Jetlagged and exhausted, we nevertheless went out this evening and made our obligatory stop at the Pantheon, which still thrills me. Then we managed to find a terrific little trattoria, Osteria del Sostegno, on a little street nearby. We had been to this place the last time we were in Rome and had one of our best and most reasonably priced meals here. 
We did this time too--49 euros for two delicious courses and a bottle of decent house Trebbiano d'Abruzzo (8 euros!). As opposed to 43 euros for a sandwich and wine, with coffee for one of us, at the Cafe de Paris, across the street from the Excelsior. Yeah, we knew what we were doing, but we were too damned tired to do anything else when we arrived and waited for the room to be ready.
A presto.
Hey, you travelers, I hope you're keeping notes on food, wine and restaurants so you can post a complete commentary when you get back to NYC. That would be helpful to your readers who go to Italy in your footsteps. As it were.
Posted by: Fredric Koeppel | July 27, 2006 at 10:19 AM
Eh sure. You know me, the compleat notetaker...
Tonight we go to a place, no doubt somewhat overpriced and something of a tourist trap, called Al Moro, in the Trevi Fountain neighborhood.
So far I've been trying to economize by ordering only house wines, all whites because it's so damned hot (but it's a DRY HEAT...) and I've been ordering salads and fish, and most of them have been fine. They go down easy, anyway, and they refresh.
Big pig roast time in Abruzzo, I'm told, and that festival continues till ths weekend. That'll be something to report on, I am sure.
Posted by: Terry Hughes | July 27, 2006 at 10:50 AM
fuck!!.you can be better than me in italy.....
i work until 27august.....i hope to find you in perfect form for the"3 days of crazy meal...."
Posted by: liloniadriano | July 27, 2006 at 07:02 PM
Don't forget Harry's Bar just across the street from the hotel. A bit expensive but interesting place.
Posted by: David | July 29, 2006 at 09:09 AM