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Top 10 places for amatriciana in Rome

Based on 10 food guides · Checked October 24, 2026

SantoPalato in San Giovanni is number one for amatriciana in Rome, followed by Trecca and Romanè. The ranking comes from top food guides such as 50 Top Italy, Gambero Rosso and the MICHELIN Guide.

SantoPalato is recommended by 5 of the 10 guides we checked, Trecca – Cucina di Mercato by 5 and Romanè by 4.

  1. SantoPalato

    San Giovanni

    Recommended by 50 Top Italy · Passione Gourmet · Scatti di Gusto · CiboToday · Cookist

    Order Spaghettone all'amatriciana

    Via Gallia 28, 00183 Roma RM, ItalyApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    5 guides

  2. Trecca – Cucina di Mercato

    Ostiense

    Recommended by 50 Top Italy · Eater · The Infatuation · Passione Gourmet · Scatti di Gusto

    Order Bucatini all'amatriciana

    Via Alessandro Severo 222, 00145 Roma RM, ItalyApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    5 guides

  3. Romanè

    Trionfale

    Recommended by MICHELIN Guide · Time Out · Scatti di Gusto · Cookist

    Order Spaghettoni all'amatriciana

    Via Cipro 106, 00136 Roma RM, ItalyApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    4 guides

  4. Roscioli Salumeria con Cucina

    Campo de' Fiori

    Recommended by Eater · Passione Gourmet · Scatti di Gusto · Cookist

    Order Spaghettone all'amatriciana

    Via dei Giubbonari 21, 00186 Roma RM, ItalyApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    4 guides

  5. Bianca Trattoria

    Trionfale

    Recommended by 50 Top Italy · Gambero Rosso · CiboToday

    Order Bucatini all'amatriciana

    Circonvallazione Trionfale 94/96, 00195 Roma RM, ItalyApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

  6. Armando al Pantheon

    Pantheon

    Recommended by The Infatuation · Passione Gourmet · Scatti di Gusto

    Order Rigatoni all'amatriciana

    Salita de' Crescenzi 31, 00186 Roma RM, ItalyApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

  7. Trattoria Da Enzo al 29

    Trastevere

    Recommended by The Infatuation · Scatti di Gusto · Cookist

    Order Rigatoni all'amatriciana

    Via dei Vascellari 29, 00153 Roma RM, ItalyApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

  8. Trattoria Pennestri

    Ostiense

    Recommended by Scatti di Gusto · CiboToday · Cookist

    Order Rigatoni all'amatriciana

    Via Giovanni da Empoli 5, 00154 Roma RM, ItalyApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

  9. L'Arcangelo

    Prati

    Recommended by 50 Top Italy · Cookist

    Via Giuseppe Gioachino Belli 59, 00193 Roma RM, ItalyApple MapsGoogle Maps

    2 guides

  10. Da Cesare al Casaletto

    Monteverde

    Recommended by Scatti di Gusto · Cookist

    Order Amatriciana with bucatini or rigatoni

    Via del Casaletto 45, 00151 Roma RM, ItalyApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    2 guides

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Amatriciana in Rome

Amatriciana comes from Amatrice, in the mountainous province of Rieti in Lazio. The sauce is made with guanciale (cured pork cheek), tomato and pecorino. In Roman dialect it’s matriciana.

The guides name bucatini at Trecca and Bianca Trattoria, rigatoni at Armando al Pantheon, Da Enzo and Pennestri, and spaghettone at SantoPalato, Roscioli and Romanè. Gambero Rosso gave Bianca Trattoria its 2025 Champions of Tradition award for amatriciana. Seven of these ten are also in the top 10 for carbonara in Rome.

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Questions

Where is the best amatriciana in Rome?

SantoPalato in San Giovanni is number one, followed by Trecca – Cucina di Mercato in Ostiense and Romanè in Trionfale. Five of our ten sources recommend SantoPalato, and five recommend Trecca. Passione Gourmet picks SantoPalato's spaghettone all'amatriciana.

Is Il Matriciano in the top 10?

No. 50 Top Italy put Il Matriciano first in its 2025 amatriciana ranking, but none of our other nine sources names it, so it's under More places.

How did you rank these restaurants?

We ranked each restaurant by how many of ten food guides recommend its amatriciana, including 50 Top Italy, Gambero Rosso and the MICHELIN Guide. Any pasta shape counts, and every restaurant was open when we checked on 24 October 2026.

How we ranked

We ranked places by how many of these 10 food guides and critics recommend them. We don't score or review places ourselves. Checked on October 24, 2026; things change, so check before you go. How we rank →

Sources (10)
  1. Le 10 migliori amatriciane di Roma e i ristoranti dove mangiarle · Scatti di Gusto · 2023 · Media · 8 of the top 10
  2. Dieci amatriciane da non perdere a Roma: gli indirizzi per quartiere · Cookist · 2026 · Media · 7 of the top 10
  3. Amatriciana: la classifica Top 5 di Roma · Passione Gourmet · 2026 · Media · 4 of the top 10
  4. Le Migliori Amatriciane 2025 – Ferrarelle Award · 50 Top Italy · 2025 · Award guide · 4 of the top 10
  5. The Best Pasta In Rome · The Infatuation · 2026 · Media · 3 of the top 10
  6. La mappa delle migliori trattorie moderne di Roma dove mangiare nel 2025 · CiboToday · 2025 · Media · 3 of the top 10
  7. The 38 Best Restaurants in Rome, According to a Best-Selling Local Cookbook Author · Eater · 2026 · Media · 2 of the top 10
  8. Rome and the Best of Lazio 2025: Champions of Tradition · Gambero Rosso · 2025 · Award guide · 1 of the top 10
  9. Carbonara o amatriciana? Gli indirizzi top della Guida MICHELIN a Roma · MICHELIN Guide · 2025 · Guide · 1 of the top 10
  10. The 10 best pastas in Rome (and where to eat them) · Time Out · 2024 · Media · 1 of the top 10

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