Not the Instagram ones. The ones where the owner sits down at your table, where the cacio e pepe is two ingredients, and where the bill arrives on a paper placemat.
What makes a real trattoria
A trattoria is not a restaurant that decided to look rustic. It’s a place run by a family, with a menu that changes based on what came in from the market that morning, and a host who will tell you what to order rather than hand you a laminated card.
