Il Matriciano's relaxed-yet-refined atmosphere, country-style fare, and sidewalk tables just a few blocks from the Vatican Museums have kept it a darling of politicians and the movie industry for more than 80 years (I recently sat at a table next to popular—in Italy—actor-director-writer Leonardo Pieraccioni). At these prices, the portions could be larger and the sauces more ample, but the cooking is impeccable.
It would be a sacrilege if you or someone at your table didn't order the namesake bucatini all’amatriciana (but they skimp a bit on the meat). Other good primi are fettuccine casarecce (with tomatoes and basil) and tagliolini alla gricia.
The pride of their secondi is abbacchio al forno con patate (lamb with tasty oven-roasted potatoes), but also great are the ossobuco cremoso con funghi (osso buco in mushroom-cream sauce) and filetto di bue (ox steak).
Via dei Gracchi 55 (at the corner of Via Silla)
tel. +351-21-395-2639
www.facebook.com/ilmatriciano
Closed Wednesdays Nov–Apr, Saturdays May–Oct, and daily Aug 6–21
€€€
Bus: 81, 70, 180F, 913, 913F, 913FL,982, 991, 999
Metro: Ottaviano (A)
Hop-on/hop-off: Vaticano
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 dei Gracchi 55 (at the corner of Via Silla)
tel. +351-21-395-2639
www.facebook.com/ilmatriciano
Closed Wednesdays Nov–Apr, Saturdays May–Oct, and daily Aug 6–21
€€€
Bus: 81, 70, 180F, 913, 913F, 913FL,982, 991, 999
Metro: Ottaviano (A)
Hop-on/hop-off: Vaticano