La Pigna

La Pigna
Piazza della Pigna 54
06 67 85 555

Set in a quiet, secluded piazza just off the Pantheon, La Pigna has been a neighborhood institution for decades, with wonderful service and an extensive menu featuring some exclusives, like polpette di verdura (vegetable "meatballs") and pasta with sea bream and wild fennel. Seasonal delicacies include ovoli mushrooms and wild asparagus, and don't miss the sarde a beccafico (stuffed sardines).

Ingrid D. Rowland
Ingrid D. Rowland lives in Rome, where she is a professor at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture and writes for both scholarly and general readers. Her books include The Culture of the High Renaissance, The Scarith of Scornello, and Giordano Bruno.