Fast, cheap, reliable, central, and open through riposo, this modern cafeteria-style joint two blocks from the Pantheon has long been a budget standby for tourists and locals alike who are determinedly tramping about the heart of the centro storico.
It's a glorified tavola calda with delicious self-service hot foods (pasta in tomato sauce, penne with tuna, vegetable soup, lasagna, eggplant parmigiana, seafood-studded risotto, a breaded pork chop, Roman-style fried artichokes, or an entire spit-roasted chicken) and pizza and a fantastically convenient location a short stroll from Piazza Navona, and mere steps away from one of central Rome's biggest bus nexuses.
If you're homesick, they also do an American breakfast of eggs, bacon, toast with butter and marmalade, and fruit juice or cappuccino.
Corso Vittorio Emanuele 67 (at the corner of Largo Argentina)
tel. +39-06-686-4053
www.ildelfinoroma.it
Closed Monday
€
Bus: 30, 40, 46, 62, 64, 70, 81, 87, 130F, 186, 190F, 492,572, 628, 916, 916F
Hop-on/hop-off: Piazza Venezia
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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Corso Vittorio Emanuele 67 (at the corner of Largo Argentina)
tel. +39-06-686-4053
www.ildelfinoroma.it
Closed Monday
€
Bus: 30, 40, 46, 62, 64, 70, 81, 87, 130F, 186, 190F, 492,572, 628, 916, 916F
Hop-on/hop-off: Piazza Venezia