For the last meal in Rome (before heading off to Florence), the last thing on my list for Trastevere was to try the local cacio e pepe - a pasta dish of cheese and black pepper. The restaurant on my mind was Taverna Trilussa. For some reason it was decided against here, possibly because it is a bit more of a finer dining place and so far the pasta quality locally was so good it didn't seem necessary to pay more.
Casetta di Trastevere was a simple walk past in a plaza of nice seeming restaurants. Once I saw the cacio & pepe on the menu and the excellent prices, the risk was taken to eat here. The pastas for €5-8 didn't seem out of place compared to some of the more expensive tried at other establishments. There were no complaints from my end.
- Gnocchi allo scoglio (with sea fruits);
- Spaghetti al cartoccio (in foil with clams, mussels, squid, shrimp);
- Rigatoni cacio & pepe (with pecorino cheese & black pepper) - served on a delicious burnt cheese bowel and added to the dishes simple delicious cheese flavour dotted with pepper.