A Trip to Rome

Saturday, October 25th , 2025

 

Ineo is home to chef Heros de Agostinis, who once cooked at the greatly missed Apsleys in London. Set in a luxury hotel, this is a superb restaurant producing gloriously flavoured, beautifully presented Italian food. The macaroni with Eritrean game stew is a delight.  If you are in Rome, then be sure to pay it a visit.

Pergola is the grand dame of the Rome dining scene, its only 3-star Michelin restaurant. It is set at the top of the highest hill in Rome, looking down over St Peter's. The overall experience is luxurious, with a vast wine list and faultless service. The food seemed to me to have become more technical and cerebral than it used to be. Although it was technically superb cooking, it was less joyful than I recall from previous visits.

Roscioli, a simple bakery turned deli turned restaurant, encapsulates all that is wonderful about Italian cooking. The ingredients used here are of very high quality, and the cooking of the pasta, such as the famous cacio e pepe here, was spot on. Add in a lovely wine list and this is one of Rome’s most enjoyable dining experiences. Unsurprisingly, it is very hard to book.