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Rome Map: Checchino dal 1887Checchino dal 1887 Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine Roman
Hours Tues-Sat 12:30-3pm and 8pm-midnight
Address
Via di Monte Testaccio 30
Location In Testaccio
Transportation Bus: 75 from Termini Station
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 06-5743816
Prices Main courses 10€-24€ ($16-$38); fixed-price menu 42€-60€ ($67-$96)
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
Season Closed Aug and 1 week at Christmas

Frommer's Review

During the 1800s, a wine shop flourished here, selling drinks to the butchers working in the nearby slaughterhouses. In 1887, the ancestors of the restaurant's present owners began serving food, too. Many Italian diners come here to relish the rigatoni con pajata (pasta with small intestines), coda alla vaccinara (oxtail stew), fagioli e cotiche (beans with intestinal fat), and other examples of la cucina povera (food of the poor). In winter, a succulent wild boar with dried prunes and red wine is served. Safer and possibly more appetizing is the array of salads, soups, pastas, steaks, cutlets, grills, and ice creams. The English-speaking staff is helpful, tactfully proposing alternatives if you're not ready for Roman soul food. The wine cellar stocks more than 600 kinds of wines from all over the world.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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