Ci Tua Osteria Romana

You're walking past the vintage shops and market stalls of Portobello, and suddenly you're tucked into this stripped-back Roman osteria that feels transported from a side street in Testaccio. The room's got that lived-in warmth—bare brick, simple wooden tables, proper Italian wines by the glass—where the focus is entirely on what comes out of the kitchen. The pasta here is serious work: handmade, seasonal, the kind of thing Romans actually eat rather than what tourists expect. There's a wood-fired oven doing its thing too, so expect proper Roman-style pizzas and roasted meats alongside the carbs. Service is genuinely knowledgeable without being fussy, and at these prices you're getting real value for what's genuinely good cooking.