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Trattoria Colasanti Rome · since 1964
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The dining room of Trattoria Colasanti during evening service

Roman cooking · San Giovanni

Trattoria Colasanti

Roman home cooking, since 1964

Three generations in the same room, in San Giovanni. Carbonara, slow-braised beef, artichokes when they are in season.

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Where Via Albalonga 38, San Giovanni
00183 Rome
Hours Tuesday – Sunday
12:30–15:00 · 19:30–23:30 Closed Monday
Right now Closed
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Since 1964

The same kitchen,
the same family

Ennio opened two rooms further down the street in 1964, with six tables and a menu written out by hand every morning.

We still write it by hand. The garofolato recipe is his, unchanged.

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Stacked plates, bottles and a pewter jug on a dark wooden dresser

Since 1964 we have rebuilt the kitchen once and replaced the chairs once. The oven is still the one from 1972.

From the kitchen

What people come back for

The menu changes with the seasons. These do not.

Tonnarelli cacio e pepe with pecorino and black pepper, served at the table

Cacio e pepe

13€

Tonnarelli, pecorino romano, pepper ground as it goes on. Nothing else.

Rigatoni carbonara with crisp guanciale, served at the table

Carbonara

13€

Rigatoni, crisp guanciale, egg and pecorino. Never cream.

  • Garofolato di manzo18€
  • Carciofo alla giudiaseasonal9€
  • Supplì al telefono4€
  • Crostata di ricotta e visciole7€

See the full menu → Groups & occasions →

The rooms

Two rooms, eighty covers, no hurry

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Wooden chairs and shutter light across the terracotta floor
The room in the afternoon
A laid table from above with bread basket, oil and a water carafe
Bread always comes first
The kitchen doorway seen from the dining room during service
The kitchen door

Sample reviews

What guests say

“My mother came here as a girl. I bring my daughter. The price changed, nothing else did.”

Marta · Rome

“I asked for a table for eight on WhatsApp at seven in the evening. By two minutes past it was booked.”

Daniele · Rome

“The menu was in English and the waiter still explained every dish twice. Best carbonara of the trip.”

Sarah · London

Sample reviews, part of the demonstration project.

Getting here

San Giovanni,
behind the square

  • AddressVia Albalonga 38, 00183 Rome
  • MetroLine A — San Giovanni, 6 minutes on foot
  • Bus85, 87, 650
  • ParkingBlue-line spaces on Via Taranto

A message, not a form

There is a tableif you ask for it

Message us on WhatsApp with the day, the time and how many of you. A person replies, not an automated system.

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