I wasn’t giving up. I still wanted to find great pizza in Italy. My search took us to Pizzeria Baffeto which was in several lists of ‘must eats’ in Rome.
What I neglected to read on my research was the opening hours of Baffeto. No wonder there were no lines, the pizzeria was open for dinner only.
It’s a good thing they had a suggestion for an alternative. They even included business cards inside.
So we went to look for Hosatria Pizzeria Dal Paino which was just around the corner.
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The wood burning oven looked promising.
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We ordered 2 pieces of fried zucchini flowers since Sharon didn’t want any but the kind waiter gave us 3 pieces. I’m glad he did since it was fantastic. It was freshly cooked so the cheese inside was melted and gooey while the thin batter gave the zucchini flowers a nice crunch.
fiori di zucca (zucchini flowers) €2.50
Our pizza alla capricciosa had tomatoes, mozzarella, mushrooms, artichokes, sausage, peppers, onions, and a fried egg on top. It was the best pizza we had in Italy but it’s not as good as some pizzas I”ve eaten in Manila or the US. I guess I’m just used to ‘Americanized’ pizza.
pizza alla capricciosa €9
The crust was really thin and crisp the way I liked it but the toppings were a little dry and there wasn’t very much cheese. I guess this is as good as pizza gets in Rome.
The pizza Margherita was simple and good too.
pizza Margherita €6
Pizzeria Dal Paino’s menu (click to enlarge)
This store’s signs caught my attention.
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Too much?!
Too Much store
After lunch we walked to Piazza Navona.
Fountain of the Four Rivers
There were many tourists in Piazza Navona but only two umbrella toting Asians.
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Our next stop was the 400 year old Officina Profumo – Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, one of the world’s oldest pharmacies.
Their perfumes are the most popular products.
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I didn’t know they made jams too.
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Pizzeria Dal Paino
Via Di Parione 34/35, 00186 Rome, Italy
telephone: 06-68-135-140
Officina Profumo – Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
Corso Rinascimento, 47 Rome, Italy
telephone: +39 06 6879608
website
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Leslie, does in Italy serve pizzas with cornmeal on the botton crust? It must more in San Francisco for every pizza shops I go to have it. Like Dutch Crunch Bread it more popular in San Francisco than any where else. Guess we like more texture to our food.
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