Best Pasta in Rome: Great Plates That Won’t Break the Bank

Pasta dishes that will stay with you forever. You'll want to come back to Italy because those flavors just aren't the same anywhere else, not even at the best Italian restaurant in your hometown.

Best of all, you don't need to spend a fortune in Rome to eat the best pasta. There are places where you eat standing up or grab your food to go, serving pasta that holds its own against any Ristorante.

Where to eat good, cheap pasta in Rome

Pasta Chef Street Food Gourmet

A small, casual spot that serves food at its handful of tables or to take back to your hotel in Rome. The pasta is delicious and cheap, and they also do good risottos and salads. You can eat for under €10. It's a few blocks from the Colosseum, in Monti.

Address: Via Baccina, 42, 00184 Roma. See the map here. Hours: 12:30 to 16:00 and 18:30 to 21:30.

E.G.G.

If you're in the Vatican area, a few streets from St. Peter's Basilica, you can get delicious, cheap pasta at E.G.G. You can eat in, though the space is pretty tight, or order your pasta to go and eat it in a nearby park or back at your accommodation. Pasta dishes run around €6 and there's a wide choice of pasta shapes and sauces.

Address: Vicolo del Farinone 25/A, 00193 Roma. See the map here. Hours: 11:45 to 18:00

Pastasciutta

Also in the Vatican area, just a few steps from the place above, you'll find Pastasciutta. Another spot with cheap, delicious pasta. And as if serving unforgettable pasta for a few euros weren't enough, the service is fast and friendly.

Pasta dishes go for €4 to €6, and you can eat at one of the three tables, on the sidewalk out front (you'll often see tourists sitting there eating) or order to go. It never disappoints.

Address: Via delle Grazie 5, 00193 Roma. See the map here.  Hours:10:30 – 18:30

Pasta Imperiale

In the center, near Piazza Navona, you'll find this little place with fresh pasta and rich sauces. You pick your pasta, pick your sauce, and that's it. For €5 you get a quality plate of pasta. There are only a few tables, as is usual at places like this. They also have a branch near the Colosseum: Via Del Boschetto 112.

Address: Via Dei Coronari 160. See the map here.  Hours: 12:00 to 22:00.

Pastificio Guerra

Just a few steps from the Spanish Steps (Piazza di Spagna) there's a hugely popular spot where you can eat for €4. A drink comes free with your food, and you can choose a glass of water or one of wine. The pasta is homemade, and you can also buy packs of pasta to take home as a gift.

Address: 8 Via della Croce. See the map here.  Hours: 13:00 to 21:40