Filetti di Baccalà

Fantastic! You must come and try for yourself especially if you want the true chaotic Roman fast-​food experience. The wait increases the later it gets so arrive fairly early and you should be ok. If you plan to sit and eat, they have a nice menu offering fish and a few other delicious options. However, if you want a quick grab-​n-​go meal, tell the guy up front you want «take away» and he’ll direct you to the back where one of the kitchen staff will you provide you with a so-hot-it’ll-burn-your-mouth piece of fish. Don’t dilly-​around – they don’t have time to wait. This place is a MUST for visits and locals alike!

This place is a good as advertised. We were in Rome for a vacation and had to stop by this place to see whats up.
I can tell you that the fish was so good that I ordered one to go as we walked around the area. Worth making a trip to grab the fish.

It’s been a mainstay for me since the time I lived in Rome. Always great to bring friends who are visiting for the Italian version of fish and chips w/​o chips but, a selection of beautiful Puntarella salads, marinated mushrooms and potato side dishes. Please forget wine and try it with an ice cold beer. Although the vino Della Casa alla spina is excellent. A quiet hidden Piazza at the end of Campo di Fiori. Splendid!

Delicious. I feel strange giving fried cod and nothing more 5 stars, but, hey, why not. I wish they had better hours — it is not really a place for dinner, in my opinion, yet they are not open late (which would be perfect) or for lunch — you will need to somehow fit it in as a snack before or after dinner (somehow I ate one after a marathon at Roscioli — who knew?).

Honestly, i was expecting so much more than what i received.
My italian teacher had ravedddd about how great the baccala was here and with much anticipation following their vacation time in august, my classmates and i finally tried this crispy salted cod
I ordered a beer, baccala and the roman salad.
Beer: standard good but cheap beer in rome on tap
Roman salad: rather small but flavorful and simple with some soft greens and a tart sardine dressing which was really good at contrasting against the deep fried fish!
Baccala: meh… breading was overwhelming and heavy, i had to salt my fish myself despite it being claimed to be a previously salted fish, and it seemed overcooked. Ive had much better fried fish in seattle!
Maybe we caught (haha fish joke) them on a bad day but dam (haha water joke) a bit disappointed

Apparently, Filetti di Baccala is only known for one dish: their namesake, the fried cod for about 4.50 Euro a pop. If you want to grab it for takeout, just walk straight to the back and ask the chefs directly. The filetti di baccala is a deep-​fried fish that comes freshly wrapped in paper – be careful biting into it right away to avoid tongue burn. The fish itself is soft, and the batter is thick and crispy. Think of it as the Italian, saltier, handheld version of fish and chips (sans chips). Hard to do much better for street food as you wander the Eternal City, I gotta say. It also tastes pretty good after you’ve been drinking.
BTW: Anthony Bourdain recommended this hole-​in-​the-​wall on his Rome episode of The Layover. You’ll even see locals wining and dining here.

After hitting up the Trestavere neighborhood for some drinks, head to Filetti di Baccalà for some fried cod.
If you’d like an order to go, head straight to the kitchen. Not so much on the English, but I managed to communicate that I wanted some cod and zucchini, and a few minutes and € 7 later, I was holding a paper cone full of fried goodness.
The breading is a bit heavier than American or UK-​style fried fish, and perfectly seasoned, so there’s no need for tartar sauce or malt vinegar. Both the cod and the zucchini were absolutely delicious!
We were quite happy to wander through the city in the rain, munching our salty, tasty snack.

Came here for the Roman style fried cod (5 euro a piece). It was fine — fresh and hot, but the crust-​to-​fish ratio was a bit too high for me, I feel like I was digging through layers of dough just to get a bite of the fish, but maybe that’s what the Roman style is? I think in my old age I am just not up for a hunk of fried thing for dinner anymore — I would recommend getting a piece to go and walk around while you snack!

This place does 1 thing only and does it incredibly well! Fried Cod. If you aren’t a fish place this isn’t the place for you. But if you are, then go there now!

This is a little tiny shop in front of a small square adjoining a Medium church. If you dine in you talk to the guys up front but for takeaway, you actually go straight to the kitchen. 4.50 will get you a nice big piece of fried cod in a white wrapping paper. A large chunck of breaded and fried cod, salted and crunchy. Good flavor and for 4.5 €, its a good dealt

Ah, encore une institution à Rome. Ici, on vient manger des beignets de morues. Il y aura certainement la queue. N’ayant pas peur de pousser la porte de ce petit restaurant au coeur du centre historique. Les gens dehors attendent aussi pour leur commande à emporter. Du coup entrez et demandez s’il y a de la place, on vous répondra gentillement, on pourra votre nom pour la liste d’attente.
L’ambiance est familliale et populaire, et la décoration aussi. Ici on vient pour le produit et pas pour le reste. Les beignets de morue frits sont à 5 €. Mangez-​les avec une assiette de puntarrelle si vous êtes en hiver. Cette variété de chicoré vaut vraiment la découverte. Moi, j’adore ça. Ces petites pointes croquantes me manquent en France.
Le service est rapide mais sourriant. En même temps, il y a pas beaucoup de choix. C’est à faire une fois pour se sentir comme un romain.

Comment? Aucun Unilocaleur Frenchie n’a laissé d’avis sur Filetti di Baccala? Le resto le plus inoubliable de Rome ?
C’est une erreur impardonnable que je vais me dépécher de réparer.
Filitti di Baccala (ou filet de morue dans la langue de J. B Poquelin) c’est le paradis de la bouffe italienne frite. Et oui parce que surprise, on né mange pas que des pâtes et des pizza de la mort qui tue en Italie !
On trouve ici, du baccala frit donc, et aussi des tas de beignets de légumes (frits) et une salade de pousse typique de la région romaine.
On vient aussi ici pour l’ambiance absolument merveilleuse, digne d’un film de Félini, le décors, les cuisinières italiennes qui s’affèrent aux cuisines et la jolie petite place sur laquelle est située la terrasse.
Un must see à Rome !

Solo he ido como take away, pero me parece un lugar muy auténtico. Escondido en una pequeña plaza y con una entrada de lo mas castiza, en esta bulliciosa freiduría se sirven deliciosos filetes de bacalao rebozado a unos 5 € la pieza. Pedirlo para llevar tiene gracia ya que tienes que entrar hasta la cocina donde la cocinera te fríe el filete delante de tus ojos y te lo envuelve en un trozo de papel para que te lo comas en la plaza. La calidad es buenísima y merece la pena entrar en un lugar así.

This is a wonderful little place specialising in Roman-​style fried cod, which is different from what those used to, say British or American-​style fried cod. The fish pieces are not cheap, but they are big and filling and absolutely delicious with nothing else on them. They come out hot and crisp on the outside with soft fish and nicely cooked dough on the inside. They also have fired zucchini which are great, as well. They have salads, but these are the fairly typical, somewhat bland basic Italian green or mixed salads which I eat but don’t generally do much for me, the only dressing being some oil and vinegar, salt and pepper. The place has a nice old charm about it inside but can be very stuffy in the summer. They have table out in front in the tiny piazza, too.

This was not the best fried fish I’ve had. It was 5eur per piece too but it’s a good place to try just because it’s one of «the things» to eat in Rome and very local. The salad was a must get to go along with it though, a little bitter but it was a good complement. At first I ordered the zucchini per someone else’s Unilocal reviews, do NOT do it, it was 5 EUR for 4 pieces of fried tempura that was not so good.
Overall, it was a decent experience and decent food.

Fresh deep-​fried fish fillet beloved by locals! How could you say no to this?! I love their deep fried fish and I can eat it any day. Check out this non-​assuming place and be ready to chow down the hot dish on the sidewalk!

Phenomenal! Super tasty, order the zucchini as well.

ein echter Insider-​Tipp. Römisches Essen, urriges Ambiente, keine Reservierung möglich, aber ein Original.

comida casera italiana
Un restaurante familiar situado en uno de los barrios más antiguos y bellos de Roma. El local es un poco pequeño, pero el trato del servicio es estupendo, muy familiar, te aconsejan en todo e incluso puedes cambiar de plato si no te gusta y no te lo cobran. A destacar los spaguetis con almejas y el carpaccio como primero y segundo respectivamente

comida italiana y algo más
Este restaurante italiano situado en un barrio clasico romano precioso no solo se dedica a cocinar los tipicos platos italianos, pizzas, pasta fria, caliente, en ensalada… que tambien los hace y de maravilla, pera su cocina es una cocina italiana más elaborada con platos más cocinados como el osso bucco, el bacalao frito o el carpaccio, exquisitos!

La vraie cantine romaine, où pour le prix d’un mac do on déguste les fameux filetti di Baccala dans une ambiance bruyante et conviviale au milieu d’une clientèle complètement hétéroclite.