Despina T.
Yelp
Tucked away in a hidden corner of Eastern Market you'll find this historic restaurant with everything you wouldn't expect - top notch service, valet, huge bar and wine selection, and the best part: seriously delicious "old school" Italian dishes.
The restaurant, in the same building, has been in business for about 128 years. That says a lot. The head chef from Roma Café purchased the restaurant and retained many of the same chefs, servers, and other employees. The new name is Amore la Roma (love of Rome).
Newly remodeled, Amore la Roma still offers various dining rooms. The look and feel is not as "dark" as it was before, it's a lighter and more pleasant feel.
Came here on a Thursday night with my husband. We were still greeted with bread, sesame breadsticks and butter. They don't serve the soft butter anymore but the hard/cold butter still tastes good with their fluffy bread. My husband ordered an Italian whiskey sour, which is a whiskey sour with red wine! Sounds different, but he really enjoyed it. Our meals came with a side of soup, we each ordered the tomato basil orzo, which was out of this world! A more thick soup packed with flavor, almost like a tomato-y pasta sauce.
My husband usually ordered the chicken parmesan from Roma Cafe, so he ordered the same thing again. Of course it didn't disappoint - it was the best chicken parmesan ever! I ordered the gnocchi alla marinara, which was served with a little too much water (when the gnocchi was scooped on the plate) but the sauce was still yummy.
We were so full unfortunately we didn't make it to dessert but can't wait to come back sometime soon - I forget how amazing the food is here!