Eau Vive - details
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This is an out-of-the-ordinary restaurant, run by an international community of Carmelite nuns, and is well worth a visit. A meeting place for people of many different nationalities, diners often find themselves joining the sisters for evening prayers at 9:30p. Eating here is not just a gastronomical treat, the business helps the nuns raise much-needed funds. The food served is mainly French and is surprisingly good; offerings range from soups and main courses to dessert. The wine list is excellent.
Contact Details
- Address: 85 Via Monterone, Rome, 00186
- Phone: +39 06 6880 1095
- Neighbourhood: Centro Storico
Other details
- Admission charge: No
- Atmosphere: Nonsmoking
- Booking advisable: No
- Category: Special Features, European
- Cards accepted: Visa, Amex, Mastercard
- Cuisine type: French
- Disabled access: No
- Home delivery: No
- Opening hours: Mo to Sa from 12:00 PM to 03:00 PM,Mo to Sa from 07:00 PM to 10:30 PM
- Takeaway available: Yes
- Top pick: No
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It seems this delightful place has not deteriorated in the 30 years since I was a regular diner. Is the music still exclusively Mozart except of the time of prayer? And is the menu written only ... more
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L'EAU VIVE
For three decades this restaurant, which serves (very good) classic French food, has been run by a society of French missionary nuns. Stick with French fare such as foie gras and steak au poivre (pepper steak). The atmosphere throughout is serene and soothing. Soft devotional music plays as the …
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