Mazzo
Restaurant · Tiburtino
Via degli Equi, 62, 00185 Roma RM, Italy
Highlights
Regional Italian cuisine, homemade pasta, sustainable meat, vinyl music
Regional Italian cuisine, homemade pasta, sustainable meat, vinyl music
"Culinary power couple Francesca Barreca and Marco Baccannelli reopened their landmark restaurant Mazzo after a five year hiatus, and this time around, a relatively central location in San Lorenzo makes it considerably more accessible to many residents. The dining room has also grown from a single 12-seat communal table to full-fledged restaurant seating complete with a massive porthole peering into the brightly lit kitchen. Just like the original, the new Mazzo plays with nostalgic forms in dishes like wagon wheel pasta with braised beef and onions, which joins Barreca and Baccannelli’s classics like fried tripe with grated pecorino Romano in a pool of tomato sauce, a retooling of Rome’s signature offal dish, trippa alla romana. Must-try dishes: The fried tripe, and the wagon wheels with an oniony braised beef sauce." - Katie Parla
"This popular trattoria has had a glow up, reopening in the up-and-coming San Lorenzo district after a five year hiatus. The 12-seat communal table has been replaced with an entire restaurant seating plan, but the menu remains as good as ever—with chef Baccannelli reinventing classics, like fried tripe with grated pecorino cheese. This is big, hearty Roman food: the kind of place you want to fall into after a morning hike. There are homemade fettuccine and trofie pasta paired with hearty tomato sauces; fried fish croquettes, lasagna and roasted suckling pig. The spaghetti with clams is excellent; as are the meatballs and the rosemary fried potatoes. Helpings are generous; finish off with a plate of tiramisu and a digestive liquor. The wine list is extensive, so don’t just go for the house red. Labels are mostly upscale and Italian; a glass will set you back eight euros. They also have a very good selection of gins." - Maresa Manara
"Francesca Barreca and Marco Baccanelli leased a 600-square-foot space in Centocelle in 2012 intending to start a catering business, but an 18-month delay in getting electricity and other bureaucratic hurdles led them to open an informal 12-seat restaurant in 2013. The tiny dining room quickly became an instant hit, serving reimagined Roman classics—notably fried tripe and a chicken cutlet cacciatore—and playing a key role in transforming Centocelle from a quiet residential zone into a buzzy nightlife destination." - Katie Parla
"A boundary-pushing trattoria in Centocelle where the chef is willing to accommodate gluten-free diners — even swapping in gluten-free spaghetti for other pasta shapes (with good humor about the imperfect substitution) — making it easy to enjoy quality gluten-free pasta dishes." - Meghan McCarron
"A tiny restaurant with a single communal table where the excellence of Francesca Barreca and Marco Baccanelli’s cooking is the draw; before dinner it serves an excellent range of natural wines, artisanal gin-and-tonics, and simple sides like fries, making for an intimate, food-forward aperitivo." - Luciana Squadrilli
