🕐 Hours
Mo-Su 12:30-14:30,19:30-22:30
About this spot
Lo Scopettaro is one of the best spots in Testaccio, Rome. Skip the places with photos on the sidewalk — this is where locals actually eat.
💡 Tips before you go
- Coperto (cover charge) of 1-3€ is normal, not a scam
- You don't have to order all courses — a primo (pasta) alone is perfectly fine
- Dinner doesn't start until 20:00. Restaurants open earlier are usually tourist traps.
- Don't order cappuccino after 11am — espresso or macchiato instead
Menu19 items
Appetizers
Beans in a crock pot
Fagioli al coccio
€5
Buffalo mozzarella, diced tomatoes, basil, oil and salt
Capresina dello Scopettaro (Bocconcini di bufala pomodoro a dadini basilica olio e sale)
€9
Crispy bruschetta with beans, pecorino cheese and pepper
Bruschetta croccante fagioli, pecorino e pepe
€3
Crispy bruschetta with tomatoes
Bruschetta croccante al pomodoro
€3
Ham with buffalo mozzarella
Prosciutto crudo e mozzarella di bufala
€12
Mixed cured meats (capocollo, prosciutto, mortadella) on a plate
affettati misti (capocollo, prosciutto, mortadella) al piatto
€10
Savoy cabbage with onion
Cavolo cappuccino rosso saltato con cipolla
€5
Starter of the house with beans in a crock pot, veal tripe in tomato sauce, interior lamb
Antipasto dello Scopettaro (coccio di trippa, coccio di coratella , coccio di fagioli)
€15
Veal gristle
Nervetti di Vitella
€7
Veal gristle in tomato sauce
Coccio di coratella
€6
Veal tongue with green sauce
Lingua di Vitella salmistrata
€10
Veal tripe in tomato sauce
Coccio di trippa
€6
Mains
Small rigatoni with bacon, eggs and pecorino cheese
Mezzi Rigatoni alla Carbonara*
€10
Small rigatoni with bacon, pecorino cheese and chili pepper
Mezzi Rigatoni alla gricia
€10
Small rigatoni with meatballs
Mezzi Rigatoni con polpette
€14
Small rigatoni with oxtail sauce
Mezzi Rigatoni al sugo di coda
€10
Small rigatoni with tomato, bacon, pecorino cheese and chili pepper
Mezzi Rigatoni alla amatriciana
€10
Small rigatoni with veal small intestine
Mezzi Rigatoni con pajata§
€13
With pecorino cheese and black pepper
Tonnarelli cacio e pepe