Al Buchetto

I feel like I’m eating in someone home when I’m here. Right down the street from where I’m living and my friends and I go here all the time. Very yummy Italian food!

Great service, pleasant ambiance, delicious house wine. Terrific bean dish cooked with tomatoes and sage. So-​so chicken cacciatore with no tomatoes, but lots of chicken fat, bones and skin. Bread is delicious. Pizza was perfection, but I’m not sure you can get a bad pizza in Trastevere. Thin and crispy crust! Just be aware that the toppings are not distributed evenly, they are placed separately around the crust as if you are supposed to taste each separately.

This place was so delicious and not too pricey. I got the Penne Vodka, best I have ever had, and the house wine for about 10 euros. Highly recommend.

Al Buchetto is owned by an adorable Italian man named Angelo. He made us feel very welcome, despite him being very busy (he’s the only person there besides those in the kitchen)! The service was excellent and his recommendations were spot on what we craved. The restaurant had an older look; the space was very homey. You can tell they tried to liven up the place since you can’t help but notice the lime green painted walls. Doesn’t work at all, but the effort is cute/​appreciated.
For antipasti we had breaded baked zucchini, fagioli (beans) in a tomato soup with white onion and a kick of red pepper, and a plate of assorted cured meats. The bread that this restaurant serves is phenomenal. I wanted the entire basket to myself: beautiful rustic outside and soft pillowy goodness on the inside. The food was good, but the bread was amazing. «Pane» with a side of prosciutto, please!
We only had room for one more course: the «primi piatti» (pasta). The «buchetto» pasta wasn’t bucatini, but fettucine with Italian sausage, pancetta, olive oil, parmigiano, and topped crushed walnuts. I appreciated how simple and well cooked it was, although a little heavy. Then a surprise second plate of pasta came: rigatoni all’amatriciana (which is a native Roman specialty). The tomato sauce was fresh and still had its integrity, not pastey or over salted.
Simple and very high quality Roman food. I know where to go when I’m missing la cucina Romana, which is slowly disappearing and being replaced by tourist traps. Perfect place to bring visitors and friends to show what real Italian food is.