La Botticella

Trastevere & Gianicolo


On a quiet backstreet, La Botticella offers pure Roman cooking, outside under the lines of flapping washing or inside in the picture-lined salon. Menu stalwarts include tripe and rigatoni alla paiata (pasta with calf’s intestines), but there are less hardcore dishes, such as an excellent spaghetti all’amatriciana (pasta with a spicy tomato sauce, pecorino and cured pork). Note vine-covered facade.


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