L’Elementare in Trastevere serves perfectly thin, crispy Roman-style pizzas with inventive toppings and a killer beer list, all in a lively, chill spot.
"Thin-crusted Roman-style pizzas from wood-fired ovens paired with suppli al telefono and local beer." - Regan Stephens Regan Stephens Regan Stephens is an award-winning freelance writer living in Philadelphia. She covers travel, food, and culture for outlets like Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, People, and Fortune. Travel + Leisure
"Pizzeria L’Elementare sets the benchmark for Roman-style pizza. It strikes that perfect balance of soft, airy dough with a crispy, cracker-like crust. Our go-to is the marinara doppia loaded with super sweet and juicy Pachino tomatoes, fragrant basil, Sicilian oregano, salty anchovies, and a hint of peperoncino. Their pizza with crispy cubes of potato, thin, crackling strips of pancetta, and provola, also hits the spot. L’Elementare also happens to serve some of the best (and most interesting) supplì of any sit-down pizzeria in Rome, including one filled with fior di latte, caciocavallo, and ‘nduja. They have four locations across Rome, but we like the Trastevere spot for people-watching at the bars next door." - gillian mcguire, annie replogle
"Pizzeria L’Elementare sets the benchmark for Roman-style pizza. It strikes that perfect balance of soft, airy dough with a crispy, cracker-like crust. Our go-to is the marinara doppia loaded with super sweet and juicy Pachino tomatoes, fragrant basil, Sicilian oregano, salty anchovies, and a hint of peperoncino. Their pizza with crispy cubes of potato, thin, crackling strips of pancetta, and provola, also hits the spot. L’Elementare also happens to serve some of the best (and most interesting) supplì of any sit-down pizzeria in Rome, including one filled with fior di latte, caciocavallo, and ‘nduja. They have four locations across Rome, but we like the Trastevere spot for people-watching at the bars next door." - annie replogle
"Pizzeria L’Elementare sets the benchmark for Roman-style pizza. It strikes that perfect balance of soft, airy dough with a crispy, cracker-like crust. Our go-to is the marinara doppia loaded with super sweet and juicy Pachino tomatoes, fragrant basil, Sicilian oregano, salty anchovies, and a hint of peperoncino. Their pizza with crispy cubes of potato, thin, crackling strips of pancetta, and provola, also hits the spot. L’Elementare also happens to serve some of the best (and most interesting) supplì of any sit-down pizzeria in Rome, including one filled with fior di latte, caciocavallo, and ‘nduja. They have four locations across Rome, but we like the Trastevere spot for people-watching at the bars next door." - Annie Replogle
"Mirko Rizzo has proven himself to be a Renaissance man of sorts in the pizza department. He first made his name at his excellent pizza in teglia shop Pommidoro in Centocelle and now has waded into pizza tonda territory at his newest venture, L’Elementare, in Trastevere. Rizzo’s style has always leaned heavily decadent, as demonstrated by pizza toppings like Porco Blu (chicory, capocollo, and blue cheese cream), but especially by his fried starters like cream-drenched, deep-fried tortellini and fried bricks of lasagna. Wash it all down with a palate-cleansing beer from the formidable list." - Katie Parla
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