Piazza Carlo Forlanini 10,

Monteverde Nuovo

Tel. 06 537 3087 – Reservations recommended; credit cards accepted; English menus available.

Dinner only (and aperitivi on weekends). Closed Mondays. 

Mò Mò is where the Roman’s go to see and be seen. It’s both a trendy nightspot as well as a family-friendly eatery with lots of big tables for large groups. On weekends, it can become positively packed with the uber-glitzy , but you can still find a niche (if you reserve) to take in the view at this enormous villa-turned-restaurant. Once home to the Director of nearby Forlanini Hospital, this Art Nouveau villa has been completely restored and offers two floors or dining along with a jazz-themed lounge and a well-stocked bar – one of the best in Rome. In the summer, the whole kit-and-caboodle moves outside to an enormous terrace, creating quite a scene.  

The menu contains much of the usual Roman fare, with more creative daily specials written on blackboards throughout the dining area. While the pasta dishes and pizza can be uninspired, we recommend the fish and meat dishes that are prepared on the large open grill in the middle of the restaurant. There is also an ample selection of dinner salads and a notable wine list (the cantina is visible through a glass atrium at the restaurant’s entrance). True to its self-given title ‘Desserteria’, the dolci here are not to be missed – they are all homemade on site and the tiramisu is especially killer.  

In short, Mò Mò is an experience – although the food does not bowl us over, the villa and its chic crowd are not to be missed, the staff is friendly (a rarity in Rome) and its great for kids – the only restaurant we know of in Rome with a baby changing station.  

Mò Mò is reachable by the #8 tram from Largo Argentina (with a 5-10 minute walk) or by the #716 bus from Ostiense station.