Cantina e Cucina is a hosteria and pizzeria on Via del Governo Vecchio 87, in Rome’s Parione district between Piazza Navona and Campo de’ Fiori. It pairs Roman trattoria classics and wood-fired pizza with a wine list, and it opens every single day of the year. The house motto is “aperti tutti i santi giorni, chiusi mai” (“open every holy day, never closed”), according to the restaurant’s official site.
The dining rooms have a rustic, vintage look, with wooden tables, crowded wine shelves and old-fashioned trattoria décor. The kitchen cooks Roman staples to order. Diners on Yelp single out the cacio e pepe and a hearty spaghetti with meatballs, and the pizzas come out of the oven blistered and thin. On Tripadvisor, more than 18,700 reviews give it a 4.7 rating, ranking it #60 of nearly 12,000 Rome restaurants. Staff are known for a warm welcome, which suits couples and families with children.
Visitor Highlights & Practical Info
Tables fill quickly from about 8 p.m., especially between spring and October. Book ahead for dinner, or arrive for an early lunch around noon. Order a Roman pasta to share before your pizza, and ask staff to suggest a Lazio wine. Afterward, walk two minutes to Piazza Navona or browse the vintage shops along Via del Governo Vecchio. Buses on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, including lines 40 and 64, stop close by.
