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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.

Trapizzino is open every day until late, the market until mid-afternoon.

Trapizzino

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 12:00–01:00
No booking needed

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Mercato di Testaccio

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

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 11:00–22:00
No booking needed

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Tomorrow’s breakfast.

Pasticceria Linari

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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Stocking the kitchen.

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

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

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

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 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 Greenwich

Cinema
3 min on foot

A historic art-house cinema.

Via Giovanni Battista Bodoni 59

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Good to know

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.

Where to eat

Photo of Trapizzino by Diego Zitelli (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.