Where is Il Vero Alfredo?

At Piazza Augusto Imperatore 30, in the Campo Marzio district of Rome. The nearest station is Spagna, on line A.

Which museums and sights are near Il Vero Alfredo?

Trevi Fountain is 750 m away, Pantheon is 800 m away, Castel Sant'Angelo is 1.0 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

What is Il Vero Alfredo known for?

The dish, The golden fork and spoon, The walls. The restaurant of the family that invented fettuccine Alfredo, opposite the Mausoleum of Augustus, where the dish is still tossed at the table.

When did Il Vero Alfredo open?

In 1950. Opened here in 1950 by Alfredo Di Lelio and his son.

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Il Vero Alfredo

Fettuccine Alfredo is real, and it is Roman: fresh egg pasta, butter and parmesan, and nothing else. This is the house of the man who gave it his name.

What it is: Restaurant
Opened: 1950
Area: Piazza Augusto Imperatore
Nearest museum: Trevi Fountain, 750 m

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What Il Vero Alfredo is known for

The dish
The fettuccine are mixed at the table with butter and young parmesan until they make their own sauce. There is no cream in it and never was.
The golden fork and spoon
In the 1920s the film stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks gave Alfredo a gold fork and spoon. They are still used to serve the pasta to the guests of honour.
The walls
Covered from floor to ceiling with signed photographs of the famous who came to eat it.

What to know

Opened here in 1950 by Alfredo Di Lelio and his son
Next to the Ara Pacis and the Mausoleum of Augustus
Not to be confused with Alfredo alla Scrofa, his first restaurant, sold in 1943

Where Il Vero Alfredo is

Address

Piazza Augusto Imperatore 30
00186 Rome, Italy

Nearest station

Spagna, on line A

Museums and sights nearby

Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

A dish made for a tired wife

Alfredo Di Lelio first made the dish in 1908, by the family's account, for his wife after the birth of their son. In 1914 he opened a restaurant in Via della Scrofa, where American visitors found it and took the recipe home. He sold that restaurant in 1943, and in 1950 opened this one with his son.

Il Vero Alfredo: common questions

Where is Il Vero Alfredo?: At Piazza Augusto Imperatore 30, in the Campo Marzio district of Rome. The nearest station is Spagna, on line A.
Which museums and sights are near Il Vero Alfredo?: Trevi Fountain is 750 m away, Pantheon is 800 m away, Castel Sant'Angelo is 1.0 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
What is Il Vero Alfredo known for?: The dish, The golden fork and spoon, The walls. The restaurant of the family that invented fettuccine Alfredo, opposite the Mausoleum of Augustus, where the dish is still tossed at the table.
When did Il Vero Alfredo open?: In 1950. Opened here in 1950 by Alfredo Di Lelio and his son.

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4.1

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