Il Cantinone

Rome, Italy

3.3

Closed now

3 reviews

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+39 06 574 6253
Address:
Piazza Testaccio 31, Rome, Roma, 00153
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
400 ftMarmorata/Vanvitelli
650 ftBranca
660 ftMarmorata/Galvani
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Today

Today 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Closed now
Local time (Rome) 4:50 PM Monday, June 2, 2025

Business hours

Monday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Tuesday –
Wednesday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Thursday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Friday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

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3 reviews of Il Cantinone

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Place rating: 2
Brussels, Belgium
Bad service, bad pizza. I kind of like the interior, quite kitsch in a very 80s way. If you have to try it, go for the pasta. And not happy with the service at all, I felt like we had to be Italian or something…
Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
I’m not sure there is a better value in Rome.
We stumbled on this place our first night in town, and compared all of our other meals to it. We had far more expensive meals that couldn’t hold a candle to this place. The food is fantastic — we ate there 3 times in 5 days. Over those visits, we had a variety of pasta dishes including a boar sausage pasta bolognese, carbonara, and a mushroom pasta dish. We also had a fried stuffed squash flowers appetizer, and a grilled octopus appetizer. And, pizzas. The pizzas are good and straight forward, but the pasta dishes were the stand out. Entrees were in the 8 – 13 euro range.
The red vino della casa (house wine) and the wine that is one price level up (can’t remember the Italian term) were both really delicious and priced in the 10 – 15 euro range.
The service was odd. Not bad at all — we found it kind of charming — just odd. They all speak English, but they will hand you an Italian menu first, and speak to you in Italian until you have passed some invisible threshold of struggle. Then, they smile at you, hand you an English menu, and talk to you in English. The same guys seem to work there every night, and they have a perpetual smirk on their faces. We didn’t mind the light hazing — it worth every bite.
And this place is open really late! We definitely sat down for dinner on a Tuesday around midnight, which isn’t that common in Testaccio.
Place rating: 3
Los Angeles, CA
On our first evening in Roma, we decided to have dinner here after walking the streets, trying to relieve the jet lag. Although I’m not quite sure why this was the place we chose, I’m glad our curiosity (or stomachs) led us here.
For the four of us who have never been to Italy, we were excited to taste genuine Italian food over something we’ve been familiar with like The Olive Garden or the places who ‘claim’ to be authentic Italian. A bottle of red was ordered, and soon enough, we all had steaming plates of some sort of pasta/​seafood/​carne in front of us. I stayed true to my old standby (spaghetti bolognese) which was like a dream come true. I behaved by not gorging on the fresh bread prior so this accompanied my dish quite nicely. I have a habit of dipping my bread into my sauce, and tonight was no different. The crispiness of the crust blended perfectly with the ragu, and the added parmigiano cheese I added (okay, saturated) topped it off.
I knew I would most likely never eat like this again so I savored every bite. We had other amazing meals throughout the week, but this one in particular stands out. I never take photos of my food, but I almost wish I had my camera on me; even though this trip was prior to Unilocal itself. Guess I have to sustain it in my memory… unless I return…