Il Piccolo Mondo

Fantastico!
Located right next door to our AirBnB, this place was not only convenient, but excellent.
Both food and service were up to snuff — nary a complaint from us.
We were already stuffed from the ridiculously awesome lunch that we had, but managed to fit in the:
— Rings-​pasta with red onion fondue, bacon and pecorino cheese — awesome!
— Short Pasta with eggs, bacon, pecorino cheese and black pepper — a carbonara with rigatoni, was awesome!
— Plain pomodoro for our youngest — didn’t disappoint!
Wrapped it all up with dessert: crispy apple roll and tiramisu. to die for.

Great food and nice atmosphere. Not many vegetarian choices. Eggplant was delicious. The dessert of hazelnuts in a basket was incredible. A chocolate «basket» containing an incredible hazelnut filling. Waiters not the most friendly but they are professional.

My wife and I were in Rome for our honeymoon and this restaurant was recommended to us. We were excited because of all the incredible reviews on Unilocal.The food was great but the service was terrible. My wife almost walked out at one point. Our water was named Tony. We sat for 20 minutes before he came to take our drink order. He didn’t check on our table the entire time we were there. The hostess actually came over to make sure everything was ok. I think she saw that I was upset. I asked for the check and he continued to assist other patrons. He actually walked passed out table… Saw us. Rolled his eyes as is he just remembered we asked for the check 10 minutes ago and was annoyed that we were upset. At that point I had already asked the hostess if she could bring us the check. Which she did. Not our waiter. The food was good but the service completely ruined our experience. My wife was genuinely upset when we left. I would recommend the food but stay away from the waiter Tony

How do you know you’ve found a great restaurant when you’re in an area with a lot of good food? You go back twice in a 5 night stay.
We were so lucky that Il Piccolo was only about two blocks from our hotel. We tried to initially reserve using Unilocal SeatMe, but they didn’t show any open reservations until hours later. We walked by and just asked and they had seating. I even got my al fresco seating like I wanted to check off my Europe to do list. We first went here our second night in Rome. He ordered this rings pasta dish with a red onion, bacon and pecorino sauce. I ordered their much talked about rigatoni carbonara. We shared a salad with crispy bacon, egg, mushrooms, and shaved Parmesan. Yes, it was a pork filled dinner indeed! He bought an international data plan, so we were able to redeem the Unilocal check in deal for a free glass of Prosecco for the two of us.
I felt like asking my husband, «Babe, not complaining, but you think there’s enough salad in our bacon?» Il Piccolo was totally generous with the bacon! They were like full on strips of bacon, not no shreds or bacon bit garbage! The bacon was SO crispy. The dressing was our olive oil and balsamic vinegar on our table. Loved the simplicity but mix of the glorious salty bacon, the lettuce, the egg bits and the shavings of light Parmesan. Next up were the pasta dishes. I liked how they used rigatoni for the carbonara instead of long pasta noodles. The sauce was so yellow, so you know they used a lot of the egg yolk. It was rich, but so good. Because I have a sensitive stomach, I had to give my husband my carbonara after a handful of bites, just because I feared a major stomachache had I not. We both enjoyed the carbonara but our absolute fave was his rings pasta. The subtle sweetness of the red onion cream sauce with the salty bacon and cheese was amazing! And yes, both pastas were cooked pefectly al dente which I don’t think honestly any restaurants in the US has got as perfect as the Italians do!
I asked for a doggie bag for the rest of the rings pasta but wanted some dessert to so we got their version of tiramisu. It was served in a parfait cup instead of the usual cake form we are used to. It was nice and light and a little different as I didn’t notice any liquor taste. All this and a beer for him for 70 Euro (with bread and service charge) wasn’t bad at all for a fabulous dinner. They also give you these yummy almond biscotti to take home for the next day upon giving you your bill. The only annoyance… those annoying people trying to sell you roses, knick knacks and such, but it’s a common problem throughout the country.
Come a few nights later we didn’t know where to go for dinner, and honestly were a little tired of pasta. We decided on Il Piccolo again. He wanted to sit inside this time. This time he got a filet of beef and I got a chicken salad. I know it’s partially because we were tired of pasta and pizza, but dangg that salad was so good! I would have got the bacon salad again, but we were pretty porked out too. Again, it was a simple salad with sundried tomatoes, grilled chicken and smoked hard cheese (perhaps Gouda?). I’m not too big on sundried tomatoes but loved the sweetness from that combined with the smokiness and saltiness of the cheese with the moist grilled chicken. Again served with balsamic and olive oil. The balsamic added a bit of tartness, but perhaps the addition of some apple would have been a nice twist as well. We realized in Europe that medium rare is typically served a little more on the rare side. No worries, though as he scarfed up his filet. Better juicy and a little undercooked than overcooked. The buttery dollop of mashed potato and greens were a perfect accompaniment to his beef.
We got the same waitress and bus boy this time around too and they totally remembered us. So sweet and brought us some complimentary Prosecco. The interior of the restaurant is nice with what looks to be a big cigar room in the back. It does get stuffy inside though, so for warm nights I suggest a table outside.
We highly recommend Il Piccolo Mondo and are so happy that we found them on Unilocal and that we were staying around the corner at the Sofitel.

This is a restaurant that we happened upon by chance after not getting a reservation at another. The service was wonderful. Raquel explained the dishes, and was very knowledgable about where the different wines came from. While we loved our appetizers (beef carpaccio for me and the assorted meat plate for my husband) the pasta dishes were the best! I had the veal tortellini, and he had the Pasta Nero (squid ink pasta). Their assorted dessert plate was great too. We’ll definitely recommend it to family who are coming to Rome in a few weeks!

Amazing food. I had a pizza. Fantastic. Another spot I love.

Amazing food, great selection and even better service. Both Seating options inside or outside make for a romantic setting. Restaurant is on a small quite street so you don’t have the noise or smoke from vehicles. Highly recommend.

Best meal we had in Rome. Food and service were all excellent and the price was very reasonable for what we had. NOT a tourist trap. We will miss this when we return home.

Risotto was okay. Pasta good. Wine terrible. Way too expensive!

One of my favorite Rome restaurants. Vaulted ceilings, phenomenal grilled vegetables. Festive feeling and friendly helpful service.
Yes, it’s definitely worth eating here.

Comme c’etait à deux pas de notre hôtel (Berg Hotel
) nous y somme allés. C’était certes un dimanche soir mais vraiment zéro ambiance, deux autres couples mangeaient les serveurs étaient sur nous ils observaient la salle sauf qu’elle est petite donc ça né faisait pas maître d’hôtel mais plutôt lourdeau qui regarde les tables.
La carte est divisée en 2: cuisine romaine, cuisine italienne, et traduite en anglais.
J’ai pris de spaghetti carbonara très bon mais trop salé. Les lardons étaient vraiment frits et du coup super léger mais trop salé. Puis j’ai demandé au serveur qui devait être là depuis peu de temps «Che cosa mi consoglie», on s’est mis d’accord sur la Tagliata et il m’a apporté un millefeuille de filet avec champignons et lard. Je né mange pas de champignon d’une part et d’autre part c’etait terriblement salé. Servi avec des chips maison. J’ai du coup échangé avec Chéri qui avait une escalope de veau gratinée au fromage et servie avec de la chicorée cuite. Et ben c’était encore plus salé.
Dessert: tiramisu très léger excellent. Servi avec des oreillettes.
La déco est sympa avec de vieilles photos collées sur des panneaux dorés genre home-​made.
Il y a une salle fumeur car ce restaurant fait partie du club Cig-​a-​Roma. D’ailleurs la salle fumeur est plus grande que l’autre !
À moins que vous soyez affamés et dans le coin, et prêt à débourser une somme conséquente, je né vous conseillerai pas forcément ce resto.
Il me semble que Vladimiro juste à coté est plus simple et meilleur.