Horrendous neon lighting, surly staff… and some of Rome's most delicious ice-cream. These are the hallmarks of this long-running bar by the justice...
Via della Seggiola 12Green tourists get their coffee or beer on piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere; locals who know better go to this bar. Its harsh lighting would make Sophia...
Piazza San CalistoStylish interiors - including a bar 50m (165ft) long that wends its way through the whole club - make BarBar a design jewel, one popular with a young...
Via Ovidio 17This exotic baroque locale - in peach and midnight blue, with divans, candelabra and a grand piano - overlooks one of the most exquisite fountains in Rome,...
Piazza Mattei 7A restaurant, cocktail bar and disco (generally, but not always, on Fridays and Saturdays), Bloom is cooler than ice. A fashionable crowd hangs out in its...
Via del Teatro Pace 30For 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...
Via Tor di Nona 37Ultra-sleek, with black floors, stunning chandeliers and plasma screens, this designer bar tries hard to be trendy but ends up being somewhat characterless....
Via del Governo Vecchio 46-47This lively, modern bar is a popular place where habitués meet for everything from a morning cornetto and cappuccino to after-dinner cocktails. The chrome...
Piazza Trilussa 34American 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...
Via in Selci 69ALocated behind piazza Trilussa, this small bar, annexed to one of Trastevere's oldest restaurants, has outstanding cakes and pastries, plus fresh quiches,...
Via Benedetta 7La Libreria del Cinema is heaven for movie buffs with its encyclopedic stock of DVDs and cinema-related books, its busy events programme featuring film...
Via dei Fienaroli 31Linux is a club, a bar, a cultural association and an internet point, committed to the promotion of Linux, other open-source software and the not-for-profit...
Via Libetta 15CThis friendly, unpretentious venue in the buzzing San Lorenzo neighbourhood hosts an array of events ranging from concerts and DJ acts to theatrical...
Via dei Lucani 22BThis is an attempt at a New York-style bar, with steel and wood decor. It pays lip service to the 'news' theme with racks of papers and a non-stop satellite...
Via della Stamperia 72From aperitivo hour on, this American-owned bar packs in some regulars and swarms of expats. The scene in the campo gets livelier/rowdier from 10pm, when...
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