Fiaschetteria refers to the flasks from wine was once poured, to be accompanied by a simple plate of pasta and roast meat.
Little has changed here since 1886—but the menu's a tad longer now and the place has been declared a national monument.
New owners (as of 2012) Arturo Plazzotta, his aunt Jacquline Eversfield, and their hardworking staff keep the lucky 30 or so diners happy in this hole-in-the-wall.
They also introduced such novelties to this venerable business as a "telephone number" and a "website" (and daily open hours)—but have also been wise enough to leave the rigorously traditional menu well enough alone.
At lunch, businesspeople and workers line up to cram into communal tables under whirling fans and framed whatnot on the walls.
Dinnertime is just as crowded but features more families and tourists.
The antipasto misto is good, as is the rigatoni al cesaretto (al dente pasta topped with arugula, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, olive oil, and herbs) and the classic bucatini all'Amatriciana (hollow "spaghetti" sauced with tomatoes, guanciale [cheek bacon], onions, and a dash of hot peppers).
The secondi are traditionally basic, like bollito misto (mix of boiled meats) and abbacchio scottaditto (spring lamb so good it's name says you'll "burn your fingers" in your haste to eat it).
Fiaschetteria Beltramme (da Cesaretto)
Via della Croce 39 (four blocks from the Spanish Steps)
tel. +39-06-6979-7200
Open daily
€€
Bus: 117, 224
Metro: Spagna
Hop-on/hop-off: Fontana Di Trevi
English (Inglese) | Italian (Italiano) | Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun |
Good day | Buon giorno | bwohn JOUR-noh |
Good evening | Buona sera | BWOH-nah SAIR-rah |
Good night | Buona notte | BWOH-nah NOTE-tay |
Goodbye | Arrivederci | ah-ree-vah-DAIR-chee |
Excuse me (to get attention) | Scusi | SKOO-zee |
thank you | grazie | GRAT-tzee-yay |
please | per favore | pair fa-VOHR-ray |
yes | si | see |
no | no | no |
Do you speak English? | Parla Inglese? | PAR-la een-GLAY-zay |
I don't understand | Non capisco | non ka-PEESK-koh |
I'm sorry | Mi dispiace | mee dees-pee-YAT-chay |
Where is? | Dov'é | doh-VAY |
...a restaurant | un ristorante | oon rees toh-RAHN-tay |
...a casual restaurant | una trattoria un'osteria |
oo-nah trah-toar-RHEE-yah oon ohst-air-EE-yah |
I would like to reserve... | Vorrei prenotare... | voar-RAY pray-note-ARE-eh |
a table for two | una tavola per due | oo-nah TAH-voal-lah pair DOO-way |
...for 7pm | per le sette | pair lay SET-tay |
...for 7:30pm | per le sette e mezzo | pair lay SET-tay eh MET-tzoh |
...for 8pm | per le otto | pair lay OH-toh |
I would like | Vorrei... | voar-RAY |
...some (of) | un pó (di) | oon POH (dee) |
...this | questo | KWAY-sto |
...that | quello | KWEL-loh |
chicken | pollo | POL-loh |
steak | bistecca | bee-STEAK-ah |
veal | vitello | vee-TEL-oh |
fish | pesce | PEH-shay |
meat | carne | KAR-neh |
I am vegetarian | sono vegetariano | SO-no veg-eh-tair-ee-YAH-no |
side dish [veggies always come seperately] | cotorno | kon-TOR-no |
dessert | dolce | DOAL-chay |
and | e | ay |
...a glass of | un bicchiere di | oon bee-key-YAIR-eh dee |
...a bottle of | una bottiglia di | oo-na boh-TEEL-ya dee |
...a half-liter of | mezzo litro di | MET-tzoh LEE-tro dee |
...fizzy water | acqua gassata | AH-kwah gah-SAHT-tah |
...still water | acqua non gassata | AH-kwah noan gah-SAHT-tah |
...red wine | vino rosso | VEE-noh ROH-so |
...white wine | vino bianco | VEE-noh bee-YAHN-koh |
...beer | birra | BEER-a |
Check, please | Il conto, per favore | eel COAN-toh pair fah-VOAR-eh |
Is service included? | É incluso il servizio? | ay een-CLOU-so eel sair-VEET-zee-yo |
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Via della Croce 39 (four blocks from the Spanish Steps)
tel. +39-06-6979-7200
Open daily
€€
Bus: 117, 224
Metro: Spagna
Hop-on/hop-off: Fontana Di Trevi