Rome (according to this survey) is the world's 12th most visited destination, and that certainly comes to no surprise to anyone who has set foot in Italy’s formidable capital city, according to The Local, over 50 million people stayed in hotels and vacation apartments last summer alone. With a wealth of antiquities and cultural attractions, it remains a place that will allure you to return year after year, and count myself included. And we haven’t gotten started in regards to its thriving food culture, all in a city where even a simple pizza must be done right. 

If that wasn't enough, what if you could go to a place at the station that has the best of Rome's specialty food favorites along with beer, cocktails and coffee, all in one place? One way to get oriented into the best that Rome has to offer lies in a large cavernous vaulted space that is conveniently located in Termini Train station, a place visited by 480,000 people per day. I am talking about Mercato Centrale Roma, a gourmet lovers food hall home to 18 food stands or botteghe del gusto serving up some of the city’s most delicious fare.