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One evening in Rome we went to L’orso 80 located at Via dell'Orso 33 just north of Piazza Navona. Nikki and I sat down and the waiter brought in a plate of proscuitto, roasted red peppers, fried rice croquettes (supplì?), roasted eggplant etc. We started eating but then all of a sudden the waiter came back with more! We also had bread, beans in tomato sauce, balls of fresh mozzarella, cauliflower, marinated mushrooms, and slices of melon. We had lots on our table and it was time to taste all the different dishes. But hey, the waiter came back a third time as well and it was now starting to become a bit embarrassing because we had so many plates that the waiter had to stack stuff on top of each other :-) But it was an excellent meal with so many different flavors. This place was very relaxed and cosy. But even if it seemed a bit informal it had seen some famous guests…there was a picture of fellow South African and ex-president Frederik Willem de Klerk eating in the restaurant.

Address: Via dell'Orso 33 Rome Lazio Italy Phone: + 06/6864904 E-mail: info@orso80.it Price: budget