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Flavio al Velavevodetto
🍽️FoodClosed · Opens 12:30 PM$$$ · Expensive

Flavio al Velavevodetto

4.2 ·

Discover Flavio al Velavevodetto, a Testaccio restaurant built right into the ancient Monte Testaccio hillside. Settle into the spacious dining room for a full Roman meal and finish with the tiramisu reviewers call the best they've ever had.

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Reasons to go

  • Built directly into Monte Testaccio, the ancient hill formed from discarded Roman amphorae, with shards visible from inside the dining room.
  • One reviewer called the tiramisu the best they had anywhere in Rome.
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Full description

Flavio al Velavevodetto occupies a genuinely unusual site in Testaccio, built directly against Monte Testaccio, the ancient hill formed from discarded Roman amphorae, and reviewers note that even a fully booked dining room never feels cramped thanks to how the space is arranged. One reviewer singles out the tiramisu as the best they've had anywhere, high praise in a city full of contenders.

Its 4.2 rating from over 6,700 reviews and near-top must-see score point to a well-established, reliably good restaurant that manages high volume without losing quality. Its expensive pricing and lunch-through-evening availability suit a full, satisfying Roman meal in the characterful Testaccio neighbourhood.

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Address

Via di Monte Testaccio, 97, 00153 Roma RM, Italy · Rome
Website
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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

1h30

Best time

lunchtime, afternoon, evening or late night

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

  • Try for a walk-in table if a booking isn't possible, some reviewers got seated quickly despite a queue
  • save room for the tiramisu, called out as the best of the trip by at least one reviewer
  • visit Testaccio's market or nightlife nearby to make a full outing of it
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Reviews

In a historical place they are able to set the rooms perfectly not crowded even all the tables are full or not feels empty as well. You can eat your dinner while looking the ancient clay pots in the wall. Food was decent they know what they are doing but i can’t say the best in town. But i recommend going there and…

S

Shufle

1/5

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