Markets of Rome
Roma has dozens of markets: from the famous Porta Portese to many small corner markets. We try visit as many as we can, starting from the closest ones, the historical ones, the most important ones… until we’ll visit them all!
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Eating at the market… yes, you can!
A coffee while you're buying milk, a quick snack if you are running late while shopping, a different lunch break out of the office, a break while taking a touristic tour, an unual aperitivo or a real dinner as in a restaurant. Everything is possible nowadays at the markets of Rome. Now, that even a Michelin star chef such as Cristina Bowerman (in the photo with her crew Fabrizio, Maria, Fabio, Emiliano e Andrea) has decided to cook at a stall, we can say that any limit has been overcome and eating at the market is not only possible, it's a must!
Testaccio market
The old covered market of Piazza Testaccio had been waiting for years to be moved to a location assigned by the municipality to a private real estate manager. A move announced for years and postponed several times, including a delay due to the discovery of archeological findings (that by the way could be an antique market).
Esquilino (ex Piazza Vittorio) new market
It was one of the most beautiful markets in the city, with stalls organised by type around the outdoor plaza, well known for its focus on good value and guaranteed enthusiastic market banter!
For more than 100 years, it has provided cheese, meat, fruit, vegetables and flowers to the whole Esquilino borough. Built at the end of ‘800 not far from Termini station, it used to be a very busy place and later, following a first renovation in 1913, the market continued to flourish throughout the Fascist time, surviving the war and the black market that was taking place under the arcades of the square.