Rome

[Silly Yak]

I am just back from a long weekend in Rome and had an absolutely fantastic time -..... I wanted to try out some of the restaurants that were on the Supp Board but unfortunaly couldn't find them - so didn't get any G/F pizza.

However, before I left I printed out the translation cards and they were absolutely brilliant and were most appreciated by the restaurants.

For info: I ate at at Melarancio Ristorante, Via del Vantaggio, 43 (just off Via del Corso near P'za del Popolo) - the waitress was very good and went through the menu with me advising what I could eat. Also recommend Pinseria, Giulio Cesare, Viale Guilio Cesare, 199/205 (near the Vatican) had a fantastic risotto there. Again not all the risotto's are gluten free so it was as well I had the translation cards with me! Had lovely meal at Dolce Vita in P'za Navona. Overall, no real problems in Rome and can't wait to go back!



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[Silly Yak]

Fiumicino, on the outskirts of Rome

Posted by Stone on 1/4/2004, GF board

.............take a look at the Dr Schar website ( www.schaer.com ), there is a list of all the farmacias that stock their products. I was lucky to stay in Fiumicino, on the outskirts of Rome, near the airport, there is a excellent 24/7 farmacia there. Todis discount supermarkets are worth checking out also.

[Silly Yak]

Re: Rome!
Posted by Stone

....last year I was there & found many of the chemists have a wide selection of GF foods in their dietry sections, some even had a freezer cabinet, with pizzas etc. GF beer can be bought at chemists, my local one ordered me 20 bottles at 8.30pm and they were delivered the next day. Senza Glutine is Italian for without gluten, & you will see this a lot on foodstuffs in supermarkets, there seems to be many foods 'without' certain ingredients & it is very clearly marked on the front of packets. Best treat apart from the beer I had was a Gateau St Honore, (choux pastry/cream/chocolate, 1st time I've had GF choux pastry)faultless bought in a Carrefour hypermarket on the east side of Rome.
Cannot fault BA on the GF 'in flight' food, it has always been excellent on the European routes.
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[Silly Yak]

Back from Rome!
Posted by hana on 3/8/2005
GF board

Had 5 gorgeous days in rome and not one glutenation!
I was disappointed with the italian coeliac website - loads of restaurants were listed but I could only find 1 restaurant and one gelateria, the former being 5* and very expensive and the latter was closed every time we went (and there were no opening times on the website or outside the shop).
However, they are really aware of CD in italy and every restaurant we went to helped us to choose from the menu (we took dietary cards with us which helped a lot!) and although I never got my italian ice-cream, I ate a lot of fruit!
The pharmacies were also brilliant with loads of GF food that I've never found in England and it was slightly cheaper - I didn't get time to head to a supermarket though!

[Silly Yak]

Re: Back from Rome!
Posted by Simo on 5/8/2005 "Back from Rome!"

GF board

glad you enjoyed it in Italy... next time you're coming have a look at www.celiachia.it/pages/ there you can get the full list of gf food available in supermarkets... there are quite a lot of ice-creams we're allowed to.. pity you didn't manage to get the gelateria open... for a next time, you might also want to write a post in our forum it.groups.yahoo.com/group/celiachia/ it's in Italian, but many people speak english and they might advise you with places that are not in the website...




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[Silly Yak]

Posted by Ayesha on 20/8/2005

GF board

.... I stayed in a very swanky hotel called Aleph (just off Piazza Barbirini and via veneto aleph.com i think or put in boscolo hotels). It was perfect location, as you could get away from the mahem of fontana di trevi etc. It was really great to use their steam room/jacuzzi/sauna after a day spent walking.
Make sure you take your trainers as you can walk everywhere. In terms of breakfasts it was good for summer as they fruit, yoghurt, salad (wierd i know) if you had eggs etc it cost extra. It wasn't the best breakfast for a GF person but it was still good. If you have a non GF person with you they will love it too.
GF gelateria: Via Giustiniani, 18a ( www.buccianti.com ).

I took lots of GF stuff inc 1 gf loaf, 2 boxes of croissants and cereal.

I hate to say it but I even went to Macdonalds was a lifesaver once - they had a salad with nothing smeared on top. Near fontana di trevi there is a small shopping centre (on via del corso has zara in it) which has a cafe which again sells salad without stuff on top.

I went into every single pharmacy I saw and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. However when you get off at cipro (the metro stop for the vatican museums you walk along a main road with shops) i saw a specialist food shop which sold just diabetic and coeliac food (coliacchi or something) but that was shut for the summer so it could be worth checking out in sep.

A great place for a cheap coffee was the vatican museum - 1 euro!! If anyone can beat that please let me know

Also when you say senza glutine you have to say senza glutineee and then they know what you mean.

Hope that helps

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www.boscolohotels.com/doc_din/al ... it_eng.pdf


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[Silly Yak]

Going to Rome


Posted by Amelie on 18/6/2006

I went last January and found a restaurant in the centre which served GF food. The owner's daughter is Coeliac so he was well aware of all the condition.
They did GF pasta and pizza and some of the desserts were OK too.

It's:

Al Caminetto
Via del Nazareno 3/4
00187 Roma

Tel [phone]

[Silly Yak]

Posted by Amelie on 26/7/2010
GF board

I went to Rome a couple of years ago and found this Italian restaurant.
The owner's daughter is Coeliac so he really knew what he was on about.
They did pizza and pasta and the desserts were lovely too. It is very central so if you've got a street map look them up! I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Al Caminetto
Via del Nazareno 3/4
00187 Roma

www.geodruid.com/intl/en/place/5 ... oma-italia

Tel [phone]


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From Dawn :


Sono celiaca (I'm a coeliac)
Pronunciation: chay-lee-aka

Senza glutine (gluten free)

Devo mangiare senza glutine (I need to eat gluten free)

Gelato (ice cream)

Cono (ice cream cone)

Coppa (ice cream cup - so GF!)


I used to live in Italy (pre GF) and friends have since told me that by law all Italian restaurants have to have a GF dish available all the time. Not sure how true this is, but since visiting as a coeliac I've been really impressed with how knowledgeable people have been. I'm sure if you just say SENZA GLUTINE you should make your point.

These are good too:
www.celiactravel.com/gluten-free ... alian.html


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Tulipano Nero (Il)
Via Roma Libera, 15, Rome 00153 Italy

Description:

One of the few places in Rome where you can find gluten-free recipes for people who suffer from celiac disease. The vegetarian pizza is good as are the Calzoni (folded pizzas) and Bruschette (seasoned toasts). The restaurant is also a spaghetti house with meat dishes during the week and fish recipes on Tuesdays and Fridays.

By Christine, 01/22/08

travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2 ... ero_rome-I

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I'm a coeliac and can't eat gluten

Sono celiaca e non posso mangiare glutine
(so no chay li a ka a non pos so man ja re glu ti nay)


I'm also vegetarian, and can't eat meat or fish

Sono pure vegetinaria, e non mangio carne ni pesce
(so no poo ray ve ge tin a ria, a non man joe car nay knee payshay)

Restaurants in Rome:
Suggest you visit a Tourist office - there will be someone there who will speak English. Ask them for help in checking out restaurants and providing directions etc.

Info on restaurants in Rome (Vegetarian) - visit:

www.romaexplorer.it/divertimento ... ariani.htm

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[Silly Yak]

Rome - Posted by Karen on 1/11/2010


GF board

We stayed at the Candia Residences in Via Candia, Rome (near the Vatican) and the Cipro metro station. We had a small kitchen (2 solid rings, microwave with grill, fridge, sink). There was a Carrefour express (small supermarket) nearby and a market. The Carrefour had a few special GF items - biscuits, croissants, rice cakes. Lots of items were marked clearly if they were GF (senza glutine). We ate breakfast in the room and made a packed lunch every day.

Good restaurants for GF were:
La Soffita which was near the Vatican and did GF pizza, pasta, beer and puddings. We even had a GF starter of mixed fried vegetables in GF breadcrumbs.

La Fiorentina near the Vatican. GF pasta available. Able to adjust some of the other menu items.

Al Caminetto between the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish steps. GF pasta available and some GF puddings e.g. Creme Brulee.

These restaurants can all be easily found using google.

We found a large assortment of GF puddings (e.g. black forest gateau, tiramisu) in a supermarket within the main railway station (Termini).
I wish that we had that sort of thing at say Paddington!!!

You need to know all the Italian words for wheat and check ingredients carefully. Never assume e.g. Sour Cream and Chive Pringles appeared to not be GF at all whereas here they only contain codex levels of wheat starch and so are OK for many coeliacs.

Most icecream was being sold in tubs rather than in cones. One of the famous branches (San Crispino) always sells tubs and never cones. It's nice not to feel different.



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[Silly Yak]

TinaL80 » Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:46 pm

Rome

www.bestinrome.com/restaurants/#celiacs

[Silly Yak]

Posted by Wendy on 14/5/2011, 7:45:38, in reply to "Rome"


Can someone put this on the supp board for me?

We had a great experience in Rome. My husband had a local co worker book all of our reservations since she could speak the language. She only book us in restaurants certified by the Italian Celiac Association (not sure if that is their official name). Most were spendy, sit down places, but they are better equipped to make you up something off menu. Realize in the prices, in Rome, you almost always have starters, wine and desserts. The 4 people were me, my husband, my 14yo and my 10 yo. When we had 5 it was with one more adult, our tour guide. It was great with the guide because he could also explain to staff at the restaurants. If you have an iPhone, you can get the Celiac "mantra" in any language and many times my husband would just hand his phone to the waiter, who sometimes took it back to the kitchen. Most are very aware however. All children in Italy are tested for Celiac before they enter school.

"When in Rome", right?

We stayed at the Best Western Via Mocenigo 7
[phone]
Walking distance to the Vatican and St Peters
They had pre packaged GF breakfast items that they would warm in the oven, wrapped in foil. They also wrapped and warmed items I brought from home. I think breakfast was included in our nightly rate

You can walk to a very close GF store. We bought lots of stuff to bring home. Google it. I think the items at the hotel had stickers on them from this shop, that is how we discovered it.


1. Roof Garden c/o Hotel Atlante, Via G Vitelleschi 34
[phone]
GF pasta, appetizers, great view of St Peters, we went at night and we sat inside. I think they have an outside part if you go during the day
www.atlantehotels.com
4 people we spent £125 on dinner

2. Ristorante Vecchia Roma, Piazza Campitelli
Owner is Celiac, GF Pasta, bread, crackers
5 people we spent £145 on lunch

3. Ristorante La Campana, Vicolo della Campana
Very local, GF pasta but not much else. We were not that impressed here and we could not communicate that great with the staff
4 people we spent £63

4. Universal Cafe, Via delle Coppelle 16A
[phone]
LOVED HERE - ate here twice we liked it so much
GF pasta, beef, risotto, salads
5 people £130, 4 people £70

5. Dar Poetto de Bruno, Via Rodi 41
GF pasta

6. Alex Cafe, Via Vittorio Veneto, 20
[phone]
GF items marked on menu GF Ravioli,on famous street, outside under glass (go see the church of bones across the street)
4 people £83

7. Ristorante Il Viaggo, Via Isonzo 14
[phone]
GF Homemade GF bread, Beer, rissoto
4 people £87

8.Renovatio La Soffitta, Piazza Risorgimento 46
[phone]
VERY CASUAL PIZZA PLACE, inexpensive, near St Peters and Vatican - GF Pizza, beer and 3 GF cakes for dessert - Triamusu

9. Il Bolognese, Piazza del Popolo
GF pasta, bread sticks, lots of locals - Loved it - best parma ham, near the twin churches
5 people £160

10. DAME, Via Po 118
[phone]
www.dameroma.it
GF pasta, bread sticks
Very small but very good
4 people £86

[Silly Yak]

Posted by Vikki on 14/5/2011, 11:40:24, in reply to "Rome"


Ohhhh yes, definitely!!

Il Tulipano Nero

www.yubuk.com/restaurant-roma/restaurant-il-tulipano-nero--120338.html

They have a separate gf menu, the food is stupendous and when I was there last year, they had gf tiramisu as one of the dessert options. It was beautiful and I would have gone back several times if we hadn't only discovered it on our last night!

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Posted by Audrey on 23/8/2013



Click on this sentence at the bottom of the interactive map on the Italian Coeliac Society website -
IL NETWORK AFC - Alimentazione Fuori Casa - NEL LAZIO

www.aiclazio.it/celiachia/il-network-afc-di-aic

You can zoom in on Rome. All the little squares indicate different places to eat or stay. Click on each and you will find further details along with their addresses.




Re: Rome

Posted by GFT on 23/8/2013



There is also this link ...

www.eatingitalyfoodtours.com/2013/06/03/gluten-free-rome/





Re: Rome

Posted by Vikki (Poole) on 23/8/2013


I STRONGLY recommend Il Tulipano Nero, which is in Trastavere. A brilliant gluten free menu!

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[Trevor]

Our Experience of Rome
Posted by VikkiEmail User on 19/8/2016, 11:31:35


Wow.

We went to Rome 6 years ago for our honeymoon and eating was reasonably easy because the local farmacias could order lots of gluten free items. There weren't a lot in the supermarkets at that point. Eating out was still pretty tricky because although every restaurant understood 'sono celiaca' and 'senza glutine', we struggled to find places that could offer gluten free. Even gelato was a bit tough to find.

Boy, how times have changed!

We stayed in Trastevere, on Via Goffredo Mameli, near the Tiber. We were a 2-minute walk from Il Tulipano Nero, who offer a wide range of gluten free. One shop away was Fatamorgana - an entirely gluten free gelataria, whose cones and cone bowls are also gluten free! They were amazing. They have incredible flavours like tiramisu, Madagascan chocolate, creme caramel and pistachio, but some more unusual ones as well, including the famous (with good reason) basil, walnut and honey! The banana with sesame brittle was a bit odd but okay and my husband loved the carrot cake flavour. A fun option is the gelato 'sushi' - various flavours of gelato, combined to look exactly like sushi. We didn't try it but only through my greed.

Across the piazza and down towards Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere (a 5-minute walk) in Via San Cosimato was our new favourite restaurant - Mama! Eat. Not only is everything on the menu available gluten free, they actually have two kitchens. One of them is 'normal' and the other is completely gluten free. And my GOD, the choice!!!! Pizza and pasta, yes but also fried risotto rice balls, 20cm-long potato croquettes, stuffed with cheese and meat or veg. Three kinds of bruschetta, salads, gluten free bread...they had everything! My favourite, I think was Bucatini di Siciliana - spaghetti in a creamy, cheesey, thick sauce, with grilled aubergines and tomatoes. They use smoked cheese in a lot of dishes and I normally hate smoked cheese but it was delicious. And the desserts?! Chocolate fondant, Nutella tarts or pizzas (oh yes), pistachio tiramisu, coffee tiramisu, panna cotta...a neverending stream of deliciousness!

And then there are the two (yes, two) gluten free bakeries. We tried to go to Sans de Ble, but sadly they were closed for holidays. Their reputation is incredible though so if you ever get the chance... The one we did get to visit was Pandali, a very short walk from the Pantheon. They do gluten free Danish pastry-type things, biscuits, pizza, brownies, three kinds of crusty bread roll...I'm not in the least bit ashamed to confess I bought one of everything, then went back the next day and bought 3 of everything so I could bring some back for my dad and sister. The prices were reasonable as well, which is rare!

On top of this insane level of deliciousness, I was stunned at just how many places we walked past offer gluten free. There's a gelataria by the Pantheon that offers it, and loads of restaurants we passed said they did gluten free pasta or pizza as well. There's a shop near the main road through Trastevere called Tiramisu, who advertise a gluten free version.

The farmacias do stock some gluten free items but they are very expensive. The one we asked near to our apartment no longer orders gluten free items in, but only because there's an awful lot in supermarkets now. But be warned - although there are 'free from' sections, there will be other, often more interesting things, scattered about, so you need to look carefully. We found lady fingers, baguettes, ciabattas, melba toasts, loaves of bread, biscuits, snack cakes...loads and loads. Best of all, they're very good with labelling and if something was safe, it almost always declared itself 'Senza glutine' in bold on the ingredients label.

All in all, Rome seems to be something of a coeliac paradise. I can't recommend it enough and looking at the rain outside and the 15 degree C-lower weather, I kind of wish I had stayed!