Restaurant
Via Garibaldi,18 - 00153 Roma - Tel. 06-58.09.236
The customs office of the Papal State was located in Via Garibaldi in Trastevere in the XVI Century. It received the taxes for grain, and the customs officer of those times also decided to establish an old-time "snack bar" which would provide bread and wine for the many peasants who came to the custom office. The curious name "l'Antica Pesa" is thus explained. It Was Given at the end of the XVIII Century, when it’s original function of customs office was superseded by it’s present purpose of an inn. Very so on the inn became famous throughout Rome, thanks also to a wonderful "bowling alley" where the best players of Trastevere challenged each other, and which now, one Century later, has been transformed into a splendid garden where Summer evenings are spent.
| The wide selection on the menu is matched by a wide price range, which starts from around Lit.40.000 per person. The painted dining-room is designed to accomodate one hundred clients, the characteristic central garden area, open in the summer months, an additional one hundred and thirty, and restaurant is located only a short distance from the historical center and the Vatican. We are also available for banquets, receptions and conventions. |  |
