Taverna Trilussa
The best cacio e pepe in Rome — a claim worth making carefully, and one we make without hesitation. Trastevere on a cold evening, the room full of Romans, the pasta finished in a wheel of pecorino.
There is a lot of cacio e pepe in Rome and a lot of strong opinions about it, so we choose our words carefully here: Taverna Trilussa serves the best cacio e pepe in Rome, and we make that claim without hesitation. It's a classic Trastevere trattoria — warm, busy, full of Romans — and the pasta arrives finished tableside in a wheel of pecorino, which is theater, but it's theater in service of a genuinely perfect plate. On a cold January evening, the room full and the windows fogged, it's one of our favorite tables in the city.
The cacio e pepe is the whole argument — finished in the pecorino wheel, exactly right. The carbonara holds its own, and the artichokes in season are not to be skipped.
A warm, lively Trastevere trattoria full of locals — exactly the room you want on a cold Roman night.
CACIO E PEPE · CARBONARA · ARTICHOKES IN SEASON
Taverna Trilussa is, for our money, the best cacio e pepe in Rome — and a perfect Trastevere evening besides. Go in winter, get the wheel-finished pasta, and see if you disagree.
Book ahead — reservations are essential on weekends and for prime dinner times.
Ask for a table in the main room and let the pasta and antipasti lead the order.