HISTORY

The history ofChecco Er Carettiere begins in the 1930s. The Tavern born in ’35 when Francesco Porcelli took over “Der Burino” tavern, at Via Benedetta 13 with his wife Diomira, an excellent cook. Francesco, named “Checco” was a wine-carrier, he knew well Castelli Romani, a place near Rome known for the excellency of wine. Thank to Checco’s fame, the quality of wine, of extra-vergin olive oil from Sabina and the freshness of meat and meal, the tavern became immediatly a meeting point of romans. The tavern is the best place in Trastevere where you can eat the traditional roman kitchen. The tavern was attended by food-addicted trasteverini (trastevere residents), poets (Trilussa was a roman poet and an habituè of the restaurant in 1940s), actors, politicians. Everybody wanted to eat here, and the fame of tavern exploded. Checco became boast and glory of the quarter. He was a good guest and a “trasteverio” doc!