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Piperno

Piperno is hard to find and worth finding: a square with no traffic behind the Ghetto, and a dining room where the artichokes arrive opened like flowers.

A carciofo alla giudia, a whole artichoke fried until its leaves open: the dish Piperno is known for. Not photographed at the restaurant.
The dish, not the restaurant. Mon Œil, CC BY 2.0
What it is
Restaurant
Opened
1860
Area
Ghetto
Nearest museum
Capitoline Museums, 550 m

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    What Piperno is known for

    1. Carciofi alla giudia

      Whole artichokes fried twice until the leaves are crisp enough to eat like crisps and the heart is soft. This is the house that made them famous.

    2. Fried, in the Roman Jewish way

      Courgette flowers with anchovy, salt cod, brains and sweetbreads, all fried light and dry.

    3. The square

      Monte de' Cenci is a small rise made by the ruins under it, with the palace of the Cenci family on one side. In summer the tables are outside.

    What to know

    • Founded in 1860
    • The artichokes are at their best from February to April
    • Ask for a table in the square in summer

    Where Piperno is

    Address

    Via Monte de' Cenci 9
    00186 Rome, Italy

    Nearest station

    No metro near. Tram 8 and buses stop at Largo di Torre Argentina

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

    The cooking of the Ghetto

    Pacifico Piperno opened his restaurant in 1860, when the Jews of Rome were still confined to the Ghetto. The Roman Jewish kitchen it serves grew up inside those walls, from what could be bought cheaply and fried well.

    Piperno: common questions

    Where is Piperno?
    At Via Monte de' Cenci 9, in the Regola district of Rome. The nearest station is No metro near. Tram 8 and buses stop at Largo di Torre Argentina.
    Which museums and sights are near Piperno?
    Capitoline Museums is 550 m away, Pantheon is 700 m away, Trevi Fountain is 1.1 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
    What is Piperno known for?
    Carciofi alla giudia, Fried, in the Roman Jewish way, The square. The old restaurant of the Ghetto, in a hidden square by the Cenci palace, where the fried artichoke has been the reason to come since 1860.
    When did Piperno open?
    In 1860. Founded in 1860.

    What visitors say about Piperno

    Rating from Google

    4.2

    685 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 6 October 2026.

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