I second trattoria monti, but put in a vote for Osteria del Velodromo Vecchio for lunch (fri/sat dinner also I think)
Doug M. replied:
Cave Cane in Trastevere. Fun casual hip spot.
Liz D. replied:
Cacio e Pepe - the best homemade Italian I've ever had recommended by locals. You must try it!! http://www.trattoriacacioepepeprati.com
Jana H. replied:
Taco Bella
Ian M. replied:
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Brendan I. replied:
Hostaria Antica Roma.
Thomas K. replied:
My buddy Paolo Weird Magnanimi has a Roman restaurant. Eat like the Romans did 2000 years ago - which is very different from today. He is a dear buddy and as his name states: Weird in the best possible way. Pease say HI from me!
Ludovica L. replied:
Go to Roscioli in via Dei giubbonari near campo Dei fiori for lunch and for dinner go to Glass Hostaria to visit my friend Cristina Cristina Bowerman one of best lady chef in Italy and hence in the world:)
Mark W. replied:
Al Bric at 49 Via Pelligrino right off of the campo fiorni - heavily cheese centric menu but awesome. Deep deep wine list....
Aleksandr P. replied:
PS: Far from all restaurants are good, too many tourist traps in Rome.Ironically, RossoPomodoro on Piazza Argentina is a chain and is very good for city centre.
Trattoria Monti is great, and the best resource on Rome restaurants I've found is this: http://www.maureenbfant.com/.../Maureen_Fant%92 s_quick.... She's a travel writer who's lived there for decades and knows the scene inside and out.
Michael M. replied:
Follow Aron Hegyi on Marker and you'll find some great ones!
Restaurant recommendations in Rome? Coming from US.
lrpttnll replied:
There's a thread in this very page called "Critiques of my restaurant ideas" - it's stuffed with suggestions for a fellow US traveler. You will see referenced a list of restaurants featured on Eater.com - the consensus is that it is very balanced, so I would use the suggestions there with the ones in the thread itself and start exploring considering the closeness of each place to your accommodation within the city (the Eater feature comes with a very useful map).
RomeVacationTips replied:
[Here's a recent thread on this subject](https://www.reddit.com/r/rome/comments/63 emj0/critiques_of_my_restaurant_ideas/), and [here's another that includes restaurant recommendations](https://www.reddit.com/r/rome/comments/6394 mh/hey_were_in_rome_for_a_week_whats_your_favourite/).