Rooftop Restaurants in Rome

Rooftop dining in this eternal of cities is definitely a tad pricey, but you ARE paying for the view from the top of a minimum 5-star hotel, with an elegantly decorated dining area and more likely than not, a renowned and much sought after chef in the kitchen. Some of these restaurants now offer reasonable "budget" menus in an attempt to recession-proof their businesses.

Hassler Hotel Roma

Imago Restaurant– Chef Francesco Apreda

Piazza Trinita' Dei Monti 6
Tel: 06699340
http://www.imagorestaurant.com

Rome's most celebrated terrace restaurant located in the prestigious Hassler Hotel at the top of the Spanish Steps.

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Rome Cavalieri Hilton

Via Alberto Caldolo 101
Tel: 0635091
http://www.romecavalieri.com/index.php

La Pergola – internationally acclaimed restaurant in a luxury setting with multi award winning chef Heinz Beck

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Grand Hotel de la Minerve

Piazza Della Minerva 69
Tel: 06695201
http://www.grandhoteldelaminerve.com/5-star-hotel-in-rome.htm

La Cesta restaurant operates during the summer from the roof terrace which is the closest view you will ever have to the Pantheon's magnificent dome

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Hotel Majestic

Via Veneto 50
Tel: 06421441
http://www.filippolamantia.com/profilo.htm

Ristorante La Mantia - opened just this month and named after resident chef Filippo La Mantia, well known for his original twists to Sicilian cuisine. For one, he has banished garlic and onions in favour of Sicily's light but heady fragrances including a very skillful use of lemon and orange peel throughout his cuisine. The restaurant is situated on the first floor terrace overlooking Via Veneto

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Hotel Sofitel

Via Lombardia 47
Tel: 06478021

Terrazza La Bellavista – actually a lounge bar noteworthy for its unrestricted views of the city, food comes directly from the restaurant downstairs, Le 49, where chef Omar Agostino spins his magic

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Hotel Splendide Royal

Via Di Porta Pinciana 14
Tel: 0642168838
http://www.mirabelle.it/it/photo_gallery

Commanding views from the positively chic Ristorante Il Mirabelle – Chef Bruno Borghese

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Hotel Eden Terrace

Via Ludovisi 49
Tel: 06478121

Chef - Adriano Cavagnini

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Casina Valadier

Piazza Bucarest on Pincian Hill
0669922090
http://www.casinavaladier.it/

This graceful early 19th century classical villa is situated in one of Rome's most panoramic and romantic locations in the Villa Borghese gardens. Its lovely terrace restaurant overlooks the city and you really do have a rooftop view. Perfect place to be wooed but fine for lunch with friends as well.


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Hotel Forum

Via Tor de' Conti, 25-3006.6792446
Tel: 06.6792446
http://www.hotelforum.com/en/restaurant.htm


In winter the restaurant is indoors and the decor being what it is, (the word dreary comes to mind), its best to stick to warm days and summer when the restaurant spills out onto the magnificent terrace where you have one of Rome's best views of the ancient Forums. Granted, there ARE big windows.

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Forty Seven Hotel

Via Petroselli 47

Tel: 066787816

http://www.circusbar.it/index_2.swf

Circus Bar Roof Garden is an ideal place for a relaxing drink at sunset, a' la carte dining or Sunday brunch with views from the Aventine Hill to the ancient bell tower of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, home to the intimidating Bocca Della Verita', and across to Trastevere with a peek of St.Peter's dome. For those of you who love to plan absolutely everything, the menu is available online.

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