La Balestra è un ristorante e trattoria di cucina romana e umbra situato in Via Simeto, a Roma, tra i quartieri Parioli e Salaria. Il locale propone anche pizza cotta nel forno a legna e piatti di carne e pesce. La gestione viene presentata come familiare e attiva da oltre trent’anni.

A typical Italian restaurant. It was like I was in an Italian restaurant that is more frequent visited by the Romans. I loved the authentic atmosphere. We ordered gnocchi and ravioli. The ravioli was marvellous. I recommend you order tiramisu as dessert, one of the best I’ve already tasted.

Had a really great lunch on a Saturday. We tried pasta and gnocchi. The chef even made a special pasta for my particular taste. Appreciated the simplicity of the restaurant, the menu, the flavors. If you want real, local Roman food, it's here.

Lovely restaurant. We didn’t have a booking but got seated; despite this the service was not rushed. Food was delicious, and our server was very sweet. Thank you so much! We are so glad we visited during our trip.

A proper traditional family restaurant with a wonderful atmosphere.  We visited on a Friday night so it was very busy but service was quick and the staff friendly and welcoming.  We all had pasta dishes which were delicious but there were many other options including some vegetarian.  The other customers were mostly local Romans who could not have been more welcoming. The house wine was good and the meal was good value.

It was a one hour walk for me after whole day of walking while being very hungry AND IT WAS SO WORTH IT! We went there at Sunday evenenig, at 7 there was very empty and quiet, a perfect cozy atmosphere.

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Via Simeto, 2/F, 00198 Roma RM, Italy

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La Balestra è un ristorante e trattoria di cucina romana e umbra situato in Via Simeto, a Roma, tra i quartieri Parioli e Salaria. Il locale propone anche pizza cotta nel forno a legna e piatti di carne e pesce. La gestione viene presentata come familiare e attiva da oltre trent’anni.

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