Trastevere is perfect to get to know the real Rome, which happens to be quite far from the image depicted on tourists' postcards. The area, which is reckoned as one of the most typical of the city, offers plenty of osterie - restaurants serving authentic Roman cuisine - (we recommend “Cencio”, “La Parolaccia”, as clients and waiters are used to throw insults at each other, “Il Rugantino” and “Da Gigetto”), pizzerias, as well as cinemas and street markets (San Cosimato's has been recently renovated), and a wealth of services such as banks, pharmacies, supermarkets and ateliers.
Highly appreciated as a night spot for the after hour, Trastevere has in store some unmissable places, such as the trendy clubs in piazza Santa Maria - where the famous church is located - and “Callisto” bar, both buzzing with laughs and music late into the night.