A market near Circo Massimo in Rome, Italy

This past Sunday, we were planning to spend the day at Ostia which is a seaside town near Rome.  Unfortunately, the weather didn’t quite cooperate so we decided to do something around Rome.  After all, we live in Rome and there are plenty of things to do and see here.

We finally decided on going to a market near Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo) as we needed to get groceries for the week.  I have been to this market before so I was curious about it.

Before heading for the market, we stopped at a bar near by which was very modern and trendy.  The displays were gorgeous and mouth-watering. However, we waited for a good 10 minutes after we had ordered and paid for a croissant (cornetto) and a cafe.  Was the wait worth it?  The brioche which was filled with cream was very good! Note for my sister:  another place for you to check out the next time you are here.

Initially when I first entered the market, I thought it was relatively small though it had seriously good food such as homemade jams, quality olive oil and mozzarella di bufala.  After a few minutes, we realized that there was an external section with more stalls selling tempting foods such as cheeses, meat, salame, preserved vegetables and etc. set-up by small producers of these products within the Lazio region.  As these producers are relatively close to Rome, I can only assume it’s as fresh as it gets.

I was impressed and since I love Italian food, it felt like you were in food heaven. I should have brought my sister here because she would have bought something from every stall. Oh well,  on her next trip over.

The market is only opened on Saturday and Sunday and after trying the produce we had bought, we are likely to go there more often.   The prices are slightly cheaper than in the supermarket but the big plus is that there are fresh and very tasty.  For example, since Spring is here I am starting to buy tomatoes again and the ones we bought were already sweet.

Below is link to the stall which was selling mozzarella di bufala.  With tomatoes, basil and quality oil it’s the perfect caprese!  Along with that you have fresh bread and your in seventh heaven!

Look at the pictures of the mozarella di bufala.  This site is in Italian but I think the pictures speak a thousand words.