With a perennial presence in Trip Advisor's top 100, you may dine amongst more foreigners than locals, but as one of the city's chief slow food exponents, it's worth following the masses. A family affair, chef Eliana Catalani's husband explains the history of the often-ancient dishes on the menu while her son oversees the wine cellar. Some of the recipes are said to be inspired by ones that are thousands of years old. The building is imbued with history, once housing the oldest synagogue in Rome and with a wine cellar older than the Colosseum. BUS: 3, 23. TRAM: 8