Trecca
Inside the Testaccio market, at a counter, no reservations and no pretension. Go for lunch on a weekday.
Trecca is the antidote to the tourist trattoria — a counter inside the Mercato di Testaccio, no reservations, no pretension, cooking driven entirely by what's good in the market that morning. It's where you go for an honest, excellent, unfussy Roman lunch among people doing their shopping, not among people taking photos of their food. The best version of casual Rome eating.
Roman classics done simply and well — the cacio e pepe is a reliable order, and the rest follows whatever the market delivered that day. Seasonal, market-driven, honest.
A market counter inside the Mercato di Testaccio — casual, local, no frills. Lunch territory.
CACIO E PEPE · SEASONAL MARKET DISHES
Trecca is market-counter Rome at its best — no reservations, no pretension, just good cooking driven by the morning's produce. Go for a weekday lunch and eat like a local.
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.