Dinner at Papa Re

Papa Re is a trattoria (definition of a trattoria is that which serves local/ Italian foods vs a Ristorante which also serves international food, (our foodie guide Riche told us that Rome is not known to do international well but does Italian VERY well so try to stick with that). It is a just a few steps from our apartment and is open all day - many places close at 3 pm and open again about 7:30 which is the very latest that we'd want to start a meal. Good prices and average to above average meal. Doug started with gnocchi followed by pan fried veal scallopini and Nancy had a Roman salad (chicory slices, a bit of anchovy, garlic oil and vinegar - very good!) followed by spaghetti cacio e pepe (spaghetti with pecorino and pepper (this is a sheep cheese - no don't order Parmigiano in Roma! how much of a tourist are you?) - a well known Italian dish. Back to the apartment for hazelnut and almond cookies from the bakery Innocente and some reading to prepare for tomorrow.Read more