The Pantheon is at the (metaphorical) center of everything in Rome. Here\u2019s how you can eat your way around it (and of course, end with a gelato in Piazza della Rotonda, perched on the Fontana del Pantheon.)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Much like Audrey Hepburn in \u201cRoman Holiday,\u201d you too can gallivant around the Pantheon drinking champagne and caff\u00e8 freddo<\/em> (though preferably not together). Though the G. Rocca cafe<\/a> <\/em>where Audrey sat with Gregory Peck is no longer there, never fear, because choices still abound.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This close to the Pantheon, you\u2019ll want to be wary of tourist traps, so in the words of Dr. Seuss, \u201cstep with care and great tact.\u201d And by that we mean, step with some recommendations!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following guide to where to eat near the Pantheon will take you through all the important phases of a meal. The first three are restaurants, then we have a quick sandwich option, followed by the gelato course (arguably the most important), the all-important caff\u00e8<\/em>, and then we wrap things up with a drink, complete with rooftop views!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Armando al Pantheon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On Salita dei Crescenzi 31 (the owners will proudly tell you they\u2019re 60 steps from the Pantheon) you\u2019ll find Armando<\/a>, a classic of the Pantheon restaurants. The food is hearty, the pasta divine, the ambience cozy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Da Fortunato below, this is traditional Roman cuisine (complete with specialty dishes only available on the day of the week tradition assigns to it), rife with gnocchi, carciofi<\/em> and puntarelle<\/em> (when in season). Get dessert (consider that a rule both throughout this article and throughout life).<\/p>\n\n\n\n