Rome, known to many as the large open-air museumIt is the perfect place to spend a few days surrounding you with places with centuries of history that blend perfectly with one of the best gastronomies in the world, which make Rome a dream for any traveler.
Taking into account that Italy is one of our favorite countries in the world and that every year we return, at least once, to get to know its most charming places and enjoy its delicious cuisine, this year we could not miss the appointment and in September , we will return to Eternal City to live there a month, in our favorite neighborhood of the city, the Trastevere. As we move forward with the preparations for the trip, we have marked in red many places that we do not want to miss and among them, is visiting one of the new hot spots in the city, the Mercato Centrale Roma.
A large market that opened in 2016, where you can enjoy a magnificent representation of Italian food as well as international, especially Japanese. And although we know that just by trying the food, it is already a sufficient reason to get to know the market, we want to leave you the ones that are for us, the 5 reasons to visit the Mercato Centrale Roma.
1. A new concept
With a motto like "La bontà è elementare" (the good is simple), the Mercato Centrale Rome Run away from food made just for the Instagram photo, looking for the excellence of flavors and smells, with quality ingredients in the hands of expert chefs and chefs, called here food artisans.
In addition, traditional Italian food made by hand, takes on a special role in this market, which without sacrificing the flavors of international cuisine, in a city always open to new cultures and ways of doing things, has created a unique place in the city in which to enjoy the best cuisine, with an open kitchen, in which each chef or chef guarantees the quality and the good treatment of the ingredients in cooking.
The Mercato Centrale Roma
2. Italian food
The Mercato Centrale Rome, one of the best places to eat in Rome, has on its ground floor 18 gastronomic points open to the public, called "Botteghe", which are the little old shops of a lifetime. From 18 to 16 botteghes in which Italian cuisine predominates such as:
- Il Trapizzino: site of artisan Stefano Callegari to try the trapizzino, a triangular-shaped white pizza stuffed with traditional Italian food, very fashionable in Rome.
Trapizzino
- Il Tartufo: If you are in love with truffles, thanks to Cristiano Savini in this position you can enjoy it in a variety of Italian dishes.
- Vegetarian and Vegan: a paradise, by Marcella Bianchi, for vegetarians and vegans who will wear boots based on organic and seasonal products such as vegetables, fruits and mushrooms, among others.
- Il Formaggio: Beppe Giovale has created a perfect place to ask for a table of different types of cheeses, made with unpasteurized milk.
Formaggio
- L'Hamburger di Chianina: a place to eat the renowned Chianina beef, from the region of La Toscana, by the craftsman Enrico Lagorio.
- Le Specialità siciliane: site created by Carmelo Pannocchietti, specialized in delicious Sicilian desserts such as cannoli and arancini.
- Il Gelato: Luca Veralli's stand where they serve delicious ice cream and semifredos, one hundred percent natural, with quality local and organic ingredients.
Tiramisu
- Il Fritto: Martino Bellincampi place to try fried delicacies based on pizza dough, pasta, rice balls or vegetables.
- The meat and i salumi: put in charge of Fausto Savigni with grilled chops, tartar and sausages, which will enforce the wishes of meat lovers.
- Fresh pasta: it is essential to try the fresh pasta dishes with sauce, made from old homemade recipes of the Michelis family.
Fresh pasta
- I Carciofi and I Funghi: here you will enjoy traditional Roman dishes with their star products, artichokes by Alessandro Conti and mushrooms by Gabriele La Rocca.
- Il Wine al bicchiere: the expert Luca Boccoli offers quality Italian wines, in which you can also buy a bottle.
- Pizza: Pier Daniele Seu will prepare you a magnificent pizza with different types of flour.
Pizza
- Il pane e la pasticceria: In this bakery of Gabriele Bonci, in addition to trying delicious breads, you have pieces of pizza and a wide variety of cakes.
- The Pasticceria: The Bellis brothers have created a perfect place to have a dessert with their delicious traditional and innovative cakes.
- The Caffetteria: a cafeteria with good Italian coffee and quality blends from places like Indonesia, Colombia and Ethiopia, where you can put the icing on the gastronomic cake of the Mercato Centrale Rome.
Caffetteria
- The Birreria: offers a good selection of Luigi Moretti's Italian brewery, born in 1859.
On the first floor you can try traditional Italian recipes with a modern reinterpretation by famous chef Oliver Glowig in the restaurant "La Tavola, il Vino e la Dispensa".
Oliver Glowig plate
3. Japanese food
And although we have to confess that we are addicted to Italian cuisine, Japanese is also one of our favorites and in the Mercato Centrale Rome It is represented by these two quality positions:
- Il Ramen: Chef Akira Yoshida perfectly mixes local quality products such as meat, eggs, vegetables or flour, with Japanese ingredients such as seaweed and soy sauce, to obtain one of the best traditional ramen in the city.
- Il Sushi: Donato Scardi's company offers sushi of all kinds with quality Italian ingredients, as well as delicious bento boxes.
Sushi
4. Location of the Mercato Centrale Roma
The Mercato Central Roma is located at 36 Giovanni Giolitti street, next to the Roma Termini central station. This area, not far from the center, is perfect for staying in Rome, having good connections with the airport and other cities in Italy, as well as cheaper prices.
In addition to the location, the Mercato Centrale Rome It stands out for its architecture and design, built in a space of 1900 m2, former dining room of the station, which has been completely renovated by placing the Esquilino neighborhood in a new reference point and another of the places to visit in Rome for tourists and local.
Among the reforms that have been made stands out that of the magnificent "Cappa Mazzoniana", a huge gray and pink marble kitchen hood, located inside.
Cappa Mazzoniana
5. Schedules
The market is open from 8 in the morning until midnight, a schedule that is perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a beer or glass of wine and even repeat several times throughout your stay in the city.
Without a doubt one of the best things to do in Rome is to go to visit at the Mercato Centrale Roma and eat until you can't anymore.
** This article is written as part of a collaboration with Mercato Cántrale Roma, but always based on our experiences, with original content and without any brand having influenced us in any case.
All the images included have been provided by Mercato Cántrale Roma.
