Your first day in Testaccio.
What to eat as soon as you put the bags down, where to shop for the kitchen, and the few things worth knowing on day one.
A first bite Tomorrow’s breakfast Stocking the kitchen Your first evening Good to know
A first bite.
Trapizzino is open every day until late, the market until mid-afternoon.
Trapizzino Roman street food · €
1 min on foot
Roman stews served in a pocket of pizza. Right by the door, open until late.
Via Giovanni Branca 88 Mon–Thu and Sun 12:00–24:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–01:00No booking needed
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Mercato di Testaccio Covered market
7 min on foot
Produce, cheese, meat, fish and street-food stalls. Try Mordi e Vai for sandwiches and Box 47 for supplì.
Via Beniamino Franklin Mon–Sat 07:00–15:30 · Closed Sunday
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Panificio Passi Bakery · €
2 min on foot
The historic bakery of Testaccio: pizza bianca and rossa by weight, bread, supplì, fried baccalà.
Via Mastro Giorgio 87 Morning to early afternoon
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Alice Pizza Pizza by the slice · €
5 min on foot
Pizza al taglio with many toppings, to take away or eat in.
Via Marmorata 111 Mon–Sat 10:00–22:00 · Sun 11:00–22:00No booking needed
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Tomorrow’s breakfast.
Pasticceria Linari Pastry shop and café
1 min on foot
A family bakery since 1971, used by the whole neighborhood: cornetti, maritozzi with cream, bomboloni. Also good for an aperitivo.
Via Nicola Zabaglia 9 Mon, Wed–Sun 06:30–21:30 · Tue until 13:30
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Pasticceria Andreotti Pastry shop, café and gelato
1.2 km (0.7 mi) · 16 min on foot
A historic Roman pastry shop, open since 1931: cakes, mignon, cornetti, its own gelato and savoury dishes.
Via Ostiense 54/b Every day 07:30–24:00
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The market is the best place for a complete shop. Many shops close in the early afternoon and on Sunday. Restaurants here do not deliver themselves: Glovo and Deliveroo cover Testaccio.
Mercato di Testaccio Market: fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, bread
7 min on foot
The best place for a complete shop of good quality.
Via Beniamino Franklin Mon–Sat 07:00–15:30 · Closed Sunday
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NaturaSì Organic supermarket
4 min on foot
Organic produce, water in glass bottles, products for intolerances, natural cosmetics.
Via Luca della Robbia 49/51 Mon–Sat 09:00–20:00 · Closed Sunday
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Volpetti Delicatessen: cheese and cured meats
7 min on foot
A historic delicatessen with products selected from all over Italy.
Via Marmorata 47 Mon–Sat 09:00–20:30 · Closed Sunday
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Nasini Carni Butcher
4 min on foot
The traditional butcher of the neighborhood.
Piazza Testaccio 1/2
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L'Oasi della Birra Beer, wine and spirits
5 min on foot
Craft beers, wines and spirits from all over the world.
Piazza Testaccio 38/41
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Enoteca Bernabei Wine and spirits
6 min on foot
A historic wine shop with a wide selection.
Via Luca della Robbia 12 Mon–Sat 09:30–13:30, 16:30–20:30 · Closed Sunday
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Your first evening.
Piazza Testaccio fills up after dinner. A drink, a film or a play, all close by.
L'Oasi della Birra Beer and wine bar, and shop
5 min on foot
Over 500 beers and a long wine list, with cheese and cured meats. Tables outside in summer.
Piazza Testaccio 38/41
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Angelineria Cocktail bar
6 min on foot
Creative and classic cocktails, for an aperitivo or after dinner.
Via Galvani 24
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Bar Testaccino Neighborhood bar
2 min on foot
Where the neighbors stop for a coffee or an informal drink.
Via Mastro Giorgio 58–60
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Cinema Nuovo Sacher Cinema
12 min on foot
The cinema founded and run by director Nanni Moretti: auteur films and previews.
Largo Ascianghi 1
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Teatro Vittoria Theatre
2 min on foot
Plays, comedies and shows, steps from our homes.
Piazza Santa Maria Liberatrice 10
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Cinema Greenwich Cinema
3 min on foot
A historic art-house cinema.
Via Giovanni Battista Bodoni 59
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A few useful things.
Water Tap water in Rome is safe and good to drink. The fountains in the streets, the nasoni, too.
Shops Many shops close in the early afternoon and on Sunday. The market is open Monday to Saturday, 07:00 to 15:30.
Pharmacies Farmacia Amoroso is the nearest. Farmacia Piramide, opposite the metro station, is open every day from 07:00 to midnight.
Emergencies The European emergency number is 112. Staying with us? We are on WhatsApp day and night.
Hungry for more? Our full list of trattorias, pizza and bars, with the places worth the walk.
Photo of Trapizzino by Diego Zitelli (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.