This popular, buzzing little venue in San Lorenzo attracts a studenty crowd for live music - mostly ethnic, world music and jazz - almost every night, often followed by a DJ.

Rome's blues heart throbs in this pared-back but welcoming venue, which hosts an array of respected Italian and international artists every evening. The blues menu is...

This is one of the oldest clubs in the Testaccio area, offering a choice of live music and DJs, ranging from jazz to ethnic, Latin American to funky. If you don't feel like...

This cosy venue oozes jazz culture from every pore. On the ground floor, sip a glass of whisky from one of Rome's widest selections while admiring old portraits of jazz...

While retaining its vocation for poetry and literature, the Lettere Caffè has bounced back cooler and stronger with new management and a choice of live concerts and DJ sets....

Some might be put off by the makeover that has turned this interesting space (a cellar with red-brick vaults) into an impractical venue with a small dance floor and a stage...

Restored and reopened in 2000, this shrine to Italy's comic heritage - with a school for comic writing and acting, and a video and research library - also puts on top-quality...

A swish, vibrant club with a stage for live acts, The Place caters for a thirty- and forty-something crowd by serving up Italian - and a sprinkling of foreign -...