The wall is blue bright of the Mediterranean Sea. There are comfortable seats and you can enjoy a leisurely meal.
The owner.
The restaurant is large enough, there are over 50 seats. You will get a seat easily around the opening time. Totally air conditioned.
Marinated salmon appetizer. It has a delicious and elegant flavor.
Freshly baked focaccia. This is brilliant! The fresh scent of rosemary is suitable for wine!
Pappardelle of swordfish and tomato. Please try this by all means. The texture of their homemade pasta, fresh tomato's sweetness and fish's richness, all matches beautifully.
Spaghetti Vongole, for me it's a little bit too much salty. Please order this dish with less salt.
Rich Tiramisu' is quite delicious.
If you love sweets, please try it.
Of course wine is also good.
Taste | This Calabascio specializes in Mediterranean seafood, it's quite delicious. I often miss the seafood and this restaurant has a passing grade in Rome. But when I ate here, the taste was too much salty. So if you want, please order "less salt (poco sale)". The restaurant has a very good atmosphere, and its excellent service is comfortable. Since here you can relax peacefully, it would be also nice to come both day and night. |
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Since when I've found a delicious restaurant "Tre Archi" in the center of Rome, it becomes much more interesting to search good restaurants in Rome. This restaurant "Calabascio" is a five minutes’ walk from the Vatican Museums. An historical local hotel recommended it to me as a popular restaurant among many locals. Since it's situated outside of the city center, there are fewer tourists and you can eat and relax peacefully. When you come to this restaurant, please enjoy its cuisine calmly.
Although the image of the Roman cuisine is meat, they eat often also fish. It's close to the sea indeed. But most tourist restaurants in Rome offer very high prices... However, this "Calabascio" features delicious cuisine at only affordable prices. That's why it's loved by locals. Let's eat together with white wine.
The restaurant is located 5 minutes walk from the Vatican museums, as well as the Ottaviano Metro station (line A). It boasts a good location. As you can see the photo, the restaurant is decorated in a bright blue color like the Mediterranean. Since it faces the street and is airy, you can relax easily.
The owner (the left in the photo) is very kind and checks well the performance of his staffs. The main menu is seafood, but there is a wide menu of meat dishes, too. Of course food is served freshly cooked and hot (unfortunately Roma is a tourist city, not few restaurants serve precooked instant food).
For appetizer we ordered marinated sardines, my favorite dish. This was too strong salty. Another dish of marinated salmon was delicious. We asked the cheapest bottle white; it was well chilled and good with fish. In addition it was a hot day so cold white wine made us happy.
By the way, on that day they'd finished bread and brought crispy baked focaccia for us. You know, this focaccia was excellent with a good flavor of rosemary!
Of course, for the pasta we ordered seafood. Pappardelle of swordfish and tomato (Pappardelle al pesce spada con pomodorini) has a plenty of matured tomato flavor. The texture of homemade pasta is perfectly well. Sour and sweet taste spreads in the mouth.
Meanwhile, Spaghetti with Clams (Spaghetti alle vongole) was boiled al dente perfectly, but it was too salty for me. It's a disappointing point. After lunch, I said to the owner about this, he said that they would prepare all dishes after each order so it would be possible to ask less salty taste.
Less salt in Italian is "Poco sale". It would become a pretty tasty dish, with just salt.
We are already full after the second dishes, the owner recommends to dare to eat Tiramisu'. Therefore, we shared one. This was a really delicious Tiramisu'. My friend prized the most delicious Tiramisu' in all other Italian restaurants.
Indeed, its rich cream is less liquid and full of yolks. It's certainly delicious!
We ordered a little bit ambitious lunch of two appetizers and two pastas. The total amount was acceptable. When you eat seafood in Rome, this price would be the lowest line. If you order some meat and pizzas, it would be less expensive.
There are many restaurants near Vatican but those which I've tried were not good. However here is highly recommended.
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Coperto Table charge |
2 euros per person |
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Antipasto di Mare Fish Appetizers |
Insalata di polipo e olive (Octopus salad with olives) 8euro, Salmone marinato all'arancia e limone (Marinated salmon, orange and lemon) 8euro, Alici marinate (Marinated Sardines) 8euro, Insalata di mare (Seafood Salad) 8euro |
Antipasto di Terra Meat Appetizers |
Antipasto deella casa (Appetizer sampler) 8euro, Verdure miste alla griglia (Grilled Vegetables) 8euro, Pane in carrozza (fried Pan and mozzarella) 8euro |
Bruschette Toast |
Bruschetta classica (Oil and garlic bruschetta) 2euro, Bruschetta al pomodoro (tomato bruschetta) 2.5euro, Bruschetta alla 'nduja (Red pepper salami bruschetta) 2.5euro, Bruschetta alla creme (Pate bruschetta) 2.5euro, Brushcetta alla sardella (Fish pate bruschetta) 2.5euro, Bruschetta scamorza e pomodorini (Tomato and Scamorza Bruschetta) 2.5euro, Bruschetta scamorza e funghi (Scamorza and Mushrooms) 2.5euro, Bruschetta scamorza e melanzane (Scamorza and Eggplant) 2.5euro |
Primi piatti di Mare Fish Pasta |
Spaghetti alle vongole () 12euro, Cartoccio di pesce (Seafood spaghetti) 18euro |
Primi piatti di Mare Fish Pasta |
Fileja con fagioli e cozze (Bean and mussels) 10euro, Con tonno della Calabria (Tuna) 10euro, Fettuccine con gamberi e zucchine (Shrimp and zucchini) 12euro, Tagliolini allo scoglio (Mussels and Clams) 12euro, Tagliolini Gamberetti e rucola (Tagliolini of shrimp and arugula) 12euro, Maltagliati Calamari e basilico () 12euro, Maltagliati Polipo e asparagi (Octopus and asparagus) 12euro, Ravioli al pesce spada con cozze e vongole (Mussels and clams, tuna and marlin) 12euro, Pappardelle al pesce spada (Swordfish with tomato) 12euro, Gnocchi con olio di tartufo, pomodori, cozze (Truffle oil, tomatoes, mussels, gnocchi) 12euro |
Primi piatti di Montagna Meat Pasta |
Pasta e fagioli (Bean) 9euro, Spaghetti alla carbonara () 9euro, Rigatoni alla'amatriciana () 9euro, Penne alla'arrabbiata () 9euro |
Primi piatti di Montagna Meat Pasta |
Fieja al pomodoro e 'nduja (Red peper Salami and tomato sauce) 10euro, Fieja con melanzane (Eggplant) 9euro, Fieja Filanti con mozzarella (Mozzarella and tomato pasta) 9euro, Fieja al sugo con spuntature di maiale (Pork and tomato sauce) 10euro, Fieja con funghi e prosciutto (Ham and mushroom pasta) 10euro, Gnocchi alla sorrentina (Gnocchi with tomato sauce and mozzarella) 9euro, Gnocchi al gorgonzola () 9euro, Fettuccine cacio e pepe (Cheese and black pepper) 9euro, Fettuccine con panna e salsiccia (Fettoutchine cream and sausage) 10euro, Ravioli alla 'nduja (Ravioli Spicy salami) 10euro, Ravioli alle melanzane (Eggplant Ravioli) 10euro |
Pesce Fish |
Spigola in crosta di patate () 18euro, Bistecca di pesce spada (Swordfish steak) 18euro, Bistecca di tonno (Tuna steak) 18euro, Bistecca di salmone (Salmon steak) 15euro, Gamberoni arrosto (Grilled Shrimp) 18euro, Gamberoni alla diavola (Grilled shrimp with spicy tomato sauce) 18euro, Cotoletta di alici (Sardine croquettes) 8euro |
Carne Meat |
Bistecca di manzo danese (Beef steak) 16euro, Cotoletta alla milanese (Cutlet Milanese) 12euro, Costolette d'agnello (Lamb cutlet) 15euro, Popette alla calabrese (Calabrian-style meatballs) 10euro, Straccetti di manzo con gorgonzola (Beef Gorgonzola) 12euro |
Verdure Vegetables |
Polpette di melanzane (Fried eggplant balls) 6euro, Involtini di melanzane (Fried cheese wrapped in eggplant) 6euro, Parmigiana di melanzane espressa (Fried eggplant and tomato) 10euro |
Contorni side dish |
Zuppa di fagioli (White Bean Soup) 8euro, Insalata mista (mix salad) 6euro, Peperoni e patate (Peppers and potatoes) 6euro, Verdure di stagione (Seasonal Vegetables) 6euro, Patatine fritte (French fries) 6euro, Caprese (Tomato and Mozzarella Salad) 8euro |
Pizze |
6euro~9euro |
Bevande drinks |
Acqua (water 1L) 2.5euro, Birra (Beer 66cc) 4euro, Coca Cola 2.5euro, Caffe' espresso 2euro, Capppuccino 2.5euro, Te' (Tea) 3euro, American Coffee 2.5euro |
Vini Wines |
Vino rosso della casa (Red House wine 1L) 9euro, Vino rosso della casa (Red House wine 0.5L) 5euro, Vino rosso della casa (Red House wine0.25L) 3euro, Vino Bianco della casa (White House wine 1L) 9euro, Vino Bianco della casa (White House wine 0.5L) 5euro, Vino Bianco della casa (White House wine 0.25L) 3euro, Bottle wine |
Name | Ristorante Calabascio |
Adress | Via Properzio, 20/22/24 - 00193 Roma - Italy |
How to reach | Get off at the Ottaviano Metro station (line A). 6 minutes walk to south. Or 7 minutes walk from the St. Peter's Square |
Tel. | +39 06 68308471 |
Closed | None |
Opening Hours | Lunch 12:00-15:00, Dinner from 19:00 |
Budget | 25 euros per person (excluding drink) |
Site | http://www.calabascio.it/ |
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Service of a cup of coffee or liquor after meal!