I was in Rome over Thanksgiving with my cousin who had never been there before. I wrote it all up. A couple of places were disappointing to me (including the fancy/stuffy place we went for Thanksgiving dinner), but most of it was pretty fantastic. I wrote it all up: [Rome] Trip report in bites - #17 by ninkat
Pizza in Rome is really a night time thing (though by the slice in bakeries for basically take out is a fine lunch, IMO). Some pizzerias open at lunch, but catering mostly to tourist crowd. One we didn’t get to (really off the beaten track but great pizza, only see locals there) Pizzeria Ostiense.
I don’t know a thing about hotels, as I try to stay somewhere near Piazza Navona/Campo de Fiori, my preference is to stay in one of the little streets or alleys in that area. More recently by the Roscioli families restaurants, as I tend to like their caffe for morning coffee and their bakery for pizza/snacks. Also, it’s near the river where I like to go for my morning runs.
