{"id":3490,"date":"2019-10-26T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devourromefoodtours.com\/?p=3490"},"modified":"2024-03-06T18:59:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T18:59:19","slug":"best-food-shops-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/best-food-shops-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6 Very Best Food Shops in Rome for Italian Gourmet Foods"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When in Rome\u2026make sure to bring an extra suitcase, because <strong>after visiting the best food shops in Rome you\u2019ll be coming back home with a lot of delicious goodies.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rome is a food shopping paradise for both locals and visitors. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At markets like San Giovanni di Dio, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/testaccio-market\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testaccio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Circo Massimo you&#8217;ll find:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">greengrocers trimming artichokes&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fishmongers lovingly scaling fish&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">butchers boasting whole lambs and pig heads&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stalls selling cheese, pasta, oil, and dozens of other delights&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re at the market or a small mom-and-pop-shop, there are <strong>lots of great spots to find premium italian gourmet foods in Rome<\/strong>. Let&#8217;s dive in.<\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35703\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35703\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mateusz-butkiewicz-5R5zxf23u5k-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"The best food shops in Rome are often in Italian markets\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mateusz-butkiewicz-5R5zxf23u5k-unsplash.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mateusz-butkiewicz-5R5zxf23u5k-unsplash-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mateusz-butkiewicz-5R5zxf23u5k-unsplash-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mateusz-butkiewicz-5R5zxf23u5k-unsplash-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Explore charming streets filled with the best food shops in Rome. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/es\/@puszkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mateusz Butkiewicz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some of the best food shops in Rome<\/h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antica Caciara<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name tells you everything you need to know (it loosely means &#8220;old cheese shop,&#8221; but there&#8217;s more than just that here). At this Trastevere institution, you can find cured meats, dried pasta and even <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">baccala <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(salt cod). Remember this is Rome, where <\/span><strong><i>cacio<\/i> refers to the king of cheeses: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pecorinoromano.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pecorino Romano DOP<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walking into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anticacaciaratrasteverina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antica Caciara <\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Via San Francesco a Ripa, 140)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you&#8217;re almost knocked over by the aroma of wheels of sharp, sheepy pecorino.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>This is the real stuff,<\/strong> produced on <strong>small farms outside of Rome<\/strong> as it has been for thousands of years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roberto, the proprietor, has dedicated his life to procuring, storing and selling <strong>Rome\u2019s most beloved cheese.<\/strong> He\u2019ll gladly shrink-wrap a piece of it for you to take home, and maybe throw in a wild-boar <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">salame <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you feel like you need to learn more about Italian cheeses before your trip, <strong>check out our <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/guide-to-italian-cheese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crash course in Italian cheeses<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35704\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35704\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pecorini.jpg\" alt=\"The best food shops in Rome has delicious Pecorino \" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pecorini.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pecorini-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pecorini-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pecorini-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pecorini-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">If you couldn\u2019t tell, we take our cheese pretty seriously here in Italy\u2014and Pecorino Romano is the best of the best. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/62621566@N00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marco Varisco<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bernabei<\/span><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pecorino needs wine, and right across the Viale Trastevere from Antica Caciara is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernabei.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bernabei<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the <strong>most prominent wine merchants and undoubtedly one of the best food shops in Rome,<\/strong> Bernabei has several locations around Rome (most notably, in Testaccio), as well as an extensive online store.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bernabei combines quality, variety and affordability. The store is <strong>divided by regions of Italy.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to try an Emilian Lambrusco? A real Venetian <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/what-is-prosecco\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prosecco<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? Or maybe a classic Roman Frascati? It\u2019s all there, <strong>and can even be shipped.<\/strong> Make sure to take your time to enjoy the experience of Bernabei.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35705\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35705\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gabriella-clare-marino-IRqjAsYU0B4-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Italian wine shop in Rome\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gabriella-clare-marino-IRqjAsYU0B4-unsplash.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gabriella-clare-marino-IRqjAsYU0B4-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gabriella-clare-marino-IRqjAsYU0B4-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gabriella-clare-marino-IRqjAsYU0B4-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gabriella-clare-marino-IRqjAsYU0B4-unsplash-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Exploring an Italian <em>enoteca<\/em> is a journey for the senses. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/es\/@gabiontheroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabriella Clare Marino<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volpetti\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one who walks by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.volpetti.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volpetti<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can resist going in. The <strong>window is like a Renaissance still life<\/strong>, where hanging <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prosciutti<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cast a shadow on piles of peppercorn-studded cheeses the color of hay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volpetti, located in Testaccio, is perhaps the city\u2019s most famous food store, and easily one of the best food shops in Rome. Its shelves and fridges are vast, full of everything from made-that-morning <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">burrata<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to dried pasta in a dozen shapes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019d recommend getting the thing which was designed to survive a long voyage: cured meat. In particular, the individual <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">salami<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeinitaly.com\/food\/cinta-senese-breed-of-pig-almost-lost-forever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cinta senese<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pork, an ancient Tuscan breed prized for the incredible flavor of its fat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of those, shrink-wrapped by the helpful staff, will be a hit for the dinner party you throw when you get home.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35706\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35706\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7315584396_49163f36ef_k.jpg\" alt=\"One of the best food shops in Rome is Volpetti\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7315584396_49163f36ef_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7315584396_49163f36ef_k-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7315584396_49163f36ef_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7315584396_49163f36ef_k-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7315584396_49163f36ef_k-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Volpetti is a wonderland of cured meats and other Italian gourmet products. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fabulousfabs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fabulousfabs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innocenti\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of pastries found in Roman pastry shops aren&#8217;t meant for on-the-go consumption. Whether it&#8217;s a freshly baked cornetto or a decadent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baba.it\/storia.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>rum baba<\/i><\/a>, these treats are best savored right there in the shop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cookies are different. At Innocenti <em>(<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Via della Luce, 21<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>)<\/em>, in the picturesque Trastevere, <strong>you can and should get a box of cookies to bring home.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These aren&#8217;t the giant, gooey disks of an American bakery. Here, the cookies are small and refined.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buttery shortbreads are dotted with jam or dipped in chocolate. Classic <em>biscotti<\/em> are rich with almonds and grains of sugar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kept in a jar, <strong>these treats will last for weeks.<\/strong> That is, unless you eat them all the day you get back.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35707\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35707\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Italian-butter-cookies.jpg\" alt=\"Italian butter cookies\" width=\"1200\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Italian-butter-cookies.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Italian-butter-cookies-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Italian-butter-cookies-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Italian-butter-cookies-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Artisanal Italian butter cookies are addictive, and trust us\u2014you won\u2019t be able to stop at just one. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/smcgee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smcgee<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pascarella<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A kosher butcher doesn\u2019t seem like an obvious place to go food shopping in Rome, but we\u2019re not sending you to this south Trastevere spot to pick up a shabbat chicken.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the last millennium, <strong>Rome\u2019s historic Jewish population has developed an Italian <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/roman-jewish-food\/\">cuisine<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> of its own,<\/strong> which means kosher cured meat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pascarellakasher.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pascarella<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they make two traditional products that you can easily bring home: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">salame kasher <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carne secca<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The former is salami, made with kosher beef rather than pork, which gives it a stronger, leaner flavor.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li>The latter is air-dried beef, with a texture that recalls prosciutto, which Roman Jews mix with pasta and vegetables.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either way, <strong>these will be something uniquely Roman that guests at home will surely never have tasted.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_35708\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35708\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-guillaume-lAZqUCAOvOk-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Person eating kosher salami\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-guillaume-lAZqUCAOvOk-unsplash.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-guillaume-lAZqUCAOvOk-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-guillaume-lAZqUCAOvOk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-guillaume-lAZqUCAOvOk-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/alex-guillaume-lAZqUCAOvOk-unsplash-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Kosher beef and a tradition of delicious mouth-watering Roman-Jewish alternatives make this a very special place. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/es\/@alx2bgx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Guillaume<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sapor D\u2019Olio<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You didn\u2019t think we\u2019d forgotten oil, right? In Italy, <strong>oil is as regional as cheese or wine.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone from Puglia might love their own spicy, throat-tickling <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">olio<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and think that the buttery, mild stuff produced outside Rome is inedible, and vice versa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapordolio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sapor D\u2019Olio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Italy is united in one store. <strong>They have <\/strong><\/span><strong><i>every<\/i> olive oil you can imagine.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varieties from Sicily, Tuscany and Liguria, small bottles and huge cans, stuff harvested a week ago or a year ago, oil to cook with and oil that should only ever be used raw. And, of course, you can taste it all before deciding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bottle of the really good stuff will not only be cheaper than what you buy back home, but it\u2019s quality is undoubtedly much better.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_13438\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13438\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/olive-oil-tasting-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Close up of a person's hands pouring olive oil from a glass bottle onto a small white spoon.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/olive-oil-tasting-1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/olive-oil-tasting-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/olive-oil-tasting-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/olive-oil-tasting-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/olive-oil-tasting-1-330x220.jpeg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Part of the fun of picking out olive oil is tasting it! At At Sapor D\u2019Olio, you&#8217;ll have plenty of the good stuff to choose from.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p><strong>Join us on our <a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/tours\/rome-testaccio-food-market-tour\/\">Testaccio Neighborhood Food &amp; Market Tour<\/a>. From morning pastries to traditional Roman pasta, discover what locals in the neighborhood are eating while meeting passionate local artisans who embody its rich history and culture, offering a true taste of Roman life off the beaten path. You&#8217;ll also take a visit one of our favorite gourmet shops in town (hint: it\u2019s one of these!).<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Update Notice: This post was updated on January 17, 2023.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When in Rome\u2026make sure to bring an extra suitcase, because after visiting the best food shops in Rome you\u2019ll be coming back home with a lot of delicious goodies. 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