Southern Italian roots in a Roman setting.
DonnaE Bistrot is the gastronomic project at Elizabeth Unique Hotel, led by executive chef Riccardo Pepe, whose cooking draws on his southern Italian roots while moving fluidly through the wider Italian canon. Breakfast is more ambitious than most—expect Patanegra, Cantabrian anchovies, caviar alongside the more familiar focaccia, pastries, and egg dishes. Lunch and dinner menus build around combinations like roasted octopus on black bean cream and grilled Pezzente sausage on cereal toast. Every weekend, brunch brings cacio e pepe with crusco pepper, sweet and savory maritozzi, Lucanian cured meats, and a full spread of both savory and sweet.
The wine program at the restaurant's bar centers on Enrico Serafino, a Piedmontese producer founded in 1878 in Canale d'Alba and one of the first wineries in the region to work with traditional method sparkling wines, including its celebrated underground-cellared cuvées.