Wine bar€€€pignetoDaily 18:30-02:00
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.
Signature pour: Foradori Teroldego, by the glass
Wine focus: Natural Italian wines, biodynamic cellar
Food: Small plates, salumi flight, cheese boards
Tip: Open daily 18:30-02:00. The Tuesday and Thursday wine flights of three glasses cost 15 euros.
Wine bar€€€esquilinoMon-Sat 11:30-15:00 and 17:30-00:30, closed Sunday
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.
Signature pour: Aglianico del Vulture Paternoster, by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional wines, classic cellar
Food: Salumi, cheese, Roman small plates
Tip: Closed Sunday. The cellar tour Saturday 11:00 is free for groups of six or more; book a fortnight ahead.
Wine bar€€€centro-storicoMon-Sat 20:00 seating only
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.
Signature pour: Roscioli house carbonara paired with Cesanese
Wine focus: Italian regional wines, full tasting program
Food: Multi-course wine-paired dinner only
Tip: Single 20:00 seating only; book a fortnight ahead. Closed Sunday.
Wine bar€€€monteverdeMon-Thu and Sun 18:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00
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.
Signature pour: Lazio orange wine from Damiano Ciolli, by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic Italian wines
Food: Seasonal small plates, salumi and cheese boards
Tip: Open daily from 18:00. Book the corner table a week ahead; the orange-wine flight at 18 euros is the order.
Wine bar€€€centro-storicoMon-Sat 18:30-24:00, closed Sunday
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.
Signature pour: Frascati Superiore Castel de Paolis, by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional whites and reds by the glass
Food: Salumi and cheese boards, no kitchen
Tip: Cash only. Open from 18:30; no bookings. The back-room cellar is the spot to ask for after 21:00.
Wine bar€€€parioliTue-Sun 09:00-22:00, closed Monday
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.
Signature pour: Cesanese del Piglio Damiano Ciolli, by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional wines, deep Lazio cellar
Food: Salumi platters, cheese flights
Tip: Closed Monday. The retail bottle prices are 30 percent below the wine-bar pour markup; buy and uncork.