The Race Club in Rome's Celio district is the 1920s-themed speakeasy with a 200-cocktail carte from the prohibition era, the city's most playful cocktail menu since 2014.
Food program: Snacks, small plates
Tip: Member access via website RSVP; open Wed to Sun 22:00 to 03:00. Phone-down policy on the door.
Address: Via Labicana 52, 00184 Roma, Rome
The Jerry Thomas Project in Rome's Centro Storico is the city's original speakeasy, with a 1930s-era classic cocktail carte and a daily password posted on the website.
Signature drink: Classic cocktails, prohibition-era
Food: Small snacks
Tip: Members or guests; check the daily password on the website. Book a fortnight ahead.
Stravinskij Bar in Rome's Hotel de Russie is the courtyard cocktail bar with the city's most pleasing summer garden, the classic-cocktail carte and a signature Stravinskij Negroni.
Signature drink: Stravinskij Negroni, Hugo Spritz
Food: Aperitivo plates, full carte
Tip: Open daily 11:00 to 02:00. Book the garden seats two weeks ahead from May to September.
The Yellow Bar in Rome's Castro Pretorio district is the hostel-attached late-night bar with the city's strongest late crowd, a craft-beer list of 30 taps and the kitchen running to 02:00.
Signature drink: Cocktails, craft beer
Food: Snacks, late-night pizza
Tip: Open daily 18:00 to 04:00. The 22:00 happy hour with three-euro draft beers is the budget hour.
Ai Tre Scalini in Rome's Monti district doubles as a wine bar and trattoria, with the front pavement aperitivo seats the spot for a glass of Lazio red and a salumi board at 19:00.
Signature drink: Aperol Spritz, glass of Cesanese
Food: Aperitivo plates, salumi boards
Tip: The aperitivo set at 8 euros with a salumi snack is the budget entry; arrive 18:30 for the pavement.
The Jerry Thomas Project in Rome's Centro Storico is the city's original speakeasy, with a 1930s-era classic cocktail carte and a daily password posted on the website.
Signature drink: Classic cocktails, prohibition-era
Food: Small snacks
Tip: Members or guests; check the daily password on the website. Book a fortnight ahead.
Patrick Pistolesi's Drink Kong in Rome's Monti district is the Tokyo-style cocktail bar with signature highballs, the city's strongest cocktail list since 2018 and a late-night ramen kitchen.
Signature drink: Tokyo-style highballs, signature cocktails
Food: Asian small plates, ramen late
Tip: Open daily 19:00 to 04:00. Book the cocktail bar four days ahead; ramen kitchen runs from 22:00.
Stravinskij Bar in Rome's Hotel de Russie is the courtyard cocktail bar with the city's most pleasing summer garden, the classic-cocktail carte and a signature Stravinskij Negroni.
Signature drink: Stravinskij Negroni, Hugo Spritz
Food: Aperitivo plates, full carte
Tip: Open daily 11:00 to 02:00. Book the garden seats two weeks ahead from May to September.
Court at Palazzo Manfredi in Rome is the rooftop cocktail bar with a direct view of the Colosseum from every seat, the signature classic-cocktail carte and full Aroma kitchen.
Signature drink: Negroni, signature cocktails
Food: Aperitivo plates, full dinner carte
Tip: Open daily 18:00 to 24:00. Book the rooftop terrace four weeks ahead; sunset slots sell out first.
