This is Rome's most popular venue for small- and medium-scale bands from international alternative music circuits. (Inexplicably, the owners still haven't sorted out the patchy...

This former factory space in super-hip Ostiense comprises three rooms, often offering three different acts simultaneously. The whole thing faces on to a courtyard, which is...

This unassuming but popular pub offers quick lunches, evening snacks, beers and cocktails to a predominantly youthful crowd of men and women. A useful address if you need a...

It's easy to forget you're in Rome in this ultra-modern venue. The name (crudo means raw) conveys perfectly the sheer freshness of the place's style and ingredients. The...

For decades Vezio Bagazzini was a legendary figure in the Ghetto area, on account of his bar behind the former Communist Party HQ. Every square centimetre was filled with...

Unlikely ex-garage surroundings - the name means 'brakes and clutches' - for Rome's hippest early evening spot, frequented by arty types and a creative, studenty crowd. A grand...

This lively, modern bar is a popular place where habitués meet for everything from a morning cornetto and cappuccino to after-dinner cocktails. The chrome detailing, brightly...

In trendy Ostiense, this is one of the best of Rome's fashionable clubs. Goa marries iron and steel with curvy, 1960s-style whites. The quality of its Italian and international...

American John Moss has been at the helm of Rome's oldest gay bar since it opened over two decades ago. Hangar maintains its friendly but sexy atmosphere whether half full...

Located behind piazza Trilussa, this small bar, annexed to one of Trastevere's oldest restaurants, has outstanding cakes and pastries, plus fresh quiches, crisp crocchette and,...

This bar is famous for its tartufo - a calorie-bomb chocolate ice-cream concoction with huge lumps of chocolate inside. There are tables outside at which to enjoy food from a...

One of the more serious centro storico wine bars, occupying part of a medieval bishop's house, Il Goccetto has original painted ceilings, dark wood-clad walls and a cosy,...

In the basement of an enoteca on Testaccio's market square, this 'Oasis of Beer' has over 500 brews on offer. It's one of the few places in Rome where you can track down the...

La Libreria del Cinema is heaven for movie buffs with its encyclopedic stock of DVDs and cinema-related books, its busy events programme featuring film directors and...