Shari Vari Playhouse is a dance club in Centro Storico, Rome.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The Friday and Saturday late slots fill with a student crowd and the dress code tightens after midnight. Reserve a table if you want guaranteed entry on a peak weekend.
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Address: Via di Torre Argentina 78, 00186 Roma, Rome
Spazio Novecento occupies a thousand square metre hall inside €'s Palazzo dell'Arte Antica and runs as one of Rome's biggest weekend dance rooms, with house and commercial nights drawing a capacity of around 2,000 across two floors.
TipThe room is huge by Rome standards and the night peaks past 02:00. The € metro is the easy way in; the last train home is well before close so plan a cab.
Monk Roma reopened in 2014 in a Casal Bertone industrial yard near Tiburtina station and runs a cultural-centre format that swings between live jazz, indie gigs, stand-up sets and late-night DJ floors, with an outdoor garden that anchors the summer.
TipThe garden is the main draw from May to September; arrive by 21:00 for the live billing then stay for the DJ rooms after midnight. Tiburtina FS is a ten minute walk.
Brancaleone has run on Via Levanna in Montesacro since 1990, first as an autonomous social centre and now under the ARCI umbrella, programming techno, house and live shows alongside debates, theatre and neighbourhood events.
TipFriday and Saturday late-night DJ sets are the dance programme; weekday slots lean toward talks and live music. ARCI card required at the door.
Largo Venue sits on a recovered lot at the edge of Pigneto, mixing a mid-sized concert hall with a wide outdoor area that hosts electronic, indie rock, jazz nights and regular LGBTQ slots across a four-day weekly programme.
TipThe outdoor courtyard runs from spring through autumn and is the reason locals pick this over the smaller bars on Via del Pigneto. Check the calendar; the line-up swings hard between styles.
The Renzo Piano-designed Auditorium opened in 2002 in the Olympic Village and remains Rome's flagship live venue, with three halls (Santa Cecilia, Sinopoli, Petrassi) programming classical, jazz, contemporary and large-scale touring concerts across a 30,000 square metre park.
TipSanta Cecilia is the symphonic room; Sinopoli and Petrassi cover jazz, contemporary and book presentations. Tram 2 from Piazza del Popolo drops you at the door.
Big Mama has run on a Trastevere side street since 1984 and styles itself the Home of the Blues in Roma, with a small, low-ceilinged room that hosts nightly blues, jazz, rock and singer-songwriter sets from late September through early June.
TipDoors at 21:00, shows around 22:30; the room is tiny so arrive early for a sightline. The kitchen runs a short menu if you want to eat before the set.
