood - station Pigneto. The "Laziali-Giardinetti small city train" can also take you to this area (from Termine station or Vittorio Emanuele metro station). Finally some buses (105 or 81 - the Nocturne bus is the N12) or tram (lines 5, 14 and 19) will bring you at about ten minutes walk from the Via del Pigneto, on Via Prenestina.
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