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Flexible TravelAs the city that invented cacio e pepe and carbonara, Rome isn’t renowned for its vegan cuisine. But veganism is on the rise among Rome's international visitors. And with Italy's vegan population numbering around 800,000, the Eternal City is fast adapting to demand.
Here are our tried-and-tested top-rated vegan restaurants in Rome
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Address: Via delle Sette Chiese 160, 00145
Open: Monday - Saturday, 20:00 - 23:00
This cozy, family-run restaurant is well off the beaten path but it’s well worth visiting for its vast vegan menu. The sisters who run it make you feel more like you’re at a friend’s house than visiting a restaurant, greeting you with a glass of prosecco while their dogs welcome you with a friendly bark (or two, but never more).
Le Bistrot’s Owners
Pacchheri alla Carbonara with Zucchini
Le Bistrot’s paccheri alla carbonara is possibly the best vegan pasta in Rome while the tiramisù is to die for. The restaurant boasts good vegan wine options too, though as the menu changes every week what you get depends on availability. Make sure to book your table in advance as spaces are limited.
Address: Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 107A, 00186
Open: Monday - Friday 10 am - 11 pm, Saturday - Sunday 9 am - 11 pm
Don’t be fooled by the name. Buddy is authentically Italian, specializing in locally sourced plant-based food that's been given a Roman and Italian twist.
Buddy does the best vegan pizza in Rome, and the rest of its menu is excellent too.
Dining al fresco at Buddy’s. Photo Credit Buddy’s Restaurant
Piazza Strapazzata. Photo Credit Buddy’s Restaurant
I brought my mum and her partner here for her birthday, and we loved it. He has been vegan for 35 years and was blown away by the menu, not least their choice of vegan beer.
I'd had carbonara the night before so went for the pizza strapazzata, with scrambled tofu, tomato passata, Tropea onions, leek, and olives. Mum went for the vegan carbonara and John went for the Tagliata di Seitan affumicato. Buonissimo.
Birthday dinner at Buddy’s Vegan Restaurant
Lunch at one of the best Vegan Restaurants in Rome. Photo Credit Buddy’s Restaurant
Buddy also does a vegan breakfast (with options varying from anything as simple as an American Vegan Breakfast to pancakes with maple syrup.
Its central location makes it ideal after a day of sightseeing. In fact, it’s conveniently located right around the corner from Piazza Navona, where we finish our Daytime Rome Walking Tour.
Address: Via Dei Gracchi 87, 00192
Open: Daily 12:30 - 3 pm, 7 - 10:30 pm
Flower Burger offers the closest you get to vegan fast food in Rome. It’s situated in the Prati district, making it the perfect place for a quick bite after Walking around the Vatican.
Flower Burger and Fries. Photo Credit Happy Cow
Flower Burgers. Photo Credit Happy Cow
Flower Burger isn't a vegan restaurant, but a fast-food bar. They don't have table service so make sure to order at the bar or you'll be waiting a while. And just a quick heads up - the Cecio spicy burger isn’t all that spicy, at least by western standards (Italians don’t generally like spicy food).
That said, Flower Burger is great for something different. The burger buns are delicious, the fries are extra crispy, and the plant-based burgers themselves are delicious, making it the perfect stop for vegans and non-vegans alike.
Flower Burger is easy to reach on foot from the Vatican or by taking the metro line A to Ottaviano and walking for 5 minutes.
Address: Via Volturno 1, 00185
Open: Daily 11:30 am - 11 pm
When in Rome, Indian cuisine might not come top of your list.
But if vegan pizza and pasta get repetitive, make sure to check out Saravanaa Bhavan. This vegan restaurant is part of a world-class chain that specializes in veggie and vegan-based South Indian cuisine.
And oh my god is it delicious.
Saravana Bhavan Dishes. Photo Credit Happy Cow
Saravana Bhavan Interior Rome. Photo Credit Happy Cow
To get there, take the Metro line A to Repubblica station and walk for 5 minutes towards Castro Pretorio.
Saravanaa Bhavan is by no means the only Indian restaurant with excellent vegan options. Close to Piazza Venezia, but tucked away from the frenetic atmosphere of the city centre, is Bibliothè.
Its Ayurveda-inspired interior houses more than just a vegan restaurant; it's a cafe, arts centre, and place where people come to chill out. Do be sure to pay a visit when you're in the area.
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Feed your curiosity while pleasing your palate on this indulgent Rome Food Tour! This fun (and filling) food tour gives you and a small group of others insider access to Rome’s best delicatessens, pizzerias and restaurants as well as Rome’s tastiest traditional food the locals keep to themselves.
Our Rome food tour takes place in Trastevere, Rome’s most traditional medieval neighbourhood. The area is renowned for its buzzing nightlife and fantastic eateries with delightful aromas spilling out of them. However, it’s also known to have its fair share of tourists traps! Our team of expert foodies invite you, and your tastebuds, to try some of the finest flavours in the city! Vacations are too short to eat bad food, right?
During the experience, we will try at least 10 different tastings together with a selection of local wines. However, this experience is more than just simply trying different local foods while sipping on red wine. This is a journey inside the Roman kitchen—discovering the delicacies, the diet and the cultural dos and don’ts.
Not only will you experience the mouthwatering flavours of Rome, but you’ll also discover the process, meet the makers, and truly understand why Italian cuisine is considered the best in the world. So book your spot on our Rome Food Tour today and get ready for a true taste of the capital!
Please note: the places that we visit and the food that we try depends on the season.
This is a sustainable tour, meaning part of its profits goes towards reforestation and other sustainable projects. We also ask all of our guests to bring a reusable water bottle to refill at one of the water fountains along our route to stay hydrated and help us reduce waste.
**Unfortunately, we can’t accommodate a gluten-free or vegan diet but we hope to be able to in the future. While we can cater to vegetarians, we ask that you let us know about dietary requirements in advance so we can best suit your needs.**
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Master the art of authentic Italian cooking through this private cooking class! The generational tradition of extended mealtimes will be stretched across three-and-a-half fun-filled hours, culminating in a well-deserved dinner in which you feast on your recipes.
Your private class will give you the true sense of an Italian nonna’s loving kitchen. Led by an enthusiastic and knowledgeable English-speaking chef, our centrally situated cooking masterclass is perfect for kids and adults; beginners and experts!
Savoiardi (ladyfingers) are gently dipped in rich coffee before being layered with dollops of delicately mixed eggs and panna (cream). Finished off with a sprinkle of cocoa, these delicious desserts are set aside to rest in time for an after-dinner energy boost. In fact, the espresso within a tiramisù is what gives it a name that translates literally as “pick me up”!
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to knead, roll, and shape your fresh pasta from scratch. After running your pasta dough through a traditional pasta machine, you’ll get to combine your carefully crafted creations with the flavors of the season and locality; be it twangy cacio e pepe, creamy carbonara, or saucy amatriciana.
How else to conclude your cooking class than by indulging yourself in your culinary creations! Celebrate your accomplishment with family-friendly company, a gorgeous setting, and a selection of red or white wines and soft drinks.
Whether returning a culinary maestro or a self-proclaimed novice, you’ll be sure to take the memories home with you and ruling your dinner parties back home!
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Most of history’s great artists enjoyed a drink or two; just look at Van Gogh’s Starry Night and tell us that’s how the sky looks. Now you can unleash your inner Leonardo with unlimited wine in our Tipsy Art Class. Join a small group of fellow budding artists to recreate iconic Roman monuments and landscapes that will rival the works of Michelangelo. If he was blind drunk, and not even trying.
Our local arts instructor will guide you through the techniques that made the Great Masters great while you fill yourself with the spirit that inspired them. During the course of 3 fun-filled hours, you and your fellow artists will indulge in unlimited wine and savour platters of snacks while making your masterpiece. The best part? You get to take your canvas home with you–unless you overdo it on the vino, in which case we have plenty of space in the bins)!
Ready to get merry with Michelangelo? Create a one-of-a-kind souvenir and bring a piece of Rome back home.
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Relax the right way after a long day of sightseeing with our Spritz and Spaghetti Class. This fun-filled class teaches you all the know-how you need to mix traditional Italian cocktails and perfect the art of making fresh pasta. It’s the only experience of its kind in Rome – a perfect blend of food, friends, and tipsy fun.
So come join us and see what all the fuss is about!
We’ll welcome your private party with a mixology demo of how to make Italy’s best-loved drink: Aperol Spritz. You’ll then get started on your hands-on pasta-making lesson led by a fun-loving, fluent professional chef. But that’s not all! We’ll also be making Hugo Spritz and satisfying your sweet tooth with a glass of Limoncello.
Your professional chef will guide you every step of the way – from kneading the dough to running it through a traditional pasta machine. You’ll also be making a creamy carbonara sauce to coat your fresh pasta (vegetarians can try out another Roman classic of cacio e pepe). At the end of the class, you’ll dine on what you’ve made with a selection of wine or soft drinks!
5(347)Learn to cook like an Italian in this small group pasta & tiramisù cooking class that gives you mastery over the country’s best-loved classics. Over the course of three-and-a-half-hour fun-filled hours, you’ll enjoy the expert guidance of our fluent professional chef and get hands on recreating real Roman recipes, culminating in a well-deserved dinner in which you feast on what you’ve made.
Situated in our centrally situated air-conditioned cooking school, your interactive class will give you the true sense of an Italian nonna’s loving kitchen. Led by an enthusiastic and knowledgeable English-speaking chef, our cooking masterclass is perfect for kids and adults, beginners and experts.
Savoiardi (ladyfingers) are gently dipped in rich coffee before being layered with dollops of delicately mixed eggs and panna (cream). Finished off with a sprinkle of cocoa, these delicious desserts are set aside to rest in time for an after-dinner energy boost. In fact, the espresso within a tiramisù is what gives it a name that translates literally as “pick me up”!
Rolling up our sleeves, here is where we channel our inner nonna. Mixing, kneading, rolling, and shaping our fresh pasta from scratch will work up a sweat but result in elegant end products. We will then combine these carefully crafted creations with the flavors of the season and locality; be it twangy cacio e pepe or creamy carbonara.
How else to conclude your cooking class than by fully indulging in your culinary creations! Celebrate your accomplishment with family-friendly company, a gorgeous setting, and a selection of red or white wines and soft drinks.
Whether returning a culinary maestro or a self-proclaimed novice, you’ll be sure to take the memories home with you and ruling your dinner parties back home!
5(1852)