Grattachecca A summer-only phenomenon--you'll find these kiosks set up in different parts of the city, often close to the Tiber, offering shaved ice with various flavored syrups squeezed over. 1.50 - 3.
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Ristorantes (antipasti),pasta dishes (primi piatti), meat or fish dishes (secondi piatti), and side dishes (contorni). If you order one course plus house wine, you can sometimes pay as little as 10 per person, but 15 is more realistic. A decent-sized meal, including house wine, will cost about 20 - 30. A five-course extravaganza, with all the trimmings, will set you back at least 40. As a general rule, try to avoid restaurants where the menu is available in more than five languages or, worse yet, where the menu has photographs of all the different dishes.
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Pub/Birreria Like a British pub or American "bar," these have become extraordinarily popular in Rome . A variety of beers on tap, plus cocktails and other alcoholic beverages. A pint of beer is around 4 - 5, cocktails 6 -7; glasses of wine 1.50-3; prices are usually lower in the early evening, when there's some kind of happy hour or drink special. There is also a sub-category of pubs called "disco-pubs," which typically offer lower lights, higher prices, and a DJ.
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Pizzeria Yes, that's right. Pizza here. Open 24 hours a day, everyday...yes everyday!!!. Decor may be spare, but a good forno a legna (brick oven) is all you really need anyway! Pizzas will normally cost from 4 for a simple margherita, a bit more for a more complex pizza like the capriccios
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Alimentari Grocery shop and deli, generally open 7am-1:30pm / 5pm-8pm every day except Thursday afternoon and Sunday (during the summer they are often closed Saturday afternoon instead of Thursday). If you're on the go, stop at one of these and get a fresh-made sandwich with Italian meats and cheeses, about 2-3
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Bar These ubiquitous establishments are known almost everywhere else in the world as "cafes." This is where you go to get your caffθ (espresso) and cappuccino. Snacks and sandwiches may be available, but really, you come here for the caffeine. Caffθ is usually 0.70; cappuccino 0.90. Some bars in the hip areas of the historic center become trendy hang-outs at night (you can spot them by all the unseasonably tanned people milling around outside), and 7 concoctions with vaguely Latin-American-sounding names replace coffee as the beverage of choice. Fun people-watching!
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Entonari Wine shop. Usually these places sell bottles to be taken away and consumed elsewhere, but some enoteche will also offer samplings of wine by the glass. ( 2 - 6 for a glass; 4 - 150 for a bottle!)
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Gastronomia Often found in conjuction with a bar. Here you can find pre-made refrigerated sandwiches of different types, the dominant ingredient usually being mayonnaise. ( 1.50 - 3 per sandwich.)
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Gelateria Follow the dripping cones and cups to one of these places offering Italy 's unique version of ice cream, gelato. Common practice is to get three different flavors and a dollop of whipped cream (panna) on top. Good old fashioned cioccolato and vaniglia are always satisfying, and fruit flavors like fragola (strawberry) and pesca (peach) are to die for in the hotter months, but don't be afraid to try out the Italian specialties of baci, gianduia, and zabaglione. Mmm! Depending on the size of your cup or cone, 2.50 - 5.
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