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Checchino dal 1887

Testaccio fed Rome: its slaughterhouse stood across the road. The men who worked there were part paid in offal, and Checchino is where that offal became a cuisine.

Coda alla vaccinara, oxtail stewed with celery, the dish Checchino claims as its own. Not photographed at the restaurant.
The dish, not the restaurant. shu tu, CC BY-SA 2.0
What it is
Restaurant
Opened
1887
Area
Testaccio
Nearest museum
Capitoline Museums, 2.0 km

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    What Checchino dal 1887 is known for

    1. The fifth quarter

      Tripe, sweetbreads, tail, cheek and the rest: what was left when the four quarters of the animal had been sold. The house claims coda alla vaccinara, oxtail stewed with celery, as its own invention.

    2. The cellar in the hill

      The restaurant is dug into Monte Testaccio, a hill made entirely of broken Roman oil jars. The wine is kept in a cave in the potsherds.

    3. Testaccio

      The old slaughterhouse opposite is now a centre for contemporary art. The covered market and the Protestant Cemetery, with the graves of Keats and Shelley, are a short walk away.

    What to know

    • Founded in 1887
    • Still owned by the founding family
    • Not a place for vegetarians

    Where Checchino dal 1887 is

    Address

    Via di Monte Testaccio 30
    00153 Rome, Italy

    Nearest station

    Piramide, on line B

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

    Five generations of one family

    The Mariani family began in 1887 by selling wine from the cave in the hill. When the slaughterhouse opened across the road a few years later, they started to cook for the men who worked in it. The family is still here.

    Checchino dal 1887: common questions

    Where is Checchino dal 1887?
    At Via di Monte Testaccio 30, in the Testaccio district of Rome. The nearest station is Piramide, on line B.
    Which museums and sights are near Checchino dal 1887?
    Capitoline Museums is 2.0 km away, Colosseum is 2.1 km away, Pantheon is 2.5 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
    What is Checchino dal 1887 known for?
    The fifth quarter, The cellar in the hill, Testaccio. The restaurant opposite Rome's old slaughterhouse where the cooking of the fifth quarter, oxtail above all, was worked out. One family since 1887.
    When did Checchino dal 1887 open?
    In 1887. Founded in 1887.

    What visitors say about Checchino dal 1887

    Rating from Google

    4.4

    1,010 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 6 October 2026.

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