Despite antiquities right and left, the city of Rome remains a sometimes intimidating urban center.  The Eternal City is filled with great restaurants but for travelers with children places like Agata & Romeo or Checchino may not be ideal settings for kids.  

Here are some places that work with children, and you will eat well too!

> Scarpone

Via San Pancrazio, 15; Tel. 06 58 14 094; (1/2 mile south of Vaticano)

This restaurant, managed by the same family since 1849, has two large rooms and a large garden with a pergola, pleasant for eating out in summer. It also has a wood-fired oven for pizzas. The dishes offered are based on classical and traditional cuisine, including recipes such as spaghetti with clams, soups, linguine pasta with lobster, vegetables au gratin, grilled meats and fish. Sumptuous desserts trolley.> Osteria dell’ AngeloVia G. Bettola 24; Tel. 06 37 29 470Relaxed dining, a very good fixed price lunch deal limited choices, Roman food – they have an oven they fire up in the evenning but we were there at noon on Christmas Eve – patrons mostly local, groups of guys, families with strollers, all sorts – servers of character – supposedly ex-rugby players and looked it. Friendly and real.

> Ditto L’Isola della Pizza

Via degli Scipioni, 43-47; Tel. 06 39 73 3483; www.isoladellapizza.com

Pizza (also in Prati near the Vatican) at lunch is not all that common in Rome – this place offers fine wood oven pizzas along with a fine antipasti spread and I am sure other good things – Convivial good humored atmosphere, patrons from local business people to students – their pizzas were excellent. The owner/guy in front of the huge oven is reputed to be an avid hunter and game is featured in season – on a non-food note, funny sanitizing toilet is worth seeing – a new thing in Rome.

> Etablì caffè restaurant winebar

Vicolo delle Vacche 9/A, Tel. 06 97 61 6694; www.etabli.it 

Very good roman food and exellent wines.

> Buccilli Hostaria

Via dei Due Ponti 48; Tel. 06 33 40 048

A typical country trattoria, where the kindness of Alberto, along with the professionalism of Rita and Romelia’s mastery in the kitchen, give a welcoming, family atmosphere. The trattoria is also blessed with a very pleasant garden. The menu offers traditional Roman cooking alongside fish dishes and seasonal game and ‘Porcini’ dishes. Simple dishes can be prepared for children and are available on request.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 at 1345 and is filed under Ristoranti, Roma.