L'Archetto

10/10. Very quiet and relaxing atmosphere on the terrace. Delicious food and very good prices. They also offer lunch menus at 10 Eur. Mainly visited by locals. Totally recommend!

My wife and I just returned from our honeymoon to Rome, staying in Prati just a block or two away. We tried a couple of other restaurants but were slightly disappointed. Then walking home one afternoon we tried l'Archetto and what a surprise - this was our favorite spot the whole trip! We came back twice more and everything we tried (new items each time) was amazing. Pizzas (any of them), amatriciana, big salad, bruschetta, calzone, suppli, meatballs, tiramisu - every single item was wonderful. The service was amazing and so friendly, the seating both inside and outside was comfortable and clean, and honestly the price was one of the biggest surprises as we felt we got SO MUCH for our money especially compared to other nearby restaurants. Thank you to the staff for making us feel like locals even for a few minutes, and for being such a great place tucked away off the main roads. We are telling anyone who plans to visit Piazza Del Popolo, the Vatican, or Castel Sant'Angelo to stop by, it's so close and a perfect spot for a quick lunch or nice seated supper!

I visited Pizza L'Archetto recently and really enjoyed the pizza—it was fresh, well-cooked, and full of flavor. Definitely a good choice if you're craving authentic Italian-style pizza. Come for the pizza—it’s worth it!

Great pizza, one of the best I tried so far. Tiramisu desert also delicious. But they should work on their staff. Maybe it’s normal in Rome but this is the reason I don’t want to revisit.

L’Archetto is hands down the best place for authentic Italian-style pizza in Rome! From the moment we walked in, we knew we were in for a treat. We started with the Margherita and mushroom pizzas, and both were simply divine. The crusts were absolute perfection—thin, crusty, and baked to golden brilliance. The cheese was savory, fresh, and perfectly melted, while the flavors of the toppings were spot-on. We also tried their house wine, and it was surprisingly delightful—smooth, well-balanced, and the perfect pairing for the pizzas. The attention to detail here is extraordinary. One of the highlights of our visit was watching the chef roll and spread the dough with such skill and care. It was like a culinary performance, adding to the charm and authenticity of the experience. We enjoyed it so much that we couldn’t resist coming back the next nights to try more! Each visit was as amazing as the last, and the consistency in quality was impressive. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, with a real local vibe that makes you feel at home. If you're in Rome, L’Archetto is an absolute must-visit for anyone who loves great pizza and a true Italian experience!

Wow the pizza is amazing:) The taste so good and very kindly stuff 🙏🏻

First time in Rome. And this is our first meal in Rome. Three different pizzas. And carbonara. Everything was very tasty. Very nice service. Lots of customers. And that's probably the best advertisement. I recommend

Total italian experience. It's the first time for me in life to eat anchovies, I guess they were too salty for me, everything else was very tasty and delicious. Also fair price.

A great little spot where you can pretend you're "not like a regular tourist, like a cool tourist" (to paraphrase Mean Girls). Reasonable prices, tasty food, sane portions. Servers and staff were nice. Manager/owner clearly spoke multiple languages and was lovely to us (English speaking, no real Italian to speak of). CASH ONLY! (ATM not far away if you forget.)

Visited during our stay in Italy. Cute little pizza place. Pizza crust is thin and perfect. Ingredients are fresh. It's one the top best pizzas I've ever had.

Fantastic pizza! Our first night in Rome and this was the first place we ate. After we checked into our room, our host made some local recommendations. He recommended L'Archetto for great, local Roman style pizza. My wife got their Quattro Formaggio and I got their Prosciutto e Fungi. Both of the pies were huge! And they were absolutely delicious. After a long day of traveling, this was the perfect meal to cap our arrival in Rome. Would definitely go back there and would most definitely recommend!

The Pizza here is True Roman Pizza! And very low priced for the level of quality! I am from NYC but I have family that lives in Roma. I have been visiting my family in Italy since I was a child so I am no tourist! The crust is super thin and crispy with a really good flavor. The tomato sauce is very tasty and the cheese is of good quality! My local Roman born family recommended this place. You won't be disappointed!

This was delicious and the kind of pizza I fantasize about pizza being like. This is bresoala e rhugetta which is a cured beef and arugula. My Egyptian self was happy bc it was reminding me of basterma and gibna rumi and my nyc self was happy bc it's the crust- crust dreams r made of. I'd imagine that a Margherita slice would be heavenly but I haven't had one with sauce. I liked that I had it tho bc it is rare to find none pork products in fine Italian restaurants in nyc. The wood burning oven here did this crust justice the perfect combo of thin yet cushy n crisp. I paired it with a beer called dopi malto at the waiters suggestion and I am not a fan of beer but eating these things together was the PERFECT PIZZA PAIRING! I finally had a meal that made me feel like I was in Rome.

The pizza was delicious! It had just the perfect amount of sauce, cheese, and meat. The staff were welcoming and super friendly.

I was staying in an apartment down the street from this place. Good pizza, I had the picante salami pizza I thought it was great. Service was a little non existent. Thats why no 5 stars. But the food, ambience, and drinks certainly made up for it.

My son is a chef and very difficult to please when we eat out. He savored every bite from salad, to bruschetta, to pizza! And then he ordered bruschetta again it was so good!

Great for tourists! Very friendly staff and every food item we tried was amazing! Also very affordable. This was our favorite spot we ate at on our trip to Rome! If you're in the area, definitely worth a stop!

We had pizza all over Rome during our stay.. this is in the top 3 for sure. The anchovies on any pizza was especially good. Price is buy the pound as typically seen around the city. Service is basic. Take away I suggested bc there is no place to eat except standing on the sidewalk. Yum

This was a cozy little restaurant that was very near to the guest house where I was staying. I ordered a pizza, custom made from if you are there ingredients listed on other pizzas on the menu. Potato and egg plant. It was OK, just OK. The crust was yummy, and the cheese was tasty too... But the potato and the egg plant where it really cooked in a way suitable for pizza. The best part, though, what is the eggplant salad that I ordered as an appetizer. It came in a steaming hot stone bowl, covered with Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses, and a wee bit of tomato sauce. It was really hot, and really yummy... I highly recommend it.

Great place, good pizza and decent prize. We will be back tomorrow for same more delicious food.

We had a small miscommunication since "cheese pizza" in America means with sauce and here it means no sauce; however, I actually enjoyed the pizza without sauce better so we had no problems! Not sure what happened but my dad was not charged for his food... great for us! I was only able to eat the outside of my pizza because the inside was mush. I would still recommend this place though... I loved it!

After a long travel day with little to eat, my husband and I came here at the recommendation of our host, Roberto and he was so right -- this place is awesome! We started with a Caprese salad and the mozzarella was exceptionally fresh and the tomatoes were ripe and delicious. Then we split a pizza Pachino (I think) and it was perfect! Somehow the crust seemed to taste a little like buttered popcorn and it was delightful. I ordered 1/2 carafe of the house red wine for 3.50€ and couldn't have been happier. The service was wonderful! We really enjoyed our visit and will be back again!!!

Amazing!!! Found this gem by walking by on our way to Trevi Fountain. Loved the food, drinks & service. Definitely a must!!!

What a beautiful little pizza joint. Its fun watching your food be prepared and cooked in a wood fire oven. Got 4 different kinds to try and they were all amazing. You can taste the freshness!

After a few hours in the Vatican this was perfect. Not the bad touristy experience. Wood burning oven, pizza was great so kids were happy. Nice seating outside. Perfect.

Service was friendly, food was okay. Pizzas and bruschetta were average, the prosciutto/melon was very good. Compared to the other pizzas we have had in Italy, they just didn't quite have as much flavor. Menu price was good, actually more of a 1€, which was a bonus. Location was nice...close to the vatican but just enough off the main roads that eating outside was quiet and enjoyable.

It was my last night in Prati (why must I like nice things?) and I wanted a chill, relaxed way to enjoy it. After taking a walk around the neighborhood, window shopping and plotting which building I was going to buy one day, I stumbled upon people spilled out onto the sidewalk eating pizza, drinking wine and being loud. I was in. Turns out I had come across a neighborhood favorite wrt pizza. I walked into the basement restaurant (hadn't done that in a while), smelled the wondrous pies and knew I was in the right place. Rather than taking a table for 1 inside, I opted for some sidewalk eating. Looking at my neighbors' plates, I knew I could take down an entire pie. This isn't Roman-style (scissors and thick) pizza. This is the neapolitan-like (I think official Neapolitan pizza requires a few things without variants), wood-fired-style pizza that most Americans think of when they think about 'Italian' pizza. I ordered the namesake. It came with cheese, peppers, sausage, and arugula. Paired with my pizza, I opted for a liter of beer. It was a pilsner (so, easy to drink, goes very well with pizza of all sorts), local... but, most importantly, there was a liter of it. A liter! That's just *this* shy of a 40. Even if the pizza was awful, I would have been in a good mood. Fortunately, the pizza was delicious. It was exactly the slightly-crispy, slightly-chewy, just-the-right-amount-of-cheese, hey-there-are-leaves-on-my-pizza pizza I wanted. The beer was cold and plentiful. The weather was perfect. The neighborhood was alive. The people watching (and listening) was entertaining... There's a reason why scenes from an Italian restaurant have worked so well for so many years. Whether you're starting an Italian adventure or ending one, odds are, this is the pizza you had in mind while planning your trip to the Eternal City. Do yourself a favor: sit down, order a pie, drink a large amount of some sort of alcohol, sit outside, and take a minute to think about where you are and what you're doing.

Found this through reviews so decided to eat here before our tour of the Vatican. Service was good and the pizza was awesome. The crust was perfectly thin that we didn't feel terrible or overly bloated after. The pizzas also came out super quick. The portions are pretty big - we wish we had shared one instead!

This restaurant is a gem. We enjoyed excellent pizza and even better service! The wood fire pizza was to die for and was exceptionally fast (about 7min after ordering) which was perfect after a day around the Vatican. The staff were friendly and extremely good in assisting with pizza recommendations and even gave us free dessert ! If you are looking for incredible pizza and an excellent dining experience L'Archetto is the place to go!

Our first dinner in Rome was a winner. We didn't know what to expect and were surprised by the size (diameter-wise) of the pizzas. But the crust is so thin that each one is fine for one person. They were delicious with great sauce, fresh cheese and toppings. Try the zucchini flower and anchovy appetizer too. The place seemed to be filled with Italian speakers (presumed locals) which was nice. It didn't feel touristy at all despite being fairly close to the Vatican. The liter of house wine was a great value and worth twice the price. The pizza prices were quite cheap too for the quality. Overall highly recommended place for great casual pizza.

I absolutely LOVED this place! It was a short walk from our B&B in Rome and during our 3 day stay in that area, we went to L'Archetto twice! The pizza is DELICIOUS! I tried bites of each of my family members' selections and all were great. They have about a million different combinations, some tried & true and some new & different. All very tasty! Portion sizes are HUGE! I'm not sure if any of us ever ate an entire pizza and half was more than plenty for me. Oh and did I mention the price? It was inexpensive. Quality and a low price?? WIN! We sampled a few of the desserts one night too - everyone loved them! Definitely check this place out if you're in the vicinity!!

You want to find an absolutely local joint in Prati, well this is it! If its not open with tables lining the entrance along the sidewalk, you will never know its a restaurant. It is located in the basement of a building that has a steel green door and opens up to a a small walkway leading into the dining room. It does tend to get a bit hot and smokey down there in the summer, but otherwise this is your perfect pizza local and should definitely be on your radar. I studied abroad for 6 months and stopped here at least once a week after making friends with a bunch of locals playing soccer. Everything is priced very cheaply but quality is not compromised here and they still use fresh ingredients when making your pizza or whatever else you may choose (burratas, fish, pastas, etc.). *Disclaimer - it is closed the majority of August as the majority of these family-run Italian joints are, but make sure to do what you can to come in for a pizza. Buon Appetito!

This pizza is good. I know pizza well and I absolutely LOVE this place! It is a friendly environment where they will help you with your Italian and the pizza is just as good as the ones that come out of Naples! The ingredients are fresh and makes for an amazing meal! I am here for 4 months and would considered this a staple in my diet! GO TRY IT, DELICIOUS!

Great place off the beaten tourist path around the Vatican. Excellent pizza, good service and reasonable prices. We went there for dinner on a warm weekday august evening and were served right away. The potato & sausage pizza was surprisingly good. I would definitely go back.

This was our first restaurant once reaching Rome and we were not disappointed. The younger server we had was very pleasant, made excellent suggestions about wine, beer and our choice of salads and pizzas. You cannot go wrong in choosing this location and no matter which pizza you pick (we picked 4), you will be happy.

Best pizza in Rome! My husband accidentally poured wine on himself and manager helped him clean up and even sprayed his shirt to prevent stains, very kind! Highly recommend stopping by for some amazing thin style pizza.

Great place to get pizza! We stopped here on our way back after a long morning at the Vatican and it hit the spot. Our waiter was very knowledgeable about the menu and their beers, and he really nailed our order when we were unsure about what to get. Their bruschetta was delicious. It was a perfect spot for us to get lunch.

On a Wednesday by the Vatican, everything is packed with tourists, visitors, buses and street vendors. My feet were sore, my cheeks were slightly sunburned so we walked off the beaten path to L'Archetto to grab a bit of lunch. This place was perfect because it was close to the Vatican but a block or two out of the main road to the Vatican so not many tourists, mostly locals sitting outside for lunch. I don't want to say this was the best lunch I had on my trip to Rome but it was, it was the perfect amount of lunch for the best price. We had two small plates that turned out to be very large plates of food for a great price for two people. Also I don't know what we ordered but it turned out to be the best eggplant lasagna I have ever had, so highly suggest it. Definitely the best lunch in that area!

Best pizza we had in Rome. The restaurant has a big choice of pizzas. We will come here again next time we are in Rome.

Looking for "super thin pizza and only Italians around me" experience? Yup, thats the place. Quality for money that s for sure, but atmosphere sort of like you are not that welcome as locals are.

Great food, excellent service. Reasonably priced. We had pizza, wine and drinks. Well air-conditioned cellar like indoor dining space while tables outside at the street.

Great pizza. When what you seek is the non-Roman form of pie, this one delivers in spades. We had 3 pies: fungi, melenzane and margherita. All we cooked to perfection with edges just starting to char nicely. We are quite picky of pizza. We live in NYC and have our definite favorites and discussion about pizza rivals politics in my family. Service was fast and attentive and priced reasonably by Rome standards. €33. with a bottle of white wine. Good to have 2.5 blocks away from my pensione.

You know it's authentic because absolutely no one here speaks english! The best pizza in all of Italy! You wouldn't even know it exists if the tables are not lined up along the sidewalk with people sitting, chatting, eating and drinking. The restraunt is down some stairs and you can see your food being made as you sit. And it's only 5 euros for a liter of wine! They only have house red or house white, we had red and it was just fine! We ordered the buffalo pizza and buffalo and prosciutto pizza...to die for! If in Rome and looking for pizza go here!!!

Wow wow wow this place is something else. L'arenchetto has the best lunch I have ever had in my life. The lunch here was truly amazing. Pretty hot spot as we tried calling many times after going and just about every single time we called for a reservation they were full... Trust me I believe it because there lunch is to die for. Best lunch in all of Europe. We tried to get dinner but they were full so ladies and gentleman if you want to get the best lunch in all of Italy call because this place will indeed serve you the best lunch in Pangea. Pizza - amazing, lunch - amazing, Italian food - amazing, Italian lunch pizza food - amazing. Well if this review doesn't get you there, especially for lunch, then I don't know what will. Ciao and you know as they say: When in Romania! ¡Dale!