Pesto Potato Pizza: Poeta Perfection

For the entire month I have been here I've been trying to make it to Dar Poeta pizzeria in Trastevere. I had heard so many great things about this inexpensive and authentic pizza joint to delay my visit any longer. While skyping with my mom mere minutes before I was heading out the door, she asked if I had heard of it because her Fodor's guide raves. I was excited to say I would have an official report in a few short hours!

So some friends and I made the short walk to find the restaurant already crowded. In Italy, 7:30 is very early (some places don't even open for dinner until 8pm!) so to already have a wait was another sign of the goodness awaiting us. For an appetizer I decided to venture off the beaten path. I had a gorgonzola bruschetta with honey. I was very pleasantly surprised-- it was delicious!

It was very hard to decide on pizza. Everything looked soooo good! In the end I decided to go with regular crust, pesto sauce, mozzarella, potatoes, and cherry tomatoes. It was a very good decision. Then again, from the looks of the empty plates all around me I don't know if there is such a thing as a bad decision at Dar Poeta.

Even though I was absolutely stuffed, I talked everyone into splitting the Nutella and ricotta calzone mom had read about in the book. It was inexplicably amazing. Of course, if there's Nutella in it there's not too much that could go wrong. Seriously though-- sinfully tasty.

Not only was all the food delicious at Dar Poeta, but it was also the first time I have really followed "do as the Romans do" in regards to dining. I ate three courses (and a glass of wine with each :o) in a period of about 2.5 hours surrounded by friends and good conversation. Even better, I did it for about 15 euro! Scrumptious!