Cocktail barHotel cocktail bar€€€centro-storicoDaily 11:00-late
The Hassler Bar in Rome at the Hassler Hotel is the historic cocktail bar opposite the Trinita dei Monti, with classic cocktails, the marble counter.
Signature drink: Hassler Spritz, Negroni
Food: Aperitivo plates, light carte
Tip: Open daily 11:00-02:00. The piazza-facing window seats are the request for sunset.
Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail bar€€€centro-storicoDaily 22:00-04:00
Club Derriere in Rome's Centro Storico is the speakeasy behind Etabli, with a 1920s-era cocktail carte and the city's quietest dark-corner bar.
Signature drink: Signature cocktails, prohibition classics
Food: Small snacks, late-night plates
Tip: Entry via the Etabli restaurant; ask for the back room. Open 22:00-03:00; closed Sunday.
Cocktail barAll-day cafe and cocktail bar€€€centro-storicoMon 09:30-21:00, Tue-Sat 09:30-02:00, Sun closed
Barnum Cafe in Rome's Centro Storico is the all-day cafe with a strong cocktail list after 18:00, a natural-wine selection by the glass and a brunch carte.
Signature drink: Signature cocktails, natural wine
Food: Brunch, dinner carte
Tip: Open daily 09:00-23:00. The Sunday brunch sets cost 22 euros; book a week ahead.
Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail bar€€€pignetoDaily 20:30-03:00
Co.So. in Rome's Pigneto district is Massimo D'Addezio's cocktail bar with the famous Carbonara Sour, a long Italian-spirit-led cocktail carte and a popular.
Signature drink: Carbonara Sour, regional Italian cocktails
Food: Italian small plates, aperitivo
Tip: Open Tue-Sun 19:00-02:00. The Carbonara Sour is 13 euros; book the back booths a week ahead.
Cocktail barCocktail bar, music€€€centro-storicoMon-Sat 20:00-03:00, Sun closed
Argot in Rome's Centro Storico is the live-jazz cocktail bar with the city's strongest jazz programme four nights a week, a long classic-cocktail carte.
Signature drink: Classic cocktails, jazz
Food: Small plates, late-night kitchen
Tip: Open Tue-Sun 19:00-02:00. The jazz nights run Wed to Sat from 22:00; book the back tables.
Cocktail barWine bar, enoteca€€€centro-storicoDaily 12:00-23:30
Cul de Sac in Rome's Centro Storico is the 1977-founded enoteca with a 1500-label Italian cellar, the long-bench room and the late-night Roman small plates.
Signature drink: Italian regional wines, by the glass
Food: Salumi, cheese, Roman small plates
Tip: Open daily 12:00-16:00 and 18:00-24:00. No bookings; queue from 19:00 for benches.