13 editor picks in Rome.
13 wine bar places in Rome we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Rome | Wine Bar across every city.
The Roman wine bar, the enoteca, is a place to drink by the glass with a plate of cheese and salumi, and it threads through every quarter. Il Goccetto in the centro storico is a classic of the form, while Ai Tre Scalini keeps Monti's evenings busy. Trastevere weighs in with Enoteca L'Antidoto, and the Pigneto crowd gathers at Il Tiaso.
Ai Tre Scalini in Rome's Monti district is the wine-bar trattoria with a 200-bottle list, the polpette al sugo lunch carte and the small front pavement seats.
OrderPolpette al sugo, tonnarelli cacio e pepe and a glass of Lazio Cesanese.
TipCash and card. Open 12:30-23:00; reservations only after 19:00 for tables of four or more.
La Mescita Monteverde in Rome's Monteverde Vecchio quarter near Villa Sciarra is the natural-wine enoteca and bistrot that took over the Litro space.
TipOpen daily from 18:00. Book the corner table a week ahead; the orange-wine flight at 18 euros is the order.
Il Goccetto in Rome's Centro Storico is the historic wine bar with a 1500-label cellar, the city's oldest aperitivo room since 1969 and salumi boards.
TipCash only. Open from 18:30; no bookings. The back-room cellar is the spot to ask for after 21:00.
Enoteca Bulzoni in Rome's Parioli quarter has run as a wine cellar since 1929. The cellar runs 4000 labels deep; the wine bar pours 40 by the glass nightly.
TipClosed Monday. The retail bottle prices are 30 percent below the wine-bar pour markup; buy and uncork.
Enoteca L'Antidoto in Rome's Trastevere off Piazza Trilussa is the tiny hideout natural-wine bar with a 400-bottle list, the simple small-plates kitchen.
TipClosed Monday. Book the four-top a fortnight ahead; bottle service is the rule and corkage is included.
Ai Tre Scalini in Rome's Monti district is the wine-bar trattoria with a 200-label list, the polpette al sugo carte and the small front pavement seats.
TipOpen daily 12:30 to midnight. Reservations only after 19:00 for tables of four or more.
Enoteca Corsi in Rome's Centro Storico has been a working-day lunch trattoria with retail wine shelves since 1937. Cash only, lunch service 12:00-15:00.
TipCash only. Open lunch only; no dinner; closed Sunday. House wine by the carafe is 6 euros per half-litre.
Casa Bleve in Rome's Centro Storico is the Bleve family's salumeria-and-wine-bar with a 1000-label cellar, the daily lunch buffet of salumi and cheese.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Lunch buffet is 35 euros all-you-can-eat with a glass of wine.
Il Tiaso in Rome's Pigneto district is the natural-wine cellar with a 250-label biodynamic Italian list, the small kitchen of salumi and cheese boards.
TipOpen daily 18:30-02:00. The Tuesday and Thursday wine flights of three glasses cost 15 euros.
Trimani Il Wine Bar in Rome's Castro Pretorio quarter is the Trimani family's wine bar (the retail cellar runs since 1821), with 5000 labels in the back.
TipClosed Sunday. The cellar tour Saturday 11:00 is free for groups of six or more; book a fortnight ahead.
Rimessa Roscioli in Rome's Centro Storico is the Roscioli family's wine-tasting cellar with a single 20:00 seating, the €95 four-hour set of salumi.
TipSingle 20:00 seating only; book a fortnight ahead. Closed Sunday.
Ai Tre Scalini in Rome's Monti district runs the kitchen and the wine bar to midnight with polpette al sugo, the polpette di bollito and a 200-bottle Italian.
OrderPolpette al sugo, wine, aperitivo
TipOpen daily 12:30-24:00. Reservations after 19:00 for groups of four or more.
Il Tiaso is on pigneto's quieter via ascoli piceno corner, this natural-wine cellar runs late nights for the local pigneto crowd and few tourists.
TipOpen daily 18:30-02:00. The Tuesday and Thursday wine-flight tastings cost 15 euros for three glasses.
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